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% nnD istanOart ! Rocky RSosntafn tea Nuggets r TUTNTY-NINTH YEAH. SM3AK. JSL. Editor omi Tropriolmr. Published every Wednesday t^ebsrriplioD price 91.00 per annum WEONbSDAY NOV. jft. IM4. — SANTA CLAUS LETTERS. We propose on December 19 to fire an entire pnge of The Press and Brand* sard to the little tots. Christinas Is com* ang end we want to fire them this op* fiortanity to briuf their wants to the wUention of old Santa Clans. Bo we are sroinf to pnbUsb the letters of these lit* ale ones to Santa Clans telling him what they wish him to bring them for Christmas. We be'ieve that when he mads The Pre»s and Standard with Sbes) letters printed in it, he will get She the toys asked for and pat them on hit sled for the little boys and girls asking for them. S » we are going to ask a favor of the parents and teachers <of day or Sunday schoo's. and it is to tell their little ones of this chance to get u letter delivered to Santa Claus, and. if necessary to write it lor the tiny hand that has not yet lear ed to shape the crooked letters. Don’t change the ideas, though Let us have these and t • words just ns the little mind forms theth. Address all letters to Santa Claus, care of The Press and Standard, and write early if yon wish to boon time. Ttf ANKSUiVINU. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. It is associated with soma of the first avsnts in oar country’s bis'ory. In 1621 after the first harvest of the New England colonists Governor Bradford made pre cision for their rejoicing specially to- Sfether with praise and prayer. From (this time dates this beautiful American custom of appointing a thanksgiving aiay annually after harvest by prociar auation of the President aid Governo* af each state. 0 \ t It is well to have this custom—this *<!a^ which we believe is more widely «>b£rved as a holidny than any in our 4‘Gtiutry. II is a time w’hen eveiyone should do a little self-analysis, a little individual book-keeping. The debits M:d credits should all be down and 4<alance sheet taken to determine jnst diow thankful we should be and for ovliat. •luet at this season of the yeir when 'fho harvest is all inis the lest time we Know for evening up our affairs and sejigg where we stand. It will take •close figuring for ' many of Colleton’s yeomanry to determine for what they Should be thankfnl after this scant harvest Let the had year—the dark /'loads of despondency, have a silver lining. It is not so bad bat it may have been worse. Looking at conditions with a large vision, taking in a whole conn* ty or state, is it not well that this short crop year has come to call a halt to the wild schemes and extravagant ideas so many of our people were indulging} Too much prosperity spoils os surely as too much adversity. We will all be more careful in the future,and this may bring os cause for thanksgiving after anofhec harvest than this. Let ns hope ao. At least let ns be optimistic. A year of crop failure does more to make real manhood, develops more grit in all our people than any agency of wnidh we can think. After all our ills Are largely imaginary and magnified. • • * Have you thought of it? Have yon no*, today eeen some person more unfortu nate than yourseU? If yon have not, it is early morn. What should we be A Busy Mctf ci’W f.r Bwty Pnafc. Brines Goldm Hut* and RcWwvJ Visor. A •tx'clflc for Oon«tl(.♦lion. Indigestion. T.tvcr nnd Kkln.-v » <. » Itni lu*. Imiur.) ni.Mxl. HnU JUca'.i, .S’u/Ki-h ll>wrt*. MentUcbe ami Itackoctift. I»h IUk U v Mru ttaln Tea In tab let form. XV '-eMa H Kb*. Genuine made by ItOLuaTMi !>uuo Coucavt. Masson. Wts. -OLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE John M Klein. So Ut us tale this duy off and think of whst has liup|ieue I since the last Thanksgiving Day. When the family is ail assembled round die table at din ner look aronnd upon the brigi.t happy faces of wife, mother, father, children, in the enjoyicent • f Netiiih and content ment or fire 1 with noble ambition It may be some place is vacant. The accustom*! face may be abeeut tea - porily or gone forever. Let ns be thankful, then, for the memory of the absent. There may be a naw face with bright little eyes, and dimpled smiles— oh, there are a thou and things we could mention f-r which we should bow A in reverent thankfulness, as individuals and as a nation. Thanksgiving Always. When barn and byre are safe, When dock* are in the fold, When far and near the burden'd fields, Have bowed ’neatii ha'vest’s yold; When clusters rich lave dropped From (nm.y a Mushing vine. And general orchards, wide and fair, Have owned ne touch divine; 1 hru, up fioui grateful hearts . Let joylul praise arise To Him who gives the waiting earth, The blessings of the skies. When round the mother's knee The little children cling. When night and morn the he uphold eaves With merry voices ring, When not a sunny head. Is missing from the throng, When not s silver note is dropped From ont the daily s ng; Then, up from thankful hearts Let ferven. praise ai ise 1 o Him who fills the happy home W 1th blessings from the skies. Ahankfol for? For the flowers and for the wheat, For the cold and for the beat, For the fruit and for the grain, Foj the tuudune and for the rain. For the mother’s look of grace, For the baby’s,little face, For the morning's smile of bliss, For the beppy good-night kies. For the cherry bells th%t swing, Aad for freedom s peel and ring. ATTENTION, FARMERS! This is a season of the year when farmers generally feel 0 they can let loose for a season, and take a holiday. The bosiness and professions! man takes his holiday in the summer time when the snn is hot, and goes off to the mountains or the seashore—th^t is, some of them do Some business men, and they are saccessfnl ones too, never take s holiday. We believe it would be better for the farmer to take his holiday between “laying by” lime and "fodder palling” time. This season of the year should be the most bnsy for the tncoeeefni farmer, or the farmer who intends to succeed. We desire, especially, at this time to direct a few pertinent—not impertinent—inquiries to the farmers of Colleton oonnty. This has been one ef the most dlsaatrons and short mop years ths farmer hoe had to contend within many years. Therefore, it is proper that he shonld strain every nerve to naske good the next year. This is the season of preparation. The grain crop was ehort this year. An abundance of oats end rye should be sown this fall and winter to mase np the groin ehortege. 1. Hare yon sown yoors yet? If not, Why? One of the lessons we shonld have learned last sntamer, is that it is necessary for our low lauds to be pto- perly drained. There is no reason of the yeitr when it is better to do the necessary ditching on the farm than now. Don’t pat f it off till next year when other things will be needed, but do it now. 2. Have yon all the ditches on yoar farm you need? If not when are you geing to dig them! Yoar lands have been bleached and washed terribly this year by tho heavy rains. It will lie necessary, in order to make a good crop next year, to odd something to the soil. There are two sources from % which this may be ob tained—home-made and commercial fertilizers The home-made can be had by piling up leaves, pine-straw and and bays, letting U f AN UNSEEN DANGER INFOOD TO GUARD ’SHIPS against the unseen dangers at se^ the United States Government maintains lighthouse* To guard your home against the un seen dangers of food products, the Govern ment has enacted a pure food law. The law compels the manufacturers of baking powder to print the ingredients on the i label of each can. j The Government has made the label your protection— so that you can avoid alum—read h carefully, if it does not say pure cream of tartar hand it bock and •* -i Say plainly- ROYALKSSi ROYAL is a pure, cream of tartar baking powder—a pure product of grapes—aids the digestioo — adds to the health- ftilneas of food ia piles till next spring when it may b" mixed with stable manure or commer cial fertilizer and placed on the land. S. How. is yonr mack pile? Is it growing! if not, why? Then there is on most lands in Colle ton county an abundance of *grsM thh year. There is no better time to turn this under along with cotton and corn stalks than between now and Christ mas, so that it may be well rotted by planting time. 4- Have you turned yours undar yet? Are you goivfg to between now and Christmas? If not, why? A constant sonroe of annoyance in Colleton county is the ft-uces, both field and pasture. Cattle aud hogs are constantly making incursions into nsighbor’s crops and doing both actual and "mental” damages on account of defective fences A good time to fiz your fence is now, while you have time. 5. Is your fence all.that it should be? If not. why? Thns it will be seen, this is no season for loafing. Tims and again we base mentioned in theee colnmns the richness of Oolleton’e resources, and the fertility of her toil. We fear eome of her citi zens are not making the most of their opportunities Borne of them are taking life too easy and consequently find the way hard; We believe eome of them like to go to "town” and loaf roand the street corners when it would pay them better to be at home working. Onr office is near the principle grog-shop of the coanty, and we know we have eeen men go in there and spend their little bit of money for whiskey, when their wife or babiee were in need of shoes, or when the mnuev so spent was owing for