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VOL. XXIX.
WALTERBORO. S. C., NOVEMBER 38, 1906.
How Much It Costs You Not To Read
Ko doudt you have often had an
idea, but it remained lor some one to
embody it in a terse, forcible sentence
for you. With us, we were aware of the
Dact that our farming clasa were suf*
faring greatly on account of their
lack of reading; but it remained for
Mr J M McDonald, of Ko kdale
Connty, to clothe the thougt in a most
forceful sentence for us. In talking
V) us out at the State Fair, he said.
•‘Our farmers often talk ol the cost
of the iew papers they take and the
eipense ol a few dollars devoted to
reading um^pr, but I ask them “Did
you ever think how much it costs you
not 10 read?” Let us review this mat
ter together, and see some of the items
of cost entailed upon us, by our not
reading more.
First, reading is a habit .God has
made our physical body to demand
or crave its proper supply of food, tor
iti maintenance and growth. The
mind, however, r feels this appetite
ouly in proportion to the stimulus
given by the food taken in to promote
its development and growth, The
more you feed your mind the more it
demands food. Those farmers who
fQ, * a
think they haven’t lime to read, are
simply the ones who have not acquired
the habit and taste for reading. Their
minds, having never felt the stimulus
of this quickening power, do not feel
the necessity for it, or realize its value
or importance to tbem.
Secondly, it costs us much loss, in
a financial way. Knowledge is power
and inst as gnrat a power upon the
farm as in other avocations. There'is
no way to increase our fund of knowl
edge so readily and rapidly as by
reading the thoughts and experiences
of those who are traveling the same
load that we are called upon to tn»v?l
Be sides the vast fund of valuable
facts opened to our choosing, our
faculties of perceptioe are both quick
ened and strengthened. Those who
do not read, loee money by not being
up, upon tne best methods and from
being ignorant of many technical
items that we can turn into greater
production and hence into more
money. Those farmers who attain
the highest degree of success are read
ing farmers. Muscle in no avenue
of life com.u&nds to the high prices
paid to brains. Ignoracce can not
compete with skill and knowledge
Because it is a negative or unknown
quantity does not prevent our money
loss from being annually enormous,
from the lack of knowledge we might
obtain from reading and assimilating
the valuable information at our com
mand. If our farmers only had eyes
to see the enormous amount it costs
them in dollars and cents not to read,
then no other argument would ever
need to be given them-
v Thirdly, it costs us much loss in
pure pleaure and moral force. No
man revers or loves the pure and
simpiehearted farmer more than we
do. The style of city folks and the
outward, external show of worldly
success does not overawe our minds,
wotn. But we know the refining in
fluence of culture and we have felt
the pure joys that can only come from
the contact with higher intellectual
development. Bo we would have our
farming closs to taste these sweets
also, and in consequence, to be uplif
ted and Saved from many low and
sordid influences that tend to drag
our human nature lower. Our
natural must be expnded upon the
high and worthy, or it descends to
the low and debasing. While we
would like oar farmers to make more
corn and cotton, we want them also
to know—
“How this globe was forged aud
how our stars were hung and be able
to trace to their very source the
springs of life,” aud we lose this if we
do not read.
Fourthly, it costs us much in our
prepart iou for another. The farmer
who does not read, loses in his home
life. In the influences upon Ins power
and influence in his coiinnunity. \\ e
are all conscious . of this when we
talk to a man who reads and informs
himself. We are no p r eachers aud
do not feel that responsibility to fit
men for a future life; but ra'her 10
help them along in this* but the two
are intertwined wnd “ne is best pre
pared for a future life who makes tne
best of this.” vVe are unable to con
ceive of any high degree of immortal
ity for us, that is not founded upou
some high mental and moral develop
ment while living here. Bo who can
tell the eternal loss to that human
soul, who had the opportunities to
unfold its wings which alone can
uplift and bear us above the realm
of tiie brute, but wht never improved
them?
