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VOL. XXX.
VVALtERBORO, S. C m JANUARY i, 1908.
NO.
21
Mr Way
Prohibition.
The Press a •id SUnutrd
l^giaUtare wiii •ooa^ Gur
leheil both * you ud yoor
er lettor on
prohibition. I ho oil will entch
tbs eyes of oar delegation and
that it may help them 00 in the
good work they did before. All
lovers of sobriety and good gov-
erment are much gratified at the
rapidity with which the prohibi*
tioo sentiment is gaining ground
in oar State and in the Sooth.
IV soaroe of this great prohibi
tion wave I think can be traced
to the feeling of alarm produced
by the prevailinc lawlessness, a
disregard for law as law. The
red-handed murderer who takes
Mr. Campbell on Lien Law ,
Mr EJitor:—I for one appreciate
kindness in offering the
columns of your paper to the pub
lic for a free disctuion of the Lien
Law and trust that you will also
allow us to speak of a few other | tree w
things that ought to interest the pretty
minds of the people. I have keen
anixously wating and expectin* to
hear from several of your corres
pondents but the Hon. J B Dodd, so
far as I have seen is the only one to
put in his appearenos. And must
say that I endorse his opinion as
regard the Lien Law 1 am anxious
Baptist Chorefc Xmss Trss.
The Christina* exercises on
Thursday night for the Baptist
Sunday school were conducted
in the church and were of an
unusual order. The customary
s not used but n very
chnceh of evergreen in
which the presents werearreaged
the idea of the Supt, N G Mor
rell—was very suggestive. The
church should be the great dm
dium forgiving gifts.
'1 he exercises were opened by
an orgsn solo by the orgmniet,
The Mistletoe
Or Wonawrvj lov*.
fOBpjrrtfht. 1907, by Robert us Love ]
’HEN you step under the sprig
of mistletoe hanging from
tbs chandelier to get your
Christ in aa Idas yon may not
be particularly Interested In the getv
sals of tbs pare liar little vegetable
growth which Cupid seems to have ap
propriated for his own. Xererthslsas
the process of mistletoe production nod
reprodoctleo Is highly Interesting.
In soma ports of England, where
most of the mistletoe of Christmas
his follow-man's life; our young
mon issuing from homes where
proper parental control was o**er
exercised; where ‘by weca not
tanghl to raspert aoMferntp, MW
reedy at any time to settle say
grievanoee by e resort to vfol.MJBP
the poeket--pistol frequently and
freely esed contrary to law* The
law-breaker is either pnaiahed
little er is allowed togannpanish
ed. Beck of all this lawltssnsss
as one principle cause is whisksy,
lawlemaees and 4 pistole! ▲
liqnor inflamed maa, black or
white, Is aa nnreamning
and therefore a dangerous
The Btate by law has a right
to sell whiskey, but l|r that right
thwg**
of a license delega 1 to th#
, ji
temeke Borderers,
idiots and 'liantlcc,
fill erphanapsi, insane ssyiams,
itBs and peoitentiarleef Oleariy
1
it*
iadhi '
to see it repealed because I do think an, l then the full choir sang the
it would be to the best interest of Christmas anthem: “What
our people. 1 think so because it is a means these holy Voices? The
chain with which the speculator the pastor, Rev. Curtis, made a abort
extortioner binds the poor and: address on the Bethlehem Star.
it idle for good law-abiding eitU
ssas te stand by wHh folded
amss and pioosly exclaim. “Pro
hibition will not prohibit". Of
«swee it will not prohibit if Isft
tsiteoif. Piohihitioa laws can-
net turn themselvei into detec
tives and courts. Christian poo-
pis aided by the sober and r«s-
pselabls dement of non-Christ-
iaos must be made to feel the
doties and responsibilities of
htiisenship, and interest tbfia-
bwres In the execntlon of the
law. Then prohibitsen will pro
hibit and temperance and
eokriety will prevail. •
GW Wsy
ML Carmel, Dec. 28.
fflott ana.
til,both <
ity. werehap#y mat:
evening Dm- 18 at
the home of bride. Ha
attractive daughter of
ttdjbsJames A. Fbdgett and
1 a. bo# of friends, wb# extend to
bitf for a loag and hap-
Rotoa.ef
Round,
in the
eepMorse qp
Indnedinuiy,
Ibride^
to
dependant so that they can use them
as they pleas. When they get them
bound they make them pay an) price
they gee fit becanse ths know that
the peer fellow cant go any
where ebe and buy. Bet the question
before the people is what will the
dependant class of people do when
it is repealed? Well I have never
known an honest and honorable
person to suffer for something to
live on in this country and when a
persofrgives a Blu he is then forced
to plant a lot of eotton. He is also
forced to put it 00 the market at a
certain time regardless of the price
which is detrimental to the Interest
of himself and all cotton growers
I have known men who were under
a lien to pay Ificts for meat when
thepther man who was not under a
lien bought it from the same man
on time for eleven tents, and why
this diffettuse! Bbcame he knew
this man Who had liberty could buy
where he pleased. I cant see how
our Farmers .Union and cotton
iation can ever be successful
with ths Lien Law in operation.
And Mr Editor if you will allow
me spam these is 1 think soma other
Which ought to
ceonty. Fee
law. ladmit
Misfeedrthlpg whan he
bad the oh! law, repealed but is it
right for s few men to keep up the
public highway for the entire country
For instance here's a man runninw ,
his timbercarta and wagons by the *' emtm * >er me
dozen every day. Be is probably
worth 75 or so thousand daUars and
the men he has driving those teams
are only worth in property their
wearing apparel yet they all pay
their 2,00 alike, here is another man
With his merchandise aod worth
$100,000 and has his teams and
wagons on the public roads every
day and the men get probably ?5cts
per day andithat is all they have
but they must pay that $2.00 road
tax, and perhaps the man they are
working for is entirety exempt from
road duty. Now is that right? Is it
just? Can wa blpom nan for refus
ing de pay such taxi ' put on
evarybmn Hahla ta oad auty $1.00
ccarnmMtisa tag and then supple-
mat pr puts levy on all taxable
itfopsfty to raiss an amount tnat
could be profitably spent on the
1 aads annually. And when I .read
the statement of the Hon. Judge
Gary made to the grand jury of
this scanty, I am oblige to exclaim
from tot depths of my heart. Give
me a compulsory education law;
6000 ought to be school in place of
a bout M0. Shame, shame, on the
people of this county and loot but
leoot, must my there is ^ fast
flawing senHaput la this county
in favor of otato prohibiten and the
. - H -
Following this Miss Edna McTeer
sang very swooJy a solo,
“Changeless is the Love of the
Master.”
Santa Clans than appeared as
only ths old man can look in er
mine end robe with ruddy foot
and flowing beard, and distribut
ed the presents to the children.
Sonne special presents were made
among which were s handsome
Masonic charm to Supt. Morrell,
presented by tbs school and
teachers, and s beautiful ailvi
pitcher, to the pnstpr, Rev. Curtis
Th* writer must not forget to
say that, although the choreh
building was crowded beyond its
capacity, the assembly—happy df
course observed the most perfect
respect and behavior. It was a
delightful, happy occasion.
Observer.
Tide.
Come darling, lay yoor own dear
hand
Upon my fevered brow
Dm tired of life’s battle and
Wonld rest beside thee now
L fs’s evening shadows bound me
dose
And soon you’ll be alone
With naught but memories of
the one
Whom love was all your own. .
when twilingt
falls
Around the dear old home
And you list at eve for the whip,
poorwill
As she calls for the mate that
has gone
The sycamores seem to breath a
prayer
As the south winds through them
sweep
That God will in his tender care
My loved one» ever keep.
Our wedded life has been so
street
Through all the passing years >
We’ve shared each others pleas
ures
And blended all car tears.
And now as night’s dark mantle
falls
Sweet memories free from care
Throng round our conch whilst
our loved dead
As Angsl guards draw near.
R.
sea
Obm cow— from, ths garSseSn prop-
MPSt* tbs psrsslts aiHAelelly. Mlstto-
toa as Is wsll knows. Is of ths pars-
aMt klaC taking Its sostsnanca sot
frosa tbs ground, but from s trss. Tbs
apple tins sssms to bo Its farortts,
though tbs hawthorn, ths time and tbs
poplar ftsqasatly carry tbs psrsslts.
Tbs sdsattlc inoculation of truss
with tbs niattoto* growth is practiced
with axeslipot rssulta In tbs north of
Bngland^Tbs garde nar tak—
bis thumb and fsraSsgsr ona of
littls bsrrt— of tbs mlattotos.
It ss that Its sticky julca 00a— out and
sticks It upon ths surfacs af a branch
of ths tins. Usually ha sslscta s young
branch, on which ths bark to soft and
ssstty psnstrsbls. * If an otdsr kransh
ba chsssn,*tha bark to slightly
on tbs surfacs. Tbs harry Is
flat agalast ths barb. Ths sssd which
It cantatas Is thus bald la pUca by Ha
own gum.
Lata April or May to the prop— sow
son for Inoculating. Ths sssd soon
sands through tbs bark a littls
— rset, and a small twig,
tsward tbs branch of ths trss.
WblB.
Mad**. Dm. UMt.
iZJ
81 John's Day
Friday evening, Dec. 27th, the
local Masonic Lodge celebrated St
John’s Day in a very enjoyable man
ner. A regular communication
bald at the lodge room at which the
Fellow-crafts Degree was conferred
on F* F. Com.
After this the lodge repaired to
room at the Knight’s
m where a stumptieus
had been prepared. Mine
a*. Knight had excelled in the
preparation ef a repast, which
enjoyed by about fbrty
ig thorn from a
took part may he msotiooedBroI
G. J. Vara, A. R. andH. P. 1
tin. A. Y. Rjcksnbaker, J. B.
8. H. Dodd, Rev. S. W. Acker
. W. R. Hiott, A. B. Gerris
S.U
out of town who
snoscs iin> rwia.
Aft— a coosldsrsbls period this twig,
which looks like a small fishhook
sticking In ths due from ths top of
ths hook, fails off. Tbs uninitiated
thinks it to all over, but ths experi
enced gardener know* better. Ha
knows that after a time ths branch
will begin to swsU at ths point of in-
oculatlou, gradually rising to a little
peek at tbs place where ths hook has
been. This tip gets green and shiny,
a bud push— up, and in a few weeks
sa unmistakable twig of mistletoe Is
risible, with s stem sad a long leaf —
two.
After this ths mistletoe com— rapid
ly into Its kingdom and tak—^posses
sion. Ths cloas observer will see other
little swelllafs and peaks along ths
breach, ths thin roots of ths mistle
toe haring traveled and— ths bark te
sprout up la trash places. *Thue it
travels along uadi
true Is la Its
ef tbs Chrlstasas
0—Mon of a fruit true tbs offset upon
tbs fruit to quits nodcaabiai Tbs mis
tletoe tak— Its nourishment from ths
true Is which It cltnga. That la fibs
sen m which Its mem live and thrive.
Kataialiy this radne— tbs amount ef
tbs ftatt If tbs
be am
?X1
away their
Tbs
fad tbs growfii of uMUsum m *.m
tbs mo— wonderful when adegustatf
studied.
Mistletoe grows natacatty la parts
of Kngtand sad Scotland, being propa
gated by birds. In some of ths aortto
era counties of Scotland ns mtetietof
Is found. This to believed to be due
to tbs absence of the ratotle thrush
vwro am> naer sun
from tboee couattea. Tbs tbnmb St
this asms to sxcsedlngly foad of tbs
mistletoe berry. After —tint Its fill
tbs bird (Me* to another tree. Bring
cleanly, it us— ths branch of ths tr—
upon which It alights for a aapkta.
wiping Its sticky bill thereon. Fre
quently a mistletoe assd to thus de
posited gnd glued to fjs berk. Then
ths reproductive procs— follow* nat
urally.
An official fhqulry as to whsth—
ntetietri'ts ■till to be found on sab
trees, as In Druid lea I days, resulted tt
the discovery of several oaks la oae
county of England bearing ths posm
slte.' But modern mistletoe has oomt
te be Cupklk-al rather than DruldkaL
When the mistletoe and the ml—, plus
ths mister, get In the prop— positions
ths result rhymes with kiss.
Willy's Hat
“Well Willy,” said Uncle Med. whs
sometimes talked slangy, ”1 suppeas
yen had a hot time on Christmas.”
“I ah’d say I did,” lupllad WHy.
“Banty Claus filled my saMto as fall
that they fell down late th* Itrapto—
an’ kstchsd on firs, an* I got ap f
path— up the scraps that was toflt aa*
fouad paw there tryln’V do th’ same
thing, an' I got m* hands aa’ arms
burned — I had r stay la bed all day,
aa* than paw ticked mm ter gtttte’ ap
— early on Chrto*mas mornln’.”
The members of the Waltcrboro
Bachelors club held an important
meeting recently at which the late
president, and found—*, J. M. K
was expelled for alleged violation of
‘ “ ‘ of th
ved that it
the first principles <
members felt aggriei
to take t.‘
the club, the
was
neccessary to take this action but
thought it best for the good of- the
brother hood, that an example be
made. It is feared that this affair
has greatly demoralized the mem
bers.
The presidents successor will be
elected at the next meeting and will
be required to execute a sufficient
bond to prevent a recurrence of
this catastrophe. It is rumorof
that several canidates have applied,
for this position, among them being
E. B. B., J. A. W , and W L L the
friends of the former two have
withdrawn them from the race
because it was thought the last
named was the only one able to give
bond.
ThanksfhruifB oft PSm Grove
For seventeen years it has been a
custom of the people near Pine
Grove Baptist church to amemble
there on the last day in the year
and hold Thanksgiving
This has grownto ba an e
ly looked forward to by thoee who
have made it a custom to attead.
These exercises is held there yestea*
day were not behind thane of any
pepvious year. There were probab
ly twelveto fifteen hundred persons
prssmit, some of
a distance
m of thfla|,c
of twenty
mta, The
and a dinner—aash a diaasr as one
seldom sees. It MBs on a lenff taMa
laden with ths good thtafi thafle
goad house-wives know how to
prepare, and diao—ed with aash
ganuine hovitaHkr aa to make dm
meat timid M waleome.
The following program was eer-
28rd Psalm, by M, R
9 *
G. Baton;
9. C. Bnmt;
hf Ham J. & QrfSs*
Ott K. L. Vhhbmoa. Dr HW.
mrnk. Mm. B. F. HUM. Rgv.
F. O. 3. Curtis, and W. W. Smoak
Jr.
Mm, J. B. Padgett at the organ,
and a well-trained choir sang sever
al choice songs.
The day pa—ed off without a sin
gle thing to mar the pleasure, and
all are loud in their praises of this
Thanksgiving Day.
V Dm* ef C R Beach
Carloe H. Beach of Raveael died
the night af Dec. 24th at the home
of his mother,s MrsM C Beach,
near here. He had been side about
thre weefs, and was brought to his
mother’s with the hope that a
change would be beneficial, but
nothing could be done for him. Mr.
Boaeh was only 87 years old, and,
and was engaged in the mercantile
Cosiness at Ravenel, in which bux
ine— he had been successful.
£I1ie funeral services were condnct-
ad Christmas afternoon by Rev. F.
0- S. Curtis, with interment at Live
Oak Cemeetery. He leaven a wife
and infant six months old. The
Pro— and Standard spmpathizea
deeply with thoee bereft in the death
of Mr Baaeh.
Dance at Ehrhardt
Invitations have been issued for
the seventh annual dance, to be
given in Dennalley’s hall at Ehrhardt
onTuaaday evening, January 2nd.
Following are the committees in
charge of the affair:
Invitation committee—G. E. Rit
ter. H. S. Kearse, B. V. Kearse. H.
A. Kearse.
Hall committee, E. D. Dsnnelly.
Raymond Ehrhardt, C. E. Kinsey,
J. W. McGowan.
Committee on arrangements-—C.
H. Thomas, Horace Kearse, J, F.
Chaeaereeu, O. E. Kearse.
Reception committee—Laurie P.
McMiUian, 0.8. Kearse.
Floor manager—W. H. Ritter.
Chaperooee—Mrs. J. F.. Chaaser-
eeu. Mrs. Edward Folk, Mrs. C. E.
Kinsey, Mrs. G*B. Kearse.
Bamberg Herald.
HIGHLAND MARY.
r banka and braas and atraama
around
The castle o’ Montgomery.
Green ba your woods aod fair
your flowers.
Tour waters never drumlte!
There simmer first unfauld her robes
And there the lansest tarry.
For there I took the last fareweel
O' my sweet Hlsbland Mary.
How sweetly bloom-d the ray green blrk.
How rich the hawthorn’s blossom.
As underneath their frejrrant shade
I clasped her to my bosom!
The rolden hours on angel wings
Flew o’er me and my dearie.
For dear to me as light and Ufa
Was my sweat Highland Mary.
WV.mony a vow and locked embraoa.
Our parting was fu’ tender,
And. pledging aft to meet again.
Wa tore oursels asunder.
But. oh, fell Death’s untimely frost.
That nipped my flower see early!
Now green’s the aod and cauld’s the oh
That wraps my Highland Mary)
Oh. pale, pale how thorn rosy Ups
I aft ha s kissed aae fondly,
Aod dosed for ay* the sparkling glaa—
That dwalt on me —a kindly.
And moMertng now In afloat dust
That heart that Wed me dearty.
But son within my bosom’s ears
■hall Use my* HlgHland Mary!
The DMfleuft Handshake.
It to a difficult matter, this of ahafe
tef hands. To start with. It to BOt
always easy to know whether to shahs
hoods, or simply bow, or svuo Just
•cotter a guntla smllo around. Books
of adquotte davots pac— to tha hood
shako. How—, If ooo dad das to da
It, than Twuru wall 1w—o done quick
ly. Lot tha action ba swift aod brtsC
Oloba.
of tho
— o OWt.
by tha etty fathers of tho Uttlo
towo of Alter, whom sock
•M te tho ptohhs Hmsotei
svury sprteg two pteots
ter. lospoetors Ot tha aod of
N. R,
Faria, af
to tho
a wod of pop— Mi Iftog ou
or af tha wuaddkod at h— hs
nr tfcay aoma th—u te o
Rah tha oars she shol