.1 t VOL. XXIX. WALTERBORO, S. C, MARCH 20, 1907. NO. 32. CAMPAIGN STILL OPEN Not for Clerk of Court or Sheriff but The Press and Stand ard’s Great Contest. Cast Your Votes. Abrahtm Defends , Colleton nei?—whil^ there are few hamisonic '• ••****>• men now adaje, it is refreshing to see Editor Press and Standard: There then scrupulously clean, seems to be no little excitement crc- i» a r doctors should have their nice »ted by the organization of the medi- homes, too, to in.ke them contented, cal issociation of Colleton Ccunty. and fvel at home among us. Oue would think, to hear the ta’k, Their good appearances arc not that this was the first organ.zation of due to fine collections always, but In the kind ih onr State, when really spite of that fact, such ie the rule rather than c . , , * , . * • a i rMt ,v entered them? Wedonotexpect them to do found auv and everywhere but at ^ ™ ^ 0 ? r C" 0106 ’ ” lie 1 r name ^ not already entereo. .. .. anything of the kind. That is their, this class must be very nimer- You ^ onc jjeeka morc '" wh, <; h lo . enter »?•. ^ cw names ma > . be ad ou « 'j!* 1 * »'■•* in The Press and Sundard contest. The race has just started, and it bids fair to be one of is nonsense to sppear to mime mat ? , iU 4,^0™ will live, hut tfi® our doctors will not do as much other poor devil must take a run- fe rcac ^ ,niercs \ , . . w . 1 c u “charity practice” as ever, that seems ning chance for his life, you cant We are going to allow anyone who has paid a subscription since the contest opened Feb. to be a part of their profottion— wring nor twist out of it; the 1, and has not voted to vote. This will be fair to all the candidates. So if you have paid rhiracteristic. at least But w i, T f acti . ar0 . 1°° apparent to the |your subscription since Feb. 1 and have not voted, you are entitled to vote, should the doctor be conspicuous for j^en mi " r d ’ t ^ ^ . Durin g the month of April the coupons in The Press and Standard each week will count his charity more thau any tther class Wo ul(l have worked all right, bu\ nvo v i >tes ,nstead of one as , n( ; w - So V 0 ™ c . ou P ons - , pf men?' I have Dev<»r heard of it won’t work to d iy. M-n are Everyone has an equal chance to win. Begin now and CONTEST OPENS FEBRUARY FIRST AND CLOSES JUNE FIF TEENTH. All subscribers paying after Jan. 31st, will be entitled to vote. So clip the a'tached coupon, fill out the blanks, and mail it to ns with your remittance. Proper credit it in for the young will be given and the reenlts pub lished each w*>k until June 15. NOW IS TilK TIME TO ENTER YOUR CAN HI DATE. exhibition at 8- Westerberg's Jew- So act' Watches are on Finn’s and J. A. elry Store). C « i no5 o.nly on all all bud- none appreciates tho fact more than I do. Now doctors you have slipped up iu this thing and you had bet ^charity merchant,” farmer, lawyer, hotter informed^ lournaltst, (newrpaper man) school ^ re | a aonsof life, and tescher or any one else but doctors. Charity begins at home, and the doctor had better think of this while he is working, or he is likely to leave a dependent family when he dies. You would be surprised to know how roroe honest, well-meaning (peo ple, act when they really do go to pay the doctor, after having kept him oat of his money for a year or two, they ask for their bill. After looking ov*r it the man, for instance, sayr Vote Vote Vote «. 5 OrangtburK Doctors fleet. Orangeburg. March iP. ter •lip ont ju.t a. eary o. ycu s ia ,. T1 Count Med i ca i can for it will hurt you aud butt u a 1 b.)d. It i^ liko President Lincoln Association met here to-day once said: “you cant fool all the and held one of the most m- pcoj.le all tho time” and, in teresting and enthusiastic closing this let.er, for our pro- meetings in its history. Quite teciion, I want to make BUgges- a num be ro f the most promin- tu>n to our people at Stoker, t u • • r r Doctor’s Creek and Mt. Oarmel ent P^V 51 cians of the county and their communities, at an early date, a mars meeting at were present and took part in the meeting. This Association “Come now, doctor, how about 10 place, say Stoke*, it being was organized about a year ago per cent ofir Wh.t can the doctor the eonUaULce, to devise plans and since that time has been do? Ue has already waited long, so to locate a doctor n onr midst. I . 1 r nther than get wo. he w- “ “ n "° 0, .', he »!