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« 9 .**• mt %, mi. * ri |^r , , ■i *■ ■ SdtfrmwT TtmtTT-rCHICT [YMMMJ W. W. UMIAK. • ff a ' K r'- f •L *: Eaton* at the Waltorhoro, 8. <L\ PmtofflM m Moond-clun matter March 3, 1170 under Act of March 3, 1170. EhiWcrtyClom Ra*m. ••••••••••••••• . BIjSO .Km ,50 Published every Wednesday at Walterboro S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY S, . toil. FOB SALE. An Eclipse Felder very e heap, n we have replaced vmr S peg to folds with owe capo hie of handling 10 t IB pages. TEE PRESS AND STANDARD. lifti# tl^ Vrt w abMl4 «i4Mkv«r to «ak« tk* Mhool toH *■ as latgaui Wc bar* beard lota of people say that prohibition la Colleton la a farce, that It doea not problbit. Tha It does prohibit needs no better proof than tbe summer session of tbe Court of General Sessions for Colleton county Only a half dav's work. Anyway, Superintendent Swearin sen. has the popular side of tbe school book controversy. And be has tbe right side of It too. It — r will te mighty bard to convince a treat many persons that there Is n.t some graft In this wholesale schncl book adoption. Two vacancies at Clemson college and one at the Citadel this year opens the way for three ambitious u>ubg men of Colleton to win scbol arghlps at these splendid institu- Mohs. MK. HAHMON KKPMKM. Kvidently Mr Harmon entertmriH a very I'.i^onsislcnt position. He jay the press cf the State has no in* fur tee aiul yet he ’tikes every oy portnntty to 'uml at the opinions of one ; f the htembers of the Four’ll Kstnte “Consiateiiry, thou art a jewel.” His latest letter follows: Summerville, S. t\, July 1st, 1911 Ktliior 1’ress and Htandanl, Walterlroro, S. C. In your Issue of June 21 you tn- ainuated that I am related to 'lov- ernor Harmon of Ohio, I am not re lated to him and would not vote for him to please Mlense or anybody #lse. I admit th:it I was mistaken in call lug (iov. W ilson a downeast \ iinkey its he is from the Middle St.’ttes that Joins the eastern Stages and ti on fore just as had as they. Now as to tloi. Hlease you admit toat he wiis elected over it protest »f the press of the State. Now I d i not blame you for oposinK hint up to ih* primary, hut us one of th f rst | rinriples of Demoeracyi is that the majority shall rule and Cm minority submit, as good l>ein- ocrats you should have cat crow- ami said nothing as 1 did. I did not vote for Hlease. As to your assertio that the opinions of the paper will l«> heeded next time that in all Aoalt. Hlease la stronger today tha be wab a year ago. if 1 was on tryal for my life and wanted to be hung I would employ the press of tbe State to defend me /tnd I would be shore to hang, hop- * ing you will excuse this rambling epistle, I am yours, JKKHY M HARMON. km..uk;k uintkict. The trustees of the Walterboro High School have presented to the ( ounty Hoard of Kducation what appears to us as being a very pro per and reasonable petition, and ft oits whisk ws trust will be granted The limits of the present district comprises only threw-fourths of a aiiie from the Council chamber in aII dlrestions, which is entirely too • « small an area The tnittfees are asking that the boundary lines he Made two miles, wtrtcb is weny pro per and neo-jnem* it appears to us. The only crHlcIsgi) of tWs petition wo would sere ts malse is tfiat it does ms ask for quite enough ter- Httory. Three miles would be bet- ter than two. The usefulness and Advantages of the splendid school should not be confined to the ridi culously small area of three-fourths A HKW SCHOOL YEAR. Ws are now sntortng a nsw achool yssr. which nesaa a great deal to Colleton county. That educational conditiona are far from favorable or satisfactory, cannot bo disputed ' c) and K that there Is u certain amount of contentment with such conditions does not apeak well for the future In this county. However, a few hop ful signs are noticed hero and there id la a few communities all Is being don# that can bo with the environments sad opportunities the people of these communities have. We believe thin is true *n u marked degree in Wnlterboro, Cottagevllle. Hendersonville, Ruffin, and now at '^odge, which has Just voted anoth er special tax and to establish a ilgh school. In most of the other ommunlfles In the county the peo- i -vie are only playing at educating their children, and conditions ar fur from satisfactory in many particulars. Now la a good time to turn over a new leaf. Tbe new year baa Just started, and we trust there has been, engendered a spirit of progrea over the entire county tbat will mean development of our education al conditions. Schools cannot be run without money and few districts are getting enough money to pay living salaries to s teacher and run for any length »f time. The remedy la special lev* ies to provide more money. Then .i little business judgment on the ^art