Borne wise man has written: “It is
the imponderables (things that can
not be weighed) that move the world-
heat, electricity and love.’ , The
meet potent power is often the im
material; for to it is given ths power
to change the form of the material and
bring order out of chaos and beauty
and worth out of inanimate matter.
Since our loss from not reading is
often an invisble quantity to us, it is
nevertheless a moet real and stu
pendous our; U is so vast indeed that
many of us can notfnlly comprehend
it. Fellow farmers, realize that the
twentieth century demands, not that
you improve one, bat that yon im
prove all yonr opportunities. And
reading is one of tha moet potent op
portunities within our reach.
A Mass-Meeting Called.
To the Citizens of Colleton Coun
ty—We, the delegation to the next
session of the legislature, respectfully
i request that all who are interested in
the stock law question meet in mass
meeting in the courthouse at Waiter-
boro on Tuesday, December 18, at 1*2
o’clock m, to discuss plans for erect
ing a fence around the exempted por
tion of the county.
Fellow citizens, you have expres-
! sed your wish that the exemption be
continued and now it is necessary
that we have an expression as to the
fance and you t-ha.l have what you
j ask for if possi le.
J S Griffin,
D L Smith,
J B Dodd,
J C Goodwin.
A Well Known Remedy.
Or»e ol the oldes, safest and most favor
ably known remedies in the world today
is Brandreth’s Pills—a blood purifier and
laxative Being purely aegetable they
can be used by old or young with perfect
salety and while other remedies requite
increased doses and finally cease acting
altogether, with Brandreth’s Pills the
same dose always has the same effect no
matter how long they are taken. One or
two pills taken each night for a while ia
the best thing known for soy one trou
bled with constipstion, Indigestion, dis-
pepsia or any trouble arising from an
impure state of the blood.
Brsodreth's Pills have been io use for
oyer a century and are sold in eyery
drug and medicine store, either plain or
•agar coa ad.
Mr Ackerman Discusses Mass-Meet
Ing.
Editor Press and Btandard—In
response to your request. I believe the
tax pa) erk should meet at Walterboro
and discuss this social tax lew to
build the liue fence. Real estate
owners shoo d protest against any
further social tax on lands and
shonld contend for our t'onstituhonal
rights, that no legislation can take
from us Another matter should be
discussed—the ibolishment of the
lieu*law, a breeder of idleness that
often leads to crime. It has served
its day, a law that has been very
much abused. Our people should
get together and be in touch with
these vital questions. Let us hear
from our people.
J 1) Ackerman.
Bilioumess and Coastipatim.
For years I was troubled with bilious
ness aud constipation, which made life
miserable lor me. My appetite failed
me. I lost my usual force and vitality.
Pepsin preparations and catharics only
made matters worse. I do not know
where I shonld have been today had I
not tried Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. The tablets relieve the
ill feeling at once, strengthen the diges
tive functions, helping the system to do
its work naturally.—Mrs Rosa Potts,
Birmingham, Ala. Thes tablets are for
sale by John M Klein v
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Mr Harrington Explains Rumors.
(xdvertisemeut)
Mr Editor Ag there are so inaev
m
people in our surrounding country
impressed with the idea that I was
removed a few years ago from the
office of chief marshal of Walterboro
upon chargee of desertion from the
Confederate army during the civil
war, and are now bring the same to
bear against my vocations. I propose
to show that they are wrongly im
pressed in both cases.
1, I was not removed upon any
charges against me. The intendaut
in this case reported to council that
he saw fit to suspend me, thongh he
had not given me any notice thereof
because of a rumor affecting my effi
ciency as chief marshal. But I thiuk
the real cause of my removal was to
gratify a spleen of the intendant
against me. Notwithstanding there
was, and is yet, a rumor that I desert
ed the Confederate army.
2. Therefore 1 have this statement
from an official who has examined
the record in vYashington, D C pub
lished to prove the rumor to be an
infamous falsehood;
Charleston, B. C., Nov. 21, 1IKJ6.