>«'“"«« tor I stcad.ly growing m imembcr- ifh f d«.M .ih. k ,o kiD * hi-u sxj about and |t will be an easy for having done sa In regarl to the physicians going t 0 secure the services of a doctor. up in their price#, you most remem' her that living expenses are higher than £ few yean ago. Any farmer eao-teU y6a that he has to pay a half grown boy wages now, that he could get a grown man for some yean back. Ask any housekeeper if she does not pay her cook almost as much s >week now, as she paid her a month, 80 yean ago, Then she most have the whole afternoon. Labor is higher, uud so is everything else accordingly. Hr Editor, yea spoke in your last iBuofifoor physicians making good appearances. We would not have thoi otherwise. They should have tho handsomest, and most comforta Me equipage* in onr pridih Teen wo :Uhnn to be well draw 1, and I We ato having delightful weather now and the fannes are making good use of it, planting their crops. G,- \V, Way. Hesor Roll of Walterboro Graded • School for Month of Feb. " Tenth Grade—Essie Hyrne, Ulmer Fishburne, Ray Jones. Seventh Grade—Edith Meyer. Sixth Grade—EdgxGJpbneon. Fifth Grade—Nattilee Hoffman. Fourth Grade—Margaret Calhoun, Leila DuBois, Clinton DuBois, Mo- Tyeire Daniel, Jennie Avant. - Third Grade—Hart William*, Chase Black, Glover Hubeter, Maizie Eranoia. Subscriber . 1'oea your neighbor borrow your county papei? Jf 10. pennsde him to wbscribe now and vote in the ccnteat.^ present took part in these dis cussions, and many new sub jects were introduced. Perhaps the most important and in stitution. There are nearly 300 stu dents enrolled here. We had the misfortune to lose one of our young lady students a few days ago with teresting thing done at this r typhoH f evcr * meeting was the adoption of Well, we do not have much tims to what is . nown as the -black an y thin K d#e list” resolution. This is intended » tud J in S and ,neet ‘ the We tor the protection of practicing kind * of wwther U P here * H in UJ !—« z o u Q < Q Z < C/5 Q Z < s 5 t J3 •a s o 1. T3 1 33 o 1 O 8 I li 1 il o 03 b /i : 00 la o ship, and if this progress con tinues most, if not all, of the reputable physicians 01 the county will soon be. members of the Association. Dr W L Pou, of St Matthew’s, is presid- ehti Dr A S Hydrck of Oran geburg, is vice president, and Drs L C Shecut and \V R Lowman are the secretary and treasurer, respectively. Dr J K Fairey, ol St Mat thew’s ^ead a vertfftiteresting paper on 'Malaria, in which he dwelt specially on the form known as hemorrhagic fever. Dr Fairey has had an, exten sive experience in the* treat ment of this class of fever, and for this reason his paper was most interesing. Almost every physician physicians from that class of patients, who are able to pay for their treatment, but who’ dodge their debts by employ ing anther physician when at tention is refused for this rea son by Their regular doctor. This rule applies only to those who are able to pay, but who wilfully refuse to > do so and not to those who are unable, nor will it apply to ccide rain, snow, sleet and sometimes sun shine. * I wish to say to my many friend# and brethren iu Colleton that I ex pect to he home sometime in May and hope to meet them all again faoe to faoe and 1 trust that whes I shall come I may find sjl well. live in hpt as for me I prefer old South Carolioa. Good bye until I c>me home. B F Halford. emergencies, such as accidents serious wounds, etc, which will receive attention as heretofore on pure'y ipfes.— ctp rier. humanitarian prin The News and Cou Rev B. F. rialfonfWrltea. Louisville, Ky., March 8. Press sod Standard: As prcuiiied, I will say a few words to my many friends in Colleton, through the columns of yonr valuable psptf. I will say that I am getting along nicely. This is oert inly a great in- One Big Reason Why. One undoubted reason why the average fanner boy makes s break for the city is that his father doesn't give him the same change with the boy in town, whose father takes him into burineas A k , an early age. Not lea. \£ attaching the Importance to his avocs- —Editor {lion that the city merchant does ho treats hi* son generally as a hand, giving him uo chance of acquiring an iatefest in his basinem till he dies. The firmer should be as modern, 1 intelligent and as wise a business man as the merchant—Kx _ . in m 1 sa F 0 ® 1 i ■ 1 g . 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