of tbe trustees will convince them that they are attempting to support too many schools. Con solidation will give more money to ha schools and run them longer, tesides enabling trustees to employ nore competent teachers. There are too many schools stuck here atfirTKere over the county to accom modate a few persons at the ex pense of the schools. Better buildings should be provld ed in * many places. With the • id that can be secured from the State and county, there is little ex cuse for the rainshacklcd school houses one sees over the county. Better teachers are needed. Af ter all the success of any school de pends on the ability of the teacher. A person cannot tea< h who does no know If a teacher holding a third grade certificate is employed, trus tees and patrons need expect noth ing else than third grade teaching, and the* poor helpless children sent to th* 1 school, need never e,\pect to rise higher. Water cannot rise above its source, and if a third grade teacher is in a school room, there is little reason to hope that her pupils will rise very high in an educational way, few of them will ever win scholarships, or secure any but third grade certificates. What are the remedies to these conditions? How can Colleton coun ty be put on a better basisf As said above, special levies and consolida tion will give more money and V. longer terms. Higher salaries will secure more competent teachers. The emploj^ient of the same teach er year after yvar will go far to- wards establishing a school^ system and policy in any school, and such will create interest in the achool by the patrons and the pupils. . <r As we see it, this school problem is the most Important confronting the people of the county Just now. 9 Trustees and patrons should give It their best thought and business Judgment. See that only first class and trained teachers are employed and then stay by them. Keep them year after year, and build up a school system and policy. .\ Card nd Thanks. 1 I’esire to thank my friends for the.r aid hi helping me t« secure my sight apparently restoring it My f/leada were very Mnd during my blindness. Also I wish to take tills opportunity of publicly express ing ny thanks to God, for I truly believe that it was through Ibis pow er, that I received my sight, enough even to read again His Holy Word. J. K. IIIOTT. Walterboro, July 1. AT It will b* with i * »-» mmty will laniw^ of tha stand taken at tho Citadel hy the Colleton hoys. Oedef Llewt. J. F. SJeher of Bmooke grad mated sixth to a large see and woe eheeew' to deliver te of the two literary addrow kddt A. C. Hlers, Jr., of Bosoeks as Bade first Uentenant of Co. A. sod Cadet Madlooo Vam of &af fin was promoted to Uenteoent of Co, E. Cadet Israel Koha will bn In the Junior, or “sacoad** class as It la spoken of down there. The graduatloo of Cadet Rlsher leaven a vacancy to be filled this summer by competitive examination. The Newa aad Courier commented as follows on tha address of Cadet Rlsher:*' The other address delivered bp a cadet was- on "Our Literary Heri tage/’ by Cadet J. F. Rlsher. Only a keen and thorough appreciation of the blessings of literature could have prompted such an address as that delivered by Cadet Rlsher. With feeling In every word, he en- deavered to 'convince bis audience tbat one of tbe greatest heritages which has come to the world Is tbst of literature There Is not, said be a sufficient recognition of the glories of literature and o* the men who make literature. confin ing himself to poetry. Cadet Rlsher attempted to show the wonderful gift which poetry bss made to the world. In conclusion be declared that the youth of today should be imbued with a love of poetry rather than with knowledge of trashp and cheap literature. •s 7?5i Jauva this , for Chick will sttoad the which Is to From there Mr. barns will vMt Mr*. Flshbarae whfrl at Lceevllle had .before retaratog [ to Walterboro will spend a few days' itt Ridgsvllle visiting Mr. and MrsT] M. Halsey. •v >'• a/'* - e'wi ?, PtHSh — —^ Class! fid Mvertiaamte. COTTAGKVILLK NEWS NOTK8 Mr. and Mrs. H S. Ackerman are now a^fcome, after spending s few days on Sullivan's Island. Mira Lucy Williams, an attractive lady of Walterboro. is visiting her many friends here. Mrs. J. K. Ackerman, and Hinnie Ackerman left for Landrum Fri day’ to visit the former’s parents. Mr. Kddie Reeves and his wife are visiting relatives and friends near here. ^>r. and Mrs. F D. Ackerman, with their two little children, are visiting their parents and other relatives at this place. * Mr. Wilbur Reeves, of Orangcbur is here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Ackerman art* visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Ackerman. Mr. and Mrs. I*. M. Buckner are here visiting the latter's parents, Mr. ami Mrs H . FOB RALE. * ,4 FOR RALE—Three Desirable resi dence lota to towa of Walterