The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, March 11, 1908, Image 1
tm and standard.
VOL. XXX.
WALTERBORO, S. C, MARCH u, 1908.
NO. ? 9
j. B. D. TELLS OF ELECTION- One-Horse Power Farmer*.
To the Press and Standard:
I believe I promised to pve you
,account of last session of the
_ Jitmre when we met to elect a
(ted States Senator, but if I had
>wn the magnitude of sucn a
would haYO iuade no such
uww, g
'fWl
Boa^ it would nacaaState a ecmtin-
“ ~ wr^ a week for
itha. 80that land
1 will have to be content
with a touch here and there in the
nigh places and peas on to other
matter*.
The General Assembly met on
Tuesday at 7.45 p. .m.. and began
immediately to ballot for a success
or to Senator Latimer, debased.
The candidates who were nomina
ted during the contest' were as fol
lows : Frank B. Gary of Abbeville,
The plain truth is that, not tven
excepting the need of diversified
crops and more attention to general
stock raising, the main reason why
we are making only $353 worth of
lucts on enah farm in this
tptired with $1,152 worth
on each Iowa farm is thatdowtfhere
the farmer work* his brain with
one-horse-power while in Iowa we
find farming done by two, three,
and even four hone-power brains.
What 1 mean is illustrated by the
simple faCi that if one man with a
two-horse cultivator can cultivate
two rows at a time, while with oner
horse plows it would require two
men and two horses, then it is p’ain
that the one-horse man is operating
brains with one-horse power, and
substitute two, three and even four-
horse power.—Extract from an ad
dress by Editor Clarence,H. Poe. of
The Progessive Farmer, before
Sampaon Countv Cotton Growers’
Association.—The Progressive Far-
Utter Frcm J D
Editor Preas and Standard:—I sup
pose the political pot will soon be
bulling. Una important question
before the people of CoUetoo County
is Dispensary or no Dispensary. The
whiskey question has been an im
portant one for ages past. I know
that fifty years ago Judge O’Neal
was very much commended for hi*
cnnstian principles and he was fori
temperance and prohibition, and tall Ison made
ACCIDENTAL KILLING
u Prominent Fanner Mortally
Wounded Accidentally with
W Pistol
Last Tuesday evening about 7
o’clock at Cottagevillc, B. E. Jack-
son was srijdmtajlj abot
0, Jaquga. Jr, |%^t|a
this Wound death resulted
morning at 6 o’clock. t
It seems that Mr Jackson had
gone over to the home of Mr Jaques
and while there they were looking
at 4 pistol. While it was in Mr
Jaqnos's hands it went qfL the ball
striking Mr Jackspn la the lower
abdomen. All was done for the
wounded man possible, but it was of
■* avail. Before he died Mr Jack-
a statement to the effect
List of Jurors
March 23.«
FIRST WEkk.
J. D. Yarn,
Mike Fox,
Walker of Georgetown., Mauldin of hi§ brain with one-horse power, the cnmians should take the same stanu that the shooting wais entirely aeci-
W^Tra B.’ Jores oTThe° Supreme cultivator man with two-horsfe pow- j W ny they Should sacrifice principled Altai and absolved Mr Jaques of
H. M. Tuten,
D. H, Willis.
H. P. Sineath,
I. W, Reeves.
Bench, Sheppard of Edgefield, Nish er
of Spartanburg, Lieut. Gavernor . 1 traveled out West last summer,
McLeod. Smith of Colleton,- Lee of i a hd my friend Mr C. C. Moore, of
Sumter, Senator Graydon, Oo 1 er of Ctton Association, traveled all
Dai 1 ngton and perhaps others whom
I do not now recall.
The ballotting continued through
the week until 2.15 o’clock on Fri
day w’hen F. B. Gary was elected on"
the 17th ballot. During this time,
however, we rested long enough to
elect an I nsurance Commissioner to
fill the office recently created, and
one Mr. McMaster was the happiest
man in Columbia when tins election
was declared, for this job carries
with it a salary of twenty-five hun
dred and all round good time.
This departmen. carries with it a
all blame in the matter. Mr Jaques
is disconsolate and takes the death
of his relative and friend very hard.
