The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, January 29, 1908, Image 1
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VOL. XXX.
WALTHRBORO* S. C., JANUARY 29, 19^8.
NO. 23
The Small Farms.
yM<!, we elve you tlie eiperieur# of I>r
0 I (ireen, of roiut Peter, in Oitletborpe
We like to *ee our large farmers, Oonu'y, Georgia He eoM hid fftrm thi*
ft 1 tor over fifty dollar* per acre, and
is srMng *0 buy him a Urg-r one. Oa a
fifty acre < r >p tbi* year he produced tba
following:
ou
to
to
E.
prosperous sod doing good work
s large scale, but oar sympathies and
interest are equajly with the »mall
farmers. In fact the general pros
perity of our country and the de-
Telopmentoi rural comities depend
mate largely upon this class than
any other. We have not yet learned
what a few acres can be made to
noe t and oar final 1 farmers must
raged along three lines—1,
inh their land; 2, to grow a
▼ariety of crops and 3, to
and enlarge their mental scops,
narrowness and poverty
and person go hand in hand,
before the holidays we went up
a small Tilige in hall
, six miles loath of Gsinsvillr,
through the kindness of Mr.
Hughes, one of oar subscribers*
ere shown over s fertile and
;j owned and worked by a lot of
land-owners. Here we found a
mnch more level and fertile
thought the “Hill Country”
ed. The farmers are dung
•oan good work, bat they are only
juM' awakening to the possibilities
that lie within their grasp Our
fayorite poet, llobert Burns, says,
“How blest the solitary’s lot.
Who all*forgetting, all forgot,
Within his humble cell,
Tbs oarven wild with tangled roots,
Bits o’er bis newly gathered fruits,
Beatde his crystal well,”
And so we say, “How blest the
small farmer’s lot,’ whose ambition
is to make fertile his' ground, and to
grew snocessfully the many crops it
will prodace, so that he may hav* a
home indeed, and a sufficient income
we
18 acres celfon made him 16 ha’e%
14 acres coru muld mm 4 j0 baahels,
Wtiibed.
fi acre* wheat made him 65 buitoela.
16 acr«sa onta made him :U? 1-2 b jah-
els tbarvbel.
Heat ice his peavioe hay off his oat and
wheat land.
A man can live and rear his family
bv ibis kind of farming. We trust molt
will be stim>ila>ed to follow alt exatopls.
—Southern Cultivator.
Our Cdumbia Letter •
Another week’s work of the
eral assembly is ended, and atd look
beck over the two weeks and undefh
has been,done, Ibloah for the vei
small amount of actual work.
Judge Gary has been relected
the Supreme bench without op 1
tion and Colonel Rob’t Aldrich
Henry W Grady on Whiskey
The advent of prohibition in
Georgia and the closing of the
saloons and whiskey houses
brings to memory tble prohibition
speech made by Henry W Grady
before 8,000 people in a ware
house in Atlanta dcrfng the
local option campaign in Fulton
ceun*y inJSSS, \
That ^fcech of Mr Grady was
peibaps the most remarkble
address ever delivered
United States advocating ]%lu-
bition. It is known ae ^Grady’s
warehouse speech.” The extract
from this 8] each given below
has been used from that dgy to
this in placards, posters and
circulars, and in every other
St George Citizen Dead New Olive Drub Uniforms to be
St George. January 27:—Capt. 1 Shipped Soon.
L E Parler, a prominent merchant i In accordance with an order is-
of this place and Confederate soldier, sueti by the newly elected comand-
died in '^Columbia Sunday, and was in & officcr of the Regiment
buried here this morning. In the
death of Capt. Parler the town ard
community loss one of its staunchest
r Colonel S M Ward, drills will be
resumed by all the Companies com*
posing this Regiment commencing
citizens and a man who will be great* ,ast week in January
^ vwu ghape | wheWT#r tb® »IOhU>ition
take to give you a sketch of whdt qne§tjon has
this country.
been agitated * m
It hat been trans
lated in all language® of the
world and can be aeen anywhere,
got»np in beautiful effect The
Capt. C. E. Sawyer. B. V. Tho
who by the way it a Colleton bo;
and D. B. Peufifoy were elected dt
rectors of the State Penitentiary.
We have had a spirited debate on
a marriage license law but it failed
to pass.
The bill to repeal the lien law has
i passed to a third reading by a ma-
! jority of three ' to one and it is
thought that it will easily pass the
| senate. This was the hardest fight
j that *e have had or are likely to
have, except the prohibit on measure.
Mr Smith has offered a bill to ex
tend the time for paving taxes and
and to provide the penalty.
Mr Goodwin has offered a bill to
put certain portions of the Warren
to rear his Children well and educate! and Bell townships under the opera-
uon ana isoionei kod t Aiancn oaf j , . -
the bench of the second Circuit over ® xtr * ck following waa the perera-
theas as they should be. Upou such
a farm yon always find substantial
barns, good pastures, grain growing
and live stock of all kinds. Here
you will find the land terraced,
Bermuda in the pasture au orchard
(or the korsts, good Jersey cows, bogs
snoogh to give him plenty most, and a
goodly nomber of chickens. A man may
be “cropping,’’ bnt he is not farming
without thsce. Be ahonld stand for all
that ia good upon the (am. However
poor a farmer may be and limited his
acies, we want to aee him working ou
the right line*—making a lew acres
richer eeth yeer, terracing this field,
stopping a Wash hare, draining this pie :e
o(wet land, pm ting out a few fruit
trees, starting s berry psteta. putting in
more grain or grass, baying some better
tools, getting a better strain of cows,
hogs or chickens, painting bis bouse,
dniag something to plant his feet firmly
epo® higher ground this y ear then they
were the last
Oa acoout of oar having plenty of land
sad the ease with which s home stead is
obtained in oar country, oar farmers do
not appreciate their heritage, nor do
they draam of the poasibiliues within
each sore of Southern soil. We mast
lean more and get tq, practicing batter
msthods upon oar farms. We most begin
the, intensive system as our methods end
thn extensive as to the variety we
prodaoM. To make oar terms self-sas*
mining, and then have a variety of
surplus to sell is the true plan. The
demands of onv market are numerous;
lei’s supply them end keep the money
at heme. A lot of things will bring
amnay besides ootoa—con., oat#, hey,
hatter, meet, chickens, eggs, honey,
tpp»r‘. peaches, strawberries, raspberries
blackberries, cabbage, turnips, melons,
raateloapai. potatoes, and many mors.
The question is how many can you grow ?
While a farmer is strangling, to nolvs
them problems upon his farm, he should
aim be working for the educational and
moral apUft ot his oommunity. We do
net hold out to these smell farmers any
probability of becoming wealthy or ui
ohieio seine the advantages that
dev and trade holds oat to ih«ir sac
bat we mj •• Christ
of Mary—you have chosen the
part” and hava all within jonr
an that gone to make "Ufa worth
and H is your bounden doty to
i your sod yield her fall inersast-
ike yourselves a blessing to your
ly, to your community, ami to nil
"wffth whom yoa have to d*al and to do,'
larger yield and Improving
> farm*, you not only ghi • greater
iiaoome. bat your lend increases
md yon thereby add to year
lib. As an example of
turn oin bo? made to
tions of the general Stock Law, and
your hnmble servant has offered two
bills, one to authorize the citizens of
Sheridan to* nship to open a public
road, which bill tne solicitor held up
and advised against it and I have
n amendment * the wood yrtloudriliet
law in Colleton, which remodells the
present law and 1 think will give us
a satisfactory road system. If it be
comes a law I will send you a full
tion of the address that electri
fied the audience and which waa
followed by an ovation the like
of which has never been seen in
the Sonth:
Tonight it enters an humble
home to strike the roses from a
woman’* cheek and tomorrow it
challenges this re] t.Llic in the
halls of congrers.
Today it strikes a crust from
the lips of a starving child and
tomorrow levies tribute fromj
ti'e government itself.
I'hereo is no cottage humble
enough to escape it no palace
strong enough tp shut it out.
It defies the Jaw when it can
not coerce suffrage.
It is flexible to cajole, but
merciless in victory.
It is the mortal enemy of
pea<*e and order, the despeller of
men and terror of women, the
•badowa the faces of
ly missed. For a number of years
he served in the Legislature'of his
Stat ? and then as county superinten*
ent of education. Afterwards he
was elected to the Constitutional
Convention from Colleton County,
When Dorechester County was
formed he was elected treasurer
and held that position for four
years. He was always identified
with those interests that tended to
the progressiveness and upbuilding
of his oommunity. county aa-f State.
As a soldier in the cause of the
Southern Confederacy in Hampton’s
Legion he was gallant and brave
and did good service for the cause
that was always'dear to his heart.
Hi# funeral this morning Was At
tended- by a large concourse of
friends and relatives. His burial
was under the Masonic Order, assis
ted by the Knights of Pythias. He
was a loyal member of these organi
zations. - News and Courier.
The Heyward Riflemen, being In
this Command, will hold their next
drill on Friday the 31st Inst. This
Regiment was highly complimented
by Gen. Boyd, in hit annual report
for their good work during the last
encampment on Sullivans Island,
where they learned to handle the
big mortar guna at the Forts.
Through the efforts of Captain
Fishbume, a Rifl# Benge is to be
constructed here’ for the use of the
local company. Arrangements have
been made with the authorities in
Columbia and the wofk
commenced immediately. This frill,
no doubt, he of greet behiftt tip ,the
men, whs ere enthosi&etie over 4hq
prospect end it will ensbte ttefokm
compete successfully witfc other
rifle teems when shooting tor places
on the State Rifle Teemin'Cheiles-
ton. 0 ^
The Range will be constructed on
land owned by Hon. J. E. Peurifoy,
who has generously loaned it for
this purpose. This site will render
News From Smoaks
'Editor Press and Standard:—It is
very evident tha the people dont
like the commutation tax law. It ia
the best puddle hole supporting law
we know of. I say this without any
^ntent to cast a reflection on any
body 1 believe our legislatora did
what they thoght was best, but if it
is to be executed in future like it <
has been in past, it won’t do much
for the upbuilding of the public
roads.
Some sfw mill men have said that
the saw mill men should be made
pay for tearing up the roads. But
in order to pull the man who has
not any property by commutation
tax they let the property owner go
free if the man who has the property
cant pay anything for the upbuild
ing of roAds how can the man Who
hasn’t any propeftyT—l dont mean
to say that 1 am in favor of the foot
roadster going free. He should pay*
in pnopartipn to his ps&of row). The
law .semis (deficient in that it hae.
no means of execution. . Some oay
it is the treasurers duty -to send Cut
executions and be says maybe it ia
some dneelse's duty; ’’
Eveidently this law wil( be amend
ed, There is room for all Amendment.
The roads are very boggy and mu
cilaginous, almost impossible. This
miserable condition of the roads has
Program For Toachors Mooting,
The following is the program of the
teachen meeting. Feb. 8. 1908.
Opening prayer—Rev. F. O. 8. Curtis.
Paper—Arithmetic in the Rum I gome time ago, will be shipped in the
Schools—Prof L P. Kilgore. course of the next two months, so
• AMrew-Rev. TO. 8. Curtl. that when thig company leaves Wal-
k ethrxls for a Model School—Prof- . . • r i r o
n .. terboro in July for the Summer
It-PON n( .....I m.ftio? Encampment t o oe held on Sullivan,
Island, they will present as neat and
target shooting perfectly safe, the : been brought almost wholly by the
balls losing themselves in the swamp, saw mill and timber men yet they
The Olive Drab Uniforms, for j go free. Is it right? It seems to
which measurements were taken 1 ftie the property should be taxed.
But the lean lank horse should
not be made pull more than his
quota. If I’m wrong I am open to
conviction and willing to redroa
School Improvement Association.
children, the demon that has dog
more graves and sent more souls
unshived ,o judgment them all
, the pestilences that have wasted
text of the bill, which I .JioDe you,^
•M , , ’ , , Y life since God rent the plagues
will publish for the benefit of your j, ^
to Egypt, and ail the wars since
re Mr Goodwin has also offered a Jo8bua etood Jericho *
)ill to require the board of registra- It come# to ruin and it shall
tion to open their books one day at profit mainly by the ruih of your
each voting precinct, that is more sons and mine,
than teu miles form the county seat. It comes to mislead human
A New Firm.
H. A. Bailry of Weeks, and T. K.
Buchan;'u have leased the bottling
works, plant and building formerly
occupied by the. walterboro Bottling ; f or while these encampments
work, .ml wiil oowIdci ther. the mina. invo j ve work and attention to duty
fnctnre and rale ot soft drinks. Mr.
Bailey has moved his family to town.
These young men will doubt lees make
soldierly appearance as any in the
State. :
The enlistment of some of the
men expeires tl is year but the offi
cers of the company feel well assur
ed that there will be no gaps in the
Mr Dowling of Hampton has a
till to repeal the “Seed Cotton Li-
cens” law.
Mr Smith will introduce a bill to
abolish the “Bureau of Immigra
tion.”
The city Charleston was represent
ed a few days ago by a committee
with a petition praying to the Legia-
atureto grant to that city the right
to regulate the sale of whiskey by a
license system. This petition will
be promptly knocked out of course.
We have had some trouble with
the matter of the North Augusta
dispensary, a resolution condemning
it passed the house one day and the
next day it was reconsidered and
killed. It remains to be seen what
will be done with with it.
There is a whole batch of prohibi
tion bilb and amendments to the
Cary-Cothran law now on the calen
dar and the house will take up the
question of prohibition in the next
few days and I will report this as it
develops.
The Hon. J. E. Peurifoy, Hon. J.
M. Smith, Cap’t. E. L. Fishburne
andJ. C. Hiott $K|. have visited
Columbia during the tension.
Yours trutet J* B. Dodd. *
Columbia, Jan. 27.
Mr and Mrs H. B. Yarn of Savan
nah have leased the old tobeeco
farm near town and have moved
there. Mr Yarn has been in the em
ploy of the railroad, but his wife’s
health demanded a change of climate.
The Merry-Go-Round that has been
here for sometime, will continue to
run, while the other parts of the
shews are not in performance.. The
Merry-Go-Round will be here for
three Peek’s. They will nm on
fair days and Saturdays; listen for
Che whistle.
souls and to crush human hearts
under its rumbling wheels.
•It comes to bring gray-haired
mothers down in shame and sor
row to their graves.
It comes to change the wife’s
love „into despair snd her pride
into shame.
It comes to still the laughter
on the lips of little children.
It comes to stifle all the music
of the home and fill it with
silence and desolation.
It comes to rain your body and
mind, to wrech your home, and
it knows it must measure its
prosperity by the swiftness and
certainty with which it wrecks
the world.
In the soft and dreary twilight
Memories sweet of long ago.
Like forgotten strains of music
Come bock to me soft smljow.
Once kg*in, I bear their voices
See the loved ones as of yore.
And their songs and foots cheer me
For I loved them keg ago.
Sweet to foot that they who loved ns
From their blest abode on high.
Waft to ns a benediction
And oa wings of love draw nigh.
Once again in borne celestial
They will greet me as of yore.
When the household reunited
Will be broken never more.
a «.
* —R
Walterboro Jan nary 29 1908.
The Brown Furniture and Hard
ware Co, have added sevUral feet to
the aide of their hardware depart
ment on
growth in
quite a success of their business.
Serious Fire At Hampton
Hampton, January 27:—One’of
the most disastrous fires that has
ever visited Hampton occurred last
night between 10 and 11 o’clock,
totally destroying the building,
pressesandnearly allof the material
of Ithe Hampton County Guardian,
owned by Fx-Governor Miles B. Mc-
Sweeney, the offices of Robert R
Sizer & Co. owned by Senator W S
Smith, twO'Sma’l stores and two
small dwellings, all on Lee avenue,
the principal street. The loss is
estimated at $10,000. About half of
this is covered by insurance. The
fire originated in one of the small
buildings, and its origin is unknown.
—News and Courier.
they combine a great deal that is
enjoyable and highly interesting.
There will be two South Carolina
Regiments on the encampment this
Summer which will make possible
manoeuvres which were impossible
last year because of the small num
ber ol men.
Saturday night after attending a
hot supper on Mr Gruber’s farm
near town, a crowd of negro men
and boys returning began, it is
claimed, to shoot at a tree with their
pistols, In some way Fred Bailey
got shot in the hip by Jimmie Als
ton. Alston claimes it was acciden
tal, but it seems the two liad had
some words and there is some doubt
as to its beieng accidental, so much
so that magistrate Bryan committed
him to jail, to await developments.
The ball is still in Byiley’n hip.
It will be recalled that Alston
stabbed and killed Gilbert Jenkins
Honor Roll.
The following subscribers have
started the New Year right by pay
ing thir subscription. Is your name
on this i oil?
every wrong.
Mr Editor I havent much news to
write; the negroes had a prank near
Smoaks Saturday night. It result
ed in two being shot before the
chaotic uproar ceased. One being
futaliy wounded the other being
burnt badly by a ball stiking chin
making a desagreeable chin wound.
APS.
C K Breland,
W P Gatch,
J C Harrison.
W A Smith,
J E J Crosby,
Jesse Drew,
Alonza Elliott,
J M Crosby,
BLVarn.
J I Garvin,
J A Willis,
P M Padgett,
BN Beech,
G w Ackerman,
C w Drawdy,
J. F. Kinsey,
Mrs G. A. Sauls,
Mrs E H Dowling,
Miss Mamie Rice,
Mrs M«f‘Kearse,
Mrs J E Smith,
C K Hiers,
H A Crosby,
L C Smith,
A C Sanders,
S M Clayton,
J E Kinsey,
H W Saunders,
B B Avant,
W S Weeks,
B P Hooker,
J Thom ley,
A. N. Smoak
E. Mitchell
Baas w. williams,J. E. Benton
Rdklie AckennanA. A. Yam,
S. w. Bridge.
C. J. Reynolds,
F. F. Rivers,
L. N. Yon,
Robt Kohn.
G. W. Crosby.
F. M. Thomas,
R. E. Hickman,
C. W. Breland.
R. B. Kinard,
B. H. Drawdy,
J. F. Strickland.
T. W. Reeves,
A. P. Washington
W. J. Newton,
B. W. Goodwin,
Rev. I. Crosby,
C. C. Harrison,
tfc of Mrs E E Cannon .
How it saddens our hearts to
bear of the deaths of so raup!’
of our dear old brethren wHoae
lives have b^en swell brilliant
lights to tho worldt And now
we think of the dear sister above
mention who after 41 years, in
the happy honn of her hnsband,
with her six children, was called
to pass over the river on the Ilth
inst in the C£th year of her age.
She was a devoted ;wife, a
loving mother, a kind neighbor,
and in all, and above all was a
faithful Christian. It was my
privelega to be her pastor for
about 27 years and to know her
as a Christian was a blessing to
anyone. Wecannotbut sympa
thize with those of her loved
ones left behind.
And yet we have the blessed
assurance that their loss, is her
everlasting gain; so let us not
weep as those who have no hope.
8 W A.
seeking space, it
in this section ou
Hon. J. S. Griffin,H. R. Martin,
E. C. Beach. J. K. Beech,
in Feb. 1904, for which he was ac-. A*. W. Thompson, J. B. Beach,
quitted. Both negroes
eighteen years old.
C. Singleton,
J. D. Connor,
r«s om rstholirlfy
On Thursday evening at 8 o’clock a
lecture course on subjects ot Uatbslic
belief will open at the Catholic
are about jw • R* Hoff,
R. F. Carter,
T. P. Riser, W. W. Driggers,
E. F. Wilson. J* Z. Harrison,
JJO. Griffin, T. W. Benton,
Rev. J. R. Smith, J. M. Reynolds,
CTP. Fishbume, C. P. Hiers,
Chapel.
Thei
lecturer will be Rev. Jot. F.
Mahogney, ApostObite liiasioary. He
ia an eloquent talker and bis hearers
will be mach pleased no doubt with
him. Father Mahogany has lectured
in many of our huge cities, and no
doubt the most of ns have read the
feroibis comments ol the press
Thepublic is aameettyinvited. The
leetores wiU he firee, and the subject#,
such at to give i a formation. Tbs fol
lowing subjects will be treated;
Thursday, Is ene ChTirch as good as
anochsrf Friday, Confession, or can
iveSstordiv. Shall
Bible Game Us? Bat*
sy, W hy I am a Catholic. °
$ ■
G. S. Clark,
T. R. Maher,
C. W. PeHum,
T. J. Reeves.
J. F. Hiott,
CM.Walter.
F Padgett,
H S Ackerman.
J D Ackerman.
Jule M Avant,
MW. W. Cone was a very happy
man Saturday. He enjoys a bliss
Washington neve ‘
of bring father of a 9 lb. boy. The
boy's grandfather, R. E. Jones, feels
about as important as the real father.
These little rosebuds of happiness do
bring joy to any home—and cares.
spent Sunday
• the guest
in tiie
D. J.
P. J. Lucas
low count:
Chaplin. Mrs Lucas and
who have been visiting Mr Chaplin
Dote, From Sidney
Editor Press and Standard- Here
comes mure newt ■
rained abundance
last Saturday. Roads an^ahnost im
passable m this section.
Mr Charley Grace, of WiJterbeie
spent to day with friends in this sss-
tionacd went banting and carried
plenty of game bach with him.
■ Rev JM Craven of Walterboro will
preach at Bethany on Saturday at
eleven o’clock before the fourth Sun
day in" each month and on Sunday
at four o'clock P. M. -
Mrs C Mr J aquas of Oottsgevitte
visited relatives, in this section an .
Tuesday.
D B tad Jahn Hill vis>ts(| vela,
lives at BesvcsviUe on last Bnadary.
Mr B G Weeks of Round was ip M
this wevwti last Sunday.
Several from this
tbs Smith big show, at bt George
last Weak. Messrs land 0 G Bridge
nad botineas ia Wattsrbero on Sat.
turday. B L Beach want to
on Thursday, Mr and Mrs
Berry visited the ’formerufttberamr.
Brsncbville last Saturday. Wo are
expecting wedding balls tdt
again soon. Willi bent
Press and Standard. v3ssl
Bound Jan. 19th*
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