Mr J T Harrington,
Walterbori, S. C.
Sir—The records of the War
Department at Washington, D C,
which were famished the Pension
Bureau in your claim, show that J T
Harrington was captured and sent
with others to a prison in the north.
Very respectfully,
E H Jennings.
I have never denied voluntcring to
go in the United States Navy.
When an officer of the navy came
to that miserable ^hell hole. Rock
Island prison and called for I believe
100 men to goon United States Navy
at the same time assuring them that
they would not be sent where their
duty (which would be only that of
sailors) would bring them in contact
with the war going on with the
Sontb, which he said was about to an
end. I was one of the number that
volunteered and was sent on the
Ohio in Boston harbor, but within 10
days 1 had skipped aud was working
on a farm not far from Chelsea, from
which to evade being carried back to
the Ohio aud shot, I had to make
another move which resulted in a
good situation for me as nurse in
United States service till July 5,
18ti5.
The old sayiug, That God helps
most those who try most to help
themselves, is certainly true in my
case after I was captured. I ran
the gantlet through the jaws of death
and got back home with a few dollars
in bank to balance against the loss of
cattle taken from me during the war,
and 1 am not yet friendless nor pen-
J T Harrington.
tienend Sessions Court.
The court of General Sessions
convened here Monday morning with
the following court officials in at
tendance. II is honor, Juage R O
Purdy; Solicitor St Julian Jervey,
>herifl Owens, Clerk Padgett, and
Stenographer Meyer. 18 grand jurors
and 32 petit jurors answered to their
names.
The charge his honor mad? to the
grand iury was shert He said as
the members were all experienced
he did not feel it incumbent upon
h»m to make any charge.
Several cases had to be cuitinued
on account of the absence of Col Jas
G Padgett. The' grand iury have
reported so far the followiug true
bills:
Win Lowry—murder.
'I ony Bishop—murder.
Ben Danner—Murder.
Frank McMillan—Arson
Jones Ladson—assault and battery
with intent to kill.
. Hefirv, Robert and James Dingle
—Ldrceny of live stock.
Albert Washington and Willie
Miller—highway robbery and lar
ceny.
Henry Murdatigh—asaault and bat
tery with intent to kill.
Henderson Bedon, James Holme^
Gabriel Bedon, Isiah Holmes, Daniel
Read and B Holmes—for riot
No bills were found in the cases
against Tuesday Campbell for mur
der and Corueilus Middleton for
Bigamy.
Eli Perry was tried and found
guilty of carrying concealed weapons,
not sentenced.
Prince Fraser, James Singleton and
George Doctor were found notguiliy
of housebreaking and larceny.
I W Thomas is being tried for dis
posing of property under lieu.
The following cases have been set
for trial Friday, all for murder, Wm
Lowry, Toney Bishop and Ben Dan
ner. Frank McMillan will be fried
for arson on Saturday.
R A Adams we understand will be
re sentenced Saturday.
Your stomach churns and digests the
food you eat and If foul, k torpid, or out
ol order, your'wliolo system suffers ffom
blood p< Ison. Hollister’* Rocky Moun
tain Tea keepi you well. 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets. J M Klein.
niless.
Takes as directed, it becomes the
greatest curative a;ent for the relief of
•offering humanity ever devised. Buck la
Hollister’* Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents. Tea or Tableta. J M Klein.
A New School.
Mr Editor. It was our pleasure to
witness the organization of a new
school near Jas Padgett’s called
Campbell school. It is a beautiful
location in the heart of a thick set
tled community a most excellent
building; well equipped for good
work, with Miss Georgie Ackerman
at tbe bead. Its enrolment was 21
scholars boys and girls bright and
full of promise. May we have many
such in our county.
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| THINK MORE—SPEND LES~|
WHY is it that the average man is
worth so much less in money and
property than we have a right to ex
pect him to be?
It isn’t because he doesn’t make
the money, for the average man is in
dustrious and has earned from $.’)00U
to $15,< 00 in the past ten years It is
because he doesn’t give much serious
thought either to his income or to his
outgo. Serious thought would teach
him the true value of a dollar; then
he would spend carefully aud save
steadily. That system soon places a
man ahead ol others.
A bank account helps you to realize
the value of money—makes it easier
-to handle your financial affairs, and
to have a growing balance after pay
ing your necessary expenses.
We invite your account in our
savings department, n:vl will help
you to save. We pay -1 per cent and
compound interest q ini .
COLLETON BANKING CO.,
Under State Supervision.
Walterboro, 8. C.
NO. i$
Social Equality in the Dark.
Who is responsible for social equali
ty, if there be such a thing iu tbe
South? Certainly not the negroes
for they do not dare to aspire U>
anything of the kind. And we do>
not believe that they really desire iU
It is equally certain that the white
women are not responsible for iL
Then where does it come from?
Where social equality exists, the
white men are responsible for it-
This is the fact that cannot be gaitv-
said.
In a strong article which appeared
in the State of last week, Richard
Carroll refers to it as social equality
in the dark. This is a delicate mat
ter to refer to in the public print*
but the gravity of the situation de
mands that it should be done. White
men live with negro women and de
bauch both themselves and the weak
er race. Our own community, we
dare say, is not on exception, and
that there are others appears^ certain*
if an article reproduced today from
another paper is true.
A few months ago an oflicer of this
law* pointed out some well dressed
negio women on the streets with tbe
remark: “Iheae women are the
paramouis of white men,” or word®
to this effect. And only this year
two white men were seen flirting c:d
the streets of a certain city aitb
negro women and when the women
passed on, one of them was heard to
remark: “He says, the girl with the
red suck on is mine.” Now who
is responsible for this kind of social
equalitv? Need we answer Cer
tainly it i i social equality which ia
not failing to bear fruit, and onr
pure, g*.od white women are forced
to reap the sowing. It should be
stamped out by social obstracisnv
combined with the strong urui of the
]aw.
These very men who practice social
equality iu the dark are usually
among the first to wreak vengeance
on the negro when he makes any im
proper advance toward a white wo
man. They are the men who violate
all law, moral, social and statutory*
and bring down upon the good peo
ple cf our country the fearful effects
of lawlessness. Such people can never
wait under any circumstances for tbe
law to take it* course, because they
are themselves among the lawless*
and disobedient.
And right here permit us to say
that the white women of our country
have it in their power to do a great
deal toward stamping out social
equality in the dark, l^et it be
r
known that any man who carries
about him the breath of suspicion
that he is guilty will be forever bar
red from their society and favor, and
the work is done.—Greenwood Jour
nal.
Notice. *
Persons having seed on exchange for
meal will please remove same at once.
Walterboro Cotton Oil Co. ( 1111 St
Local Market Report for Today.
Cotton—middling 10 3 8.
Corn—new 80 cent? per bnshei.
Peas $1 10 perbnnhbl.
Hweet potatoes 60c per bushel.
Rice, ruff, $1 per bnshei.
Syrup, 85c per gnl.
Eggs, 80c per dr z.
Chickens $1 SO to $4 per doz.
Bens $3 60 to $4 per doz.
Wax, 25c per pound.
Wool, 22 to 25ct» per pound.
A Methodist Mioieter Recommenv
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
We have used Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy in our home Tor seven years, .
and it has always proved to be a reliable
remedy. We have found that It w> uW
do more than the menu'adhirors elaim
for it. It is especially good for oronp
and whooping cough,
Rev James A Lewis,
Pastor Milaoa, Minn, M E Church.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is
sold by John M Ktein.
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TOTICB—The Wslterboro Oottoo I
Oil Co, will pay $17 per ton for oottoa
seed at mill 11 21 2t.
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