Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1L Srtss Staniatl) °uui« mi«t»ke*, r-mmiYUUL who hM not? nnaor and grievrai They have been hooe»t W. SMOAK, JR. AND rROPAlETOR. —TERMS— ALVATSII AOVAICE. Paklkted erery Wednesday. WBONNSDAV, AUGUST 7. «9«7 "Nothin* doin', Pinky,” drill broken. THIS MEANS YOU. We have refrained for eomeiime from kytaf anything about •ubeoriptiona nas are dnr. We take this menu of tth* ear f rtende to look at tbe labels i Ihehr papers and if Umt do not •ht rlpht, we would appreciate their so at once. It is oar par- loinstal a new press in a few thka will be a great espeaae for Mae we weak) especially appreciate it itaeoapleof handred of oar friends their labels within tbe tMdays. This Means YOU. MaU Order Evils. It is soon getting time here .that lhco«t>..0'l from Item w. b«e a great majority of our people will 1 a^oea .i|»ri..o.. tb.t tratt .m >ve money to apend. Probably a b, for tb. be... Let as hope o a. .oy them ar / " ow ^ ' , * . .. mg over Catologues of Sears Roe- l r *"- 8,1,1 Tl * w wt,, * buck * Co; snH JHontgomeo- Ward pride tbe work of The PreM and Bland- & c<) with the eJpecUti()n of srd in this yew. It is now entreuched or( i ering more .or less goods from in a solid foundation we be.iefe, in tbe these large Mailorder Houses. VVe thought# end hearts of the people. It desire to enter a protest against is read by more persona than erer before this evil- for evil it is. We believe Ooe year ago we mailed 75 pound* of that the merchants and dealers in papers each week, now we mnii H5 our town, county, and state are just as honorable and will give just as Oar oorreepond'-nt* s'e numerou* and much value for the money of the ^ . . .. . Anm customers as will these foreign hutbTul, and oar thanks are due them * ior a very large part of this gain. We bare made some enemies by our course. We are sorry for thi*. but our consolation come* in tbe fact that we ■* Q hare always done wbst we conceired ttf be duty. Those who are struck by tbe Legal Department. Condoled by R. G. W. BRYAN, Mag- iit'afe. Bryan. S C. Addresa all turnmnoicatioDS' to R. G. W. Bryan. - 7 ^ S Another Contest I $ an outrage. We see informed the A. have c. L id tbe Green Food It wad here pat the head- on the paseenytr train, it hi alienator that I Is aa oetrege. Ills on the train crew of train to expect them to w>s^ freight end Dementere, end agreetm tajaatlc to | gag Mr tea to rife oomfortably and Tbo sohedalo ore whoa oely l hat aow when both ioa< freight moat be healed oad tatermiaeble number of stops made U gets Then the qaeeUoo into the dleeassiou, Any railroad mom wHI tell yon that it ie much easier to head oe train of ravenger 00tokos than of freight cursor freight This change It 1 for the sake of eooe- ( hat we eek where wlh ha the •? If ahamen being to crippled or a verdict of from live I doltore be given? > to enter on earnest protest dtoorlmieettof oh the pert of the railroad aathoritiee. Wo are 1 mtotod to as good sarvioo on this rood jaagive. True wo are the A. O. L railroad U going to keep ns bottled • M poeeible—e kind of cat- hto-spite-your fa&k policy tMit eUMto to reason if th«y would e dp develop the ojaatry tbeu bah- •tme woald laoreese to no spite work ie F, for surely the great At- tootle Coast Line Railroad Company tgtlid M>t be so smell I If >0 we appeal nom "Philip drunk to Philip sober " .adoak that oar righto bo given -uaektoraUon. We have mid nothing 4 the lejaartea to a faithful tr_in crew ftkto doU aeaeon of the year. Bat we shall eee what wa shall chips wbeo one "hews to the line” are the oeee who object, and the fact that they have taken umbrage at our course means that w# hare "bit borne" at times. To such we can freely a seen that we owe no grudge, and we hope they will eee that onr sole aim la to better conditions. Onr helpers in tbe offices have changed os much as anything else, bat never warn there more faithful helpers in any cause or work thna in them boys wbonre the "men behind the guea." Without their cooperation and Internet oer ef forts would be largely unavailing. In conclusion, let ee express a desire forooetieaed and Increosieg internets In onr paper end Its truly greet mtotion. Let ell of ns look forward to s greater future, e fetors Mg with possibilities to oar town end county, than which there to no grander. Let os all work as war before; reettstng that a year *■ 7- none meek. The peat to gooa. The ‘ * » s fatore to to Odteik The present only to on “k" 'la It we oea do much. May It The Revest Many htrde seek tbe protection which the presence of men affords against furred end feathered foes when the reeding aeaeon approaches. Not 00 tbe reren. Us distrust of ns to pro found, end Me nest to placed In some wild spot far oet of reach of oar pos sible attack or soccer. Bat there ere ather enemies. I know of e pair that built 00 the okle of a projecting crag high up on tbe ctlffs of Bnthliae totond. Borne fierce peregrine falcons occupied the other aide of tbe crag, and when ana day thetf egga were takep by an adventurous collector they, sharing the popular opinion of n raven’s Meekness, concluded that their neighbors 4 wet tbe offenders end wreaked their grief end vengeance upon them. When, on their return from n foraging expedi tion. tbe falcons found their nest de spoiled they,were seen to bold e con sultation. and after much deliberation they suddenly arose and both. In one accord flew at the ra\Vn«’ uest and sacked it, tearing It In their rage and indignation until not one stick was toft upon another.