Thr entire community is saddened
at work, while on the other hand,
in the Middle West through which 1
traveled last summer, one of our
favorite one-horse plows for land
breaking would be as much an
object of curiosity as your grand-
. father’s sickle for cutting wheat,
missing link incur State government j WM j n j owa ^ nee d e d little more
which will prove to be of great val- ‘ . . ... , -
uetothMe who are intereeted in to explam why they are matang
fire or life insurance. three times as much par farm as we
Just as we had finished the elec- 1 make, when I was told that by
tion and thought we were ready to actual statisticSi Wlth one-half the
go home and never think again of! l,„,^
the Legislature, or its work until we number ^ 1 ave ;
should go to the polls next summer they work five times the number of
to elect our successors, the Govern- horses. Down here where the
or sent in a special message recom-. farmer multiplies his brain by only
mending that the General Asse
lor the revemfe on politics, it is (fit
neult to see. We nave tried the
•vniskey business in the groggery,
High License, Slate Dispensary,
over the Southern States. Mr now County Dispensary, with what: by this tragedy, and everyone sym-
Moore says that in a fourteen-day results? See ho v it has corrupteu pathizes with the family of the de
trip in the States between North our state. ila» it made our people j ceased and the unfortunate young
Carolina and the Mississippi River he any 1 better citizens? Alter all, is man who is responsible fo* this sad
saw only three two-horse cultivators mere any material improvement ending of a usetul life.
w an those w ho use or those who sell ^ Jackson was a prominent farmer
The following names were drawn
Monday to serve as jurors at the ap
proaching term of court, to convene
here March 23.»
SECOND WEEK.
A. L. Carter,
D. C. L. Hiers,
^.Carter, Sr.
FS WoS
W. F. Copeland,
C. F. Avant,
E. A. Terry,
_ H.W. Ritter.
T. G. W. Broxton,Geo. J. Hacker,
J. 0. Griffin, L. I. Richardson.
D. Q. Towles.
W. F. Bishop,
C, D. Stewart,
Eugene Jtinard,
O. t\ Fisk,
J.J.Sineati, -
W. E. O’Bryan.
A. E. Martin,
J. K.’Standtield,
J. A. Baugett,
P. M. Weeks, .
J. G. Reeves,
j J . i. Seigier,
h’. P. Seass 1 ,
Ashton.
John S. Heyward,
D. B. Brehnd, ‘
O. S. Smith,
Gtiatoa Mmnis, <
J. C.'Carter,
A. B. Carter,
G. W. Hoff,
J. D. Risher,
J. L. Hickmam
L. C. Beach,
Angus Barnes,
0. li. Patrick,
W. R. Mandiier,
J. C, Guess,
Our citizens are pleased to see our
valuable Merchant, B L Jones,
again behind his counters. Mr Jones
is a hustler; he can not be even
burned out,
Mrs Maggie Hiers
Lucy Brabham wIlLopefi
Mrs Effie Sousa will be-in ter i
•tore on main St. next week, otfl! tfi
the millinery line.
Lumber is on the lot fgf * tyrp
story store on main St. for DrCarfear
and Co . ... . ...
MrJ L Stanley is
J. E. W. Morris, H. J. Bailey,
»mbly
take such steps as might be neces
sary to take the State Dispensary
affair out of the hands of the Fed
eral Court, which would have kept
us another week, but the recommen
dation was refused and the Govern
or’s me^sfige'received as informa
tion. •
Now just a word about the whis
key situation in Colleton, and I will
stop for a whole week. The law
provides for an election this sqmmer
along with the primary, to decide
the question of Dispensary or Pro
hibition, and now brethren prohibi
tionists, we have the. opportunity of
a life time to rid our beloved coun
ty of the* curse of rum. It behooves
us to get busy and keep busy until
the election in August?
Some one has said, “If at first you
don’t succeed just keep suckin till
you do suck seed.” But remember
If we do not succeed next August
there will be no chance for any
more “suckin” (except rum suckin)
for the next four years, and now
while we have this opportunity I en
treat you, I pray you, come to the
rescue and let us every one do our
part and leave no stone unturned to
crown with victory this last effort.
And now for a plan of action. I
have no authority to call a meeting,
but let me suggest that we meet on
the first Monday in April in Waiter-
boro to inaugurate a campaighn, and
if ten citizens of the county will
second this motion through The
Press and Standard next week, the
meeting »ill be called.
I understand that court will be in
session at that time, and if so, we
will not be able to use the Court
House, but I will ask the editor to
secure a place for the meeting. Some
one of Hie p:stors of the town would
do * good Hung and aid in a laud«-
bls undertaking if he should tender
the auditorium of his church for this
one-horse power, he uses an eight-
foot harrow and one horse; in Iowa,
where the farmer works his brain
with from two to four horse-power,
he uses a twenty-foot harrow whit
three horses drawing it. In other
words, he multiplies his own strength
by that of three hot ses and does two
and one-half times the work of the
Southern farmer, this explaining, in
a large measure why he makes over
tw’o and one-half times as much
salable produce.
it.' Nothing good can be said in its
lavor. Who will defend just such a
business? Those who oppose it
snouid meet with consideration by
me voters of our County, The beat
people of our County oppose it; our
ministers and all Christian people,
Doth men and women, who are
working for the upbuilding ot
character and purity, stand against
it, and what they ask is give prohi
bition a chance. Our people snouid
organize and band together for
eiieciive work, and by God’s help,
will drive this monster evil from our
country, What say you ?
J. D. Ackerman.
Cottagevillc, March il.
J. L."Stanley,
A. K. B. Smith,
W . W’. Slights,
J. T. Polk.
George Garvin,
B. G. Hyrne,
B, G, Smith,
F. M. Morns,
M. W’. Brown,
W'. N. Jaques,
in the Cottagevillc section. He was
45 years old, and leavef a wife and
six children. He wa« related t j Mr
Jaques and was on the most friendly
terms with him. j u Kinsev
Mr Jaques is a son of the former £ Martin
county supervisor, Jn«. O. Jaques. | p j ’ i
The funeral w'as held Friday, and 1 ' ‘
the remains interred at the old Fox
burying grounds, near Cottagevilie.
Rev E D
FQB Writes Again.
Editor Press and Standard —In
my last communication in your
paper. 1 spoke of having been a
"Looker ofi in Vienna” (not Venice,
as you had it printed).
i here are* many things that need
"Tetorni in our County, and the Press
, . . „ . , ... is an important factor in bringing
A friend was tellemg me only thu, atx)ut tt)at resull You have Dwn
the means, heretofore, in a fearless
C. J. Lk-ach, t
VV. W. Bryan,
S. J. Hurt man,
N. N. Nettles, Jr.
B. W. Goodwin,
F. G. Lemacks,
J. C. kmard,
1). McKay Allston
E. B. Way,
J. D. Colson.
(JKAND JVRORS.
M, F. Hoats,
C. R. Strickland,
S. J- Rumph,
F. M. smith,
B. F, Kinsey,
R. L. Fraser.
let me hear from .you next
. if it k only two lines to any.
T second the call for a Prohibition
aieetiqg,” and give your name.
And then let every prohibitionist in
the eoonty attend that meeting, and
• WnwiMstart right and end right.
I am toaks.for the fray, v
P. B.. Dodd.
Bound, March
Aaotter Col vict
Saturday afterucun. February 29th ,
Bichard Gregory eftiped from the
dwin gang. It*ppe r* that by a i or
MBgement of the gu in’a, one of them
il off each Saturday afternoon. This
jfcterday Guard PodgH' wee away,
Iteviag Guard Tnykn in charge of the
ftM# Gregory, taking t dvantage of
Guard Taylor wm some
r* walked off and te*
ko«i on the mm
zio nano arum
week of seeing one of our big plant
ers hauling fertilizer in six one-
horse carts with six men, when two
men with one four-horse wagon
would have done the work better.
Mr A. L. French, in a striking
article recently showed that on
many of our big cotton plantations
land is being plowed by the one-
horse system at a cost of two dollars
per acre, when the cost might be
steadily reduced by increasing the
number of horses until,, with the
gang plow system, the expense
would be only seventy-five cents per
acre.
Dr. Tait Butler told me only yes
terday 4>f seeing six one-horse plows
at work one one of our largest farms,
and said that this farmer had ex
actly three times as much labor as
he needed. }
And Dr. Butler agreed with me
that the biggest problem in bringing
Westerr profit to Southern farmers
is to bring our farmers to do their
executive work, their brain work,
with two or four horse-power in
stead of one-horse power.
We may be just as capable as the
Iowa farmer, but'We are not using
our capabilities—just aa you may
he as strong as I am, but if you’ uw
a frow in trying to cut wood and I
use a sharp axe, there is no question
as to which will have the biggest
woodpile. We may have just aa
much brains as our JYestern brother,
but if he runs ours by three-bom
power and we run ours by one-horse
power—w'11, we shall find that our
being too slow herd meets the same
punishment such slowness usually
does in .the West
He had sand in his craw.
But was alow on the draw,—
So they burled him undei
daisiea.”
I repeat—and I would
it above anything das in this ad-
inlkftM*
manner in dealing v ith matters of
interest to our people. This being
‘Election Year” there can be no
better time to start a campaign for
reform, and to accomplish this it
will be necessary to have a concert
of action by our good people wno
,ve the general welfare of the
county at heart. In cleaning out
the "Augean Stables” and doing
what our Grand Juries can not ac
complish, and which our Legislators
seem to be unwilling to tackle. The
citizens are vested with ample power
by our Statutes to examine into our
county affairs when they think that
such examination is needed, and a
law and order association could ren
der more effective service than those
who have political axes to grind,
especially when the presentments of
tke Grand Jury of our county were
ignored and treated with contempt
in their efforts to compel the servants
of the people to do their duty, as
will fully appear by the records filed
in the Clerk’s offiee.
There are some object lessons that
could be presented fttr investigation
our “Cotton Mitt” and the ‘‘Green
Pond, Walterboro and Branchville
R. R.” (a-misnomer) as it turned
out. These and many other matters
tyat have transpired and are daily
transpiring in our midst, to tne de
triment of the interest of our citi
zens. Our legislators andfeounty offi
cers should be elected from parties
who join copetency as well as|popu
iarity. in their composition; who
should know and 1 discharge their
duties according to laws laid down
for tteir guidance, and who should
not be s'law unto tteimeives.
I will give you aoma itmaa teortiy,
if youdsireit, wfaiehiequirslooldag
afist
Walterboro, Bar. 9. F. G. B.
Union Meeting-
The First Union Division of the
Colleton Assocation will meet with
Pine Grove church, No 2, on Fri
day morning before the fifth Sunday
in March at ten o’clock.
Introductory sermon by
Craven, 11 o’clock, Organization of
Union, appointment Of Committees,
and Miscellaneous Business.
Saturday Morning
10 o’clock, Devotional Exercises
conducted by Rev. J. M. Craven. »
First subject for discussion. The
pastor’s duty to his church. Speaker
Rev. W. R. Hiott, and Brother
G. W. Way.
Second subject. The Sunday
Schools relation to the church. Is it
independent in its management.—
Speakers Rev. B. F. Halford, and
Brother J. B, Dodd.
Sunday morning’
Missionary Sermon to be preached
by Rev. B. F. Halford.
The Second Division will meet
with the Walterboro church on Sat
urday morning before the fifth Sun
day at 10 oclock.
Service of song for 30 minntes.—
Introductory sermon by Rev S
W Ackerman.
Organization of Union, and Order
of Business.
Afternoon Session.
3. 30 o’clock. Devotional Exer
cises, 4 o’clock Interpretation of
Matthew 22: 21, by Deacon M. R.
Stone. ,
Subject for Discussion. The
Union’s duty in rtspect to its future
development along the line of grea
ter efficiency for service.—Speaker,
Deacon W. C. Brant.
Sunday Morning
10 o’clock Service of Song.
10. 30 Address : The Teacher’s
Problem, Rev. F. O. S. Curtis.
Missionary sermon by Rev. J. R.
Smith. „ ,'
The several Missionary Societies
of the churches, will please send
Representatives from their Societies,
to attend a meeting to be held Sat
urday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the
church. Ihi Primary Department
Room will be used for the meeting.
By the Committee.
Geo. W. Way.” 4
Joseph Langdale.
Henry Givens
I. E. Strickland,
J. T. Garris,
J. E. Harper,
The following grand jurors hold
over from last year:
W. H. Hiers, J. J. Folk,
W. M. Fender, R. B, McMillan,
Burrell Mills, W. D. Smoak.
Jurors will be drawn March 21,
for the third week of court com
mencing April 6.
■■
A Sad DeatIF.
At the dawn of day on Monday,
Febrnary 17th, the Angel of Death
passed his stickening rod over the
hearts in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R, D. Carter, of Ruffin, and removed
froffi their midst their precious little
son, Shaffer, after an illness of only
three days. He suffered during his
illnes, but never refused to take any
thing that was given him. He said
”1 am going home” and asked for
Mr. Crosby to sing, It was so hard
to stand beside him and see him die.
How deeply little Shaffer is mourned
by those who were nearest and dear
est to him, to whom his life was so
precious. He Is missed by his school
mates. The chain is now broken.
When the other boys were at play
you could find Shaffer at home with
Mama, but now his place ui vacant
and can never be filled; we can hear
his voice on this earth no more. May
his dear parents, brothers and sis
ters let their trust in the Lord be
complete, knowing that God is too
good to be unkind and too wise to
make a mistake. It is hard to give
up Shaffei, but God knew best. His
precious heart has been saved from
sorrows which must fall to the lot of
mankind and for him there is no
fear, for Christ has said “Suffer lit
tle children to come unto me, for of
such is the kingdom of Heaven.”
We laid him to rest in Risher grave
yard beside his infant brother, who
had passed away only six weeks be
fore. There he shall sweetly sleep
until the roortai shall put on immor
tality and kindred and friends all be
re-unit:8 in the home of God's peo
ple. By God’s grace we can all see
nim again, where parting is no more
and where no farewell tear is shed.
Take thy rest, we loved thee, but
God loved thee best.
Aunt Sallie.
March 10.1908. .
After a lingering Ulneas pf several
months Charles Heyward of Ham*
bvrg piiptittlon near White Hall
He was intenred Monday at
Mr,
-aa — *.9 _ a
iPcaicBtion *v
Outlet Deputy Rogers of Beaur
porta of the county attended the
serviecs which embraced also the in
stallation of officers for the new
lodge. J. E. Mooce acted as Deputy
GrS»d Master; M. P. Howell as
GiandJunior Warden; JS. T. H.
pretty dwelling hrt Rail Road ty*,
Ashton is building and doing husa .
ness too. Trams-, of wagons far •
weeks have been hauling fertHizeft
from this point’and fines of box 'clu^
are switched off’constantly.
’ We art* glad to write thej farmers
are not taking their hoys from
school so readily this year to makfe
1 iarm hands. The boys need to be in
school. The fathers see that they
cant get an education during the
Xmas months.
Mr. Alex, Carter and son, Melvin
have made Ashton their horn?.
Miss Ivy Moris of C. F, S. Bam
berg, paid her parents a visit Snnday.
Mrs. W. D. Berry and children.
Elise artd Effie, are visiting rel
atives and friends at 8moaks-
Mrs W. N, Jones is visiting reU
atives and friends in Walterboro
this week,
Mrs W, O, Jones and children
visited Mr. F. J. Barry’s home at
Smoaks last week.
Mr Jno Thomas of Smoaks spent
iriday and Saturday at Mr. W. D.
Berry’s last week.
Mr. W. J. Leas and sisters viaitetf
relatives at Ehrhardt Sunday.
MrsAdrene Hiers is visiting rel
atives at Colston.
Quite an enjoyable “Hinder Pop
ping” took place at the Residence of
Mr. J. S. Jones on Saturday. The
Music lor the occasion was especially
good. Miss Sannie was home, to the
delight of her friends-especially too?
|We are living in hopes of the Super*
visor winking his eye this way. We
want the gullies, realy road*, filled
up from Ashton to residence of Mr.
J. P. Ponds. The traveler is for «
few feet in road then into a field
ditch, swamp hole and the like
wouldn’t it have been too fine to teve
such men as York county sent to
Columbia? Then no more fussing,
an 1 piddling at bad roads.
Peggy.
Lodge, S. C. March, 6. 1908.
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Inspection of Hejrward Rifleman
The Heyward RiJemen will be
inspected in their Armoy Friday at 3
P M by Lt. Col. W T Brook and
Lieutenant Cabiness representing
the Adjutant General’s DeparmenC
This inspection occurs annually. The.
inspecting Officers visit, personally,
every Military Company in the State
to ascertain their efficiency and the
manner in which the State property
in their hands is kept.
The importance of passing,
successfully, this inspection, cannot
be too strongly emphasized, as the
contihued existence of the several
companies depends upon the favor
able report of the inspecting Officers.
Seventy five per cent, of the enlisted
strength of a Company it required
to be psesent at these Annual In
spection j, and this is a reasonable
requirement.
The local Company contains forty
five enlisted men and it should be a
matter of pride to them, when the
hour of inspection cornea, to asKmble
their full membership. This can- be
done with very small inconvenience,
as the inspection will not last .more
tnan thirty minutes Everyman ab
sent froita his command ee an seca-
sion of this kind hss very small regard
for his sworn duty.
From the present outlook, the Hey
ward Riflemen will probably
the inspectien with no >troubls, hi it?
the men shook! remember that this
can be done only through their pro h
enee.
The encampment this Summur
will be on -8aUivan% Island. Tie
date has not yet been decided upon.