something previously enjoyed. Now is this manly or right?,* How much better that such an one shonld have stayed home and dug up 6ne stump, so that a few more hills of corn or cotton shouid be grown next year. These su gestions ^e throw' ont for v bat they are worth. If you believe there is something in what we have said and ^profit thereby to the extent thut you- grow nest year two stalks whoro one grew this year we shall be glad wo have written. > Final Notice. ^ On the 14th day of December, 1906, T will make my final fetnrn as the admin istratiix of the estate of I D Elliott, de ceased. and immediately thereafter will ■Pttlj to the probate court for my letters dismissorv ae administratrix of my iu- Honor Roll for November. - v The following subscribers have paid their subscription since Nov. 1. Is vonr name on the roll? H J DuBois, OG Bridge, J B DuBois, J H Blocker, Laura V Jones J W Grant, J D Colson, E C Glover. G J BeynoMs,' P P Hiott, K A Marvin, 1 L Padgett, T II Fgld well, G T Walker. L Herndon, IFF Breland, 0 H Hodges, F I) Gatch, G H Gruber, D A Crosby, G S Clark. H M We*ks, A Wiohman C W Kisher, K Walker, N C A Sauls, G G Sanders, C S Bennett, A F Butler, J 8 Welch, C G Saunders, T L Hudson, E R Me leer, R R Blocker, Elliott Teasdsle, MrsE H Williams Misa Mamie Lice, G J Reynolds, Remus Waring, J A Willis, R F Carter, W H Martin. I A Hudson, C Jones, A H 8 mders, J J Connelly, J II Fender, 0 H Baruer, I N Rizer, • W H Lott, MJ Hethington, A V Willis, J S Jones, R D Carter, \ Driggers, H W i arter, * J^ I> Padgett, Frank Blocker, John Bennett J W Hill, J 0 H Wit sell, J K Risher, W \ Kinard, P M Padgett, W B Easterlin, R L Breland, R R Blocker, W P Beach, II W Breland, Jas A Padgett, Benry Hiott, 0 N Lancdale I lev Ed Craven J H Bishop, F M Morris, S L Turner, L K Ramsey, W J tP.iess, P W Thomas, T R Risher, Mrs J D Warren, Jr W S Mary in, F L Kinsey, Rev J E Miles B G Benton, A S Bedon, J B Wood W A Kinard, R Lee Sanders, W B Gruuer, I D Cn*by, C II Standfiill, P W Leach, C W Crosby, ' B Goodwin, f T. Iriel, L M Fripp, Editor Brice Dead. PhuI M Brice editor of the Colom bia Daily Record died at home al Wiunshoro, a week ago to day <»f can cer, in his forty-third year. He wa* one of the leading newspaper m^n of the State and his loss will be sadly felt in the lield of journalism. 'Ibo death of no man recent years has col led foith more encomiums of praise, from people all over the State. MRS SARAH J WIMlROM. » • • a W B Caldwell, A M Blocker, . Henry Bright, J D Miley, G L Brant, W M Hagan, R B McMillan, G W Glover, Jno Bennett, E L Me ants, R L Drawdy, L 'J Ulmer, M W’ Breland, „ C C Hiott, C I) May, Mrs ML Clark, G I Blocker, Mrs G A Sauls, E W Strickland, BUGGY FOR SALE. $48.00. First-class Mather quarier-top buggy guaranteed; s«.i c^slngle buggy harnebs. $6 00. tl**orjr a Velde e Manufacturing Co 5- M Mitchell St, Atlanta, Ueorgla. . r \ Final Notice. , I Est James Gahagan. On the 6.h dav of December next (1906) I will make my final return at Adminis tratrix CT A of James Gahagan, aud im- mediately thereafter apply to he probate court for mv final discharge st adminis tratrix of Mid aetata. ‘ & Mrs Sarah J Windrom of Chioagr\ cor bin of Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States, and •.’tandniece of Alexander Hamilton, who signed the Declaration of Inde pendence, says; ( *Vinol is a Godsend to old people 1 am 76 years old, hut have a hearty appetite, sleep soundly, and feel active and well today, thanks to VicoL When 1 wasr young cod liver oil wal dispensed in a greasy, unpalatable from, and it fairly gagged me to get it down. Vinol is entirely different, very palatable and nourishing to im poverished blood. It is the finest tonic and strength creator I ever used in my life ” Vinol is a real ood liver preparatioi from which the useless oil has been eliminated and tonic iron added* Try Vinol on our guarantee. John M Klein Druggist. ' A CARD. To my friends and customers: Be ginning Dec 1st, I will sell atrictly for cash to everybody for two end a * half months Please take dne notice and don’t ask for credit during said time. I feel that this course is a necessity and I trust no one will bo disappointed or become the least offended its is intended for onr mu tual good. Very respectfullv, J. E. SMOAK, 2t. Smoaks, S. C. PRESCRIPTION FOR HEADACHE When you have hemLche or oiher nerve pain irv Ak*In-The Head tablet* and you rnn have your 10 cent* back If vonr licadNche or neur*lgU H not re lieved In 15 minute*. No naaiter what the cause it oue tablet give* relief. J Klein. £1 The inoat famous ttrikh breakers in thA laad »re Dr King’s New Life Plllr. When liver and bowels go on strike, they quickly settle (be trouble, snd the purifying work goee right on* Beet cure •Sna