—London Standard. OUR ANNIVERSARY One year ago yesterday we assumed haignoflte ft** ft™! Standard, vtnrofo* This aeeme 4 is. Tetaopy-things hava mt tot Urn*. The topgraph; trv changes slowly sod la its to set eome Idas of the vastnea aooon- The Bun, the Moon and the Tide#. Most persons supitose that the moon alone to responsible for the phenome non of tides, but the attraction of the sun is also an Important factor. Of course tbe distance of tbe sun from the earth la unthinkably greater than that of tbe moon, but Its mass Is jo enor mous that It has a oonnlderohle tide pro ducing Influence. The fon-e which tbe aun exerts to tht* same on both sides of tbe earth at tbe same time, the tide producing force of the great orb being about four-tenths that of the moon. At the time of both new sod full moons the “wune spheroids produced by both the sun and tbe moon have their axes coincident’'—that Is to say. t$e two great orbs unite their energies on tbe fluids of onr planet, and as e result the tides are higher than tbe average for the remaining portlona of the month. These are tbe "spring tides.’* Tbe “neap tides" come in the time of tbe moon’s first apd third quarter and are not ea great as the average, because the moon and tbe sun are each working la opposition t» the other. fora > of time Not so with A long Ufa breath lu comparison Yet it to alt the mos «| os oea have. To nee spas a year viewed In to a longtime. Syen no to not Just. Dednot a •‘loie Ufa” one-third far yonth -third for age end the flanl r 1 vril show what a abort tin The Ambitious Bey. 1 boy et seventeen esu practically determine for himself whether be will be a simple burden bearer for others as long as he Urea, a leech on eociety or whether be will be e broadminded, useful and aucceeeful man. If the boy at this age baa no ambition to be anybody and la content to eitnply let things flicker and take bis chance with others just like him, frittering away hie opportunities to acquire knowledge and caring only for tbe trivialities of life, be can make up hto mind to carry a hod, ride the brake beam of a freight car or dodge the police as long as he lives, or he can resolve to be a man In the highest sense, seek every means tot physical, mental and morel growth and diftelopment end mast graduate llte tbe ever wlderdiig field of utility It ssattars little whet I hto boyhood environment may be, if he ’ [trot has the smMtioa and well ground- he wttl climb set of it— cor porations. When a person buys goods from a home merchant, he s£es the goods before buying; and in -addi tion to this every' merchant from whom he buys goods will take back or exchange any article ufrsatisfac' tory. When an order is made from the mail order houses, the goods are bought unseen and are as a rule cheap imitations or worthless articles. Another feature of this mail order evil ia the fact that the money sent to these mail order hsusea ia withdrawn from circulation in the communities where it would do the people most good. Every time a person generally known aa a consumer sends to the large mail order house in Chicago, Kansas City, St, Lolita dr other center for dry goods, shoes, hardware or, in fact, anythig (such concerns sell everythig from, a needle to fann machinery) it means that the local dealer to deprived of that trade, and cf coarse that much tes help is required to handle the oranta of the publi*. It is a peculiar fact, but nevertheless true, that the catalogue houses confine their operations to the county districts entirely. They play on the credulity of that clam and by offering baits get their, busi ness. Oftentimes, however, the goods offered are what are known in the trad# as “seconds,” which they buy at cheap prices, while the country retailer offers the genuine product. In groceries, for instance, it has been repeatedly shown that the stuff they sell is impure, and it has been a common occurrence to read that the pure food commissioner of some state has exposed those impurities, and Hie names back of the products have been the catalogue houses Discussing this questionlast July before the Missouri Retail Merchant association. Governor Folk said; “Every man should be proud of his state and his town. I do not' be lieve fai the mail order citizen. It is better that we should have a thous and loams than one large city, tf a place is good enough for a man to make his money in, it certainly should be good enough for him to spend his money in. The merchants have a just right to all the business of the town in which they have their stores, and every good citizen will help them to get it. “No town is better or worse than its citzens make lit. Show me the stores and newspaaers of a place and lA&U tell you the sort of citizen it harbors.” True, the only way for our merch ants to fight our mail order /houses is to use eheir own tactics that is, advertise. This is the way these great houses have built up their trade over the country and it is the way alive, progressive merchants this day time keep their trade. Some of the mer chants in this town of Walterboro who carry the largest stock of goods do not advertise. We do know w’heth- re it is becaue they are ashamed for people to know that they are doing business here o^ whether they have enough money to live on without selling any goods. We can mention their namoe, but for fear that theV do not want anybody to know they are doing business in the town of Walterporo we will not do so. This applies also to merchants who reside out of the town of Walterboro. If advertising. Kor the informstion of Mr Proveaax ve rf-produce the rood law under which our roads are u-.w being worked, and I trust it contains the information desired. '.Ve do not think the money sufficient to work all the roads. Fact of the matter is the road working as indulged in this year s?ems to lie a farce, anyway. R G W bryan. Dear-Mr. Editor:—Phase allow me apar-e 10 ask some information in regard to the ro*d law. Is the money sufficient to work tbe roadt And ia it possible that we hare such a few men responsible to oversee tbe wort? It seems to me that it { would have been beUer for the supervi- j •or to have given It to a man in each road section and let him select hands be longing to that s-ction who would be glad to get work. Men who have their ^ hands employed carry' them with them all tbe time. If 1 am not correct, please I correct me. Respectfully, Bryan, Aug 6. AM Proveaux. Section I. Be it enacted by the Gener al Assembly of the 8 a*e of Sooth Caro lina, That fro n and after the passage of this Act, ell those persona who ere lia ble to rood duty, between the ogee of 21 and 50, in the county ot Colleton, in lieu of performing or causing to be perform ed labor apon the pahttc highways, shall be required to pay to the County Trees, urer of Coiletoa Coanty, on or before the first day of May of each end every year, an annual commutation tax. or road tax, of two dollars par head, which •ball he expended apon the public high ways of the Coanty, end, ee nearly as possible, in toe Townships from which it wss collected • • • • end the County Supervisor of said Coau- ij is htrohy authorised to hove the pub lic highwnje worhod by ooatreot by the overseer ptou or employing eapertatee- dents of work. • • • • Beginning with this issue we are going to begin another voting contest. This will be difterent from the other in that it NOT CO^T ANYONE ONE CENT. ' Here is the Plan: 0 \Yc believe in intelligent advertising and to stimulate our advertisers to a more intelligent use of their space, we are going to allow each subscriber to cast one vote each week, by means of a coupon in each paper, for the per son or firm carrying the best advertjsment any week between now and Dec mher 1st. These votes will be kept and at the close of the con test the advertiser receiving the highest number of votes will be given Full Page Advertisement For one insertion. The advertiser receiving the second highest number will be given One-Half Page. '"V ^ The advertiser receiving the third highest number will be given a One-Quarter Page satedtdy FILLING will not be FOUNTAIN P£N will be o _ ^ ______ or saleslady from the advertising firms receiv ing the greatest number of votes. The votes received will be published alter the 1 st of September each week. So save your coupons and VOTE! VOTE!! VOTE!!! Fill out this blank and send or bring it to The Press and Standard: no drugs having a narcotic effect. RELIEVES quickly goothm the nwmhrenm aad thoroughly 1 claenaca. - Valuable not only for CATARRH bat hay fever, GOOD FOR ONE VOTE. ISSUE OF AUGUST 7. To The Press and Standard: »• Believing that the odvertieement of * ». •» u appearing in thto ieenetote the beet trade puller, I hereby coat one vote for thie advertiser, end tor / Salesman \ Saleslady Respectfully, ,8. C 190.... tvea abide, throat r, "etopped-up’’ noee,qtc. Boy e 50 cent tube of Nooxxa from WALTERBORO DRUG CO. V end get your money beck if 1 Sample tut w . ar fh. Low*. Notices. A widow had been corted and won by a physician. She had children. The wedding day was approaching- and it waa time the children pbonld know they Were to have a new father Calling one of them to be ihe mid, "Georgie,! am going to do something before long that I would like to talk about with von/ What ia ft, m „I am intending tomarry Dr.Jonee in a tow dayMnd”—^ “Bully tor you,ma! Does Df. Jones know it? ’ ESTATE DAVID SMALL-*, BR. All |ien)ouii hnviutt (IrmaiaL tigaiuel this ehUte will pM-MMtt 'ha i-ame duly, itemized and Mte-imt, and all tho-e indebted thereto will make paytn*-m to Meiere Miller A Whaley. Atroruevn at Law, 35 Broad etreet. Chariest*-u, 8 0. David Btnalle, Jr. 7 10 4: Qualified Admietrator. NOTICE TO CREDITORS—AII person* indebted to Estate of R 8 VV illlams deceased ore required to preeent their claim* duly attested, and thoee in debted to mid eetate make payment to me witbiu 30 days 7 10 4t .7 H M Wil'iam*, - Admimetrator ESTATE OF G. W. RAYSOR:—All pe'von* having claim* again#* thia estate will preeent the tame duly itemixed apd attested, and ell thoee Indebted te *aid estate will make pay ment to H. C. Rayaor, qualified ad ministrator. H. C. Rayaor, Adm. 7 31 4t Allendale, S. C. NOTICE—There are several board# of 'trusteee for some of the school die tiicts whose annual reports have not reached my office. It Ja necessary that these be eent in at onoo, as 1 need them ie making w> report to the 8tate Sopt of Education. 80 the boards of trustees for those districts whose report# have not been filed will do so at oade. H W BLACK 7 313c Co Supt of Education. Large Flecks ef Fowls. 80 many who have ex> > ellent with a Yew foals meet with failure wheu they Increase their numbers, and they are at a loos to know tbe resmon, remarks a writer In Iowa Homestead. Generally they fail to Increase their accommodation* in proixtrtlon to the Increase In the flock. They fall to rec ognize tbe fact that large flocks ere difficult to feed, so that each Individ ual may secure Its allotted share; that various ailments have to be guarded against where large flocks are kept that arc comparatively unknown among moderate sized flocks; that large flocks require much attention. The Lands of the South. The great cause of the infertility of most of the land of the south Is the ohsepce of vegetable matter from the soil, caused by long cultivation In hoed crops. It to essential to restore this Itcfore fertility cr.n lie established, but If wo will use a nitrogen gathering crop, like one of the legumes—cowpeas. crimson clover, aoy beans, etc.—we can do more than merely supply' humus— we can add to tbe soil the moat costly fertilizer and all at the same coat as merely supplying vegetable matter.— Southern Planter. » may” "The summer girl ie at lest hap- j” my the Baltimore Amenoan. lie is always happy. Schedule of Meetings. Shiloh Baptist Church, July 14-20; Pine Grove Church. July 21-27; Smoaks Church, July 28-Aug. 8; Doctors Creek Chuieh, Aug. 4-11. \Mo JA* OtfCvODf rMTOe KoMDrspepatoJCare r< ,, Dry Farming. The conquest of the arid west, to be successful and . to be accomplished without large and coatly failures, must be made slowly and by the careful ap plication of definitely ascertained facts. The boundaries of existing settlements may be gradually extended, but any wholesale attempt to colonize large areas of this arid land with people ac customed to fanning only in humid re gions jy notAccustomed to farming' 1 at all to almost certain to'result in dis astrous failure.—Carl 8. Scofield. Navy Beans. Navy been* ere always a most sala ble crop in southern markets. They may be planted In June end July arid will on lend in a fair condition of fer tility make e good crop, soya tbe South- on Planter. Plant la rows two foot Fix Inches apart dropping tbe beans six or tight lichee opart to tbe rows. OaWvate frequently, bet only, wbee the ptoate an dry or they will rust Voting la tbe denote. Jefferson's Manual saye: 1. When the yeas aud nays are ordered, the namoi of senators shall be called alphabet ically, and each senator ahull without delay declare bis assent or dtoeont tor the question, unless excused by the senate, apd no senator'shall be permit ted to vote after the division shall have bCen announced by tbe presidifi|f officer, but may. for sufficient reasons, with unanimous consent, ebango or withdraw bis vote. No motion te* sus pend this rule shall be in order, nor shall the presiding officer entertain any request to suspend it by fnanl- tnous request (section 41V 2. When • senator declines to vote .on call of hto name he shall be required to assign hi* reasons therefor, and. having as- tlgucd, them, the presiding officer shall submit the question to the mnafie "Shall tbe senator, for tbe rnasnne as signed by him. lie excused from vot ing?" which shall be decided without debate, and these prornedlogs shall be held after the roll call and before the result to announced, and any farther proceedings in reference thereto be after such announcement (1 17 and 16). , Cinderella* It was in ancient Egypt that the itory^ of Cinderella originated. Moderns, however, osfe tbe familiar nursery story directly to the Frenchman, Charles Perrault, whose “ClndriHoo" appeared at the end of the seventeenth century. Perrault took ’ his Cinderella from earlier versions, which came no doubt from the story of Ubodople' bath 1 That Egyptian beauty bad prepared to bathe when an eagle swooped on OBO of h?r sEiqters. carried It to MemphlF iuvJ dropped It on the lap of Rlttg Psuinmetichus as be set admintatertaff justice. He admired it, had Egypt' searched for 19 owner, married her aai lived happy ever after. Ne* a Anxtone thinking of He spends 1 to » 1 \ • r „ V ; • ; ? vi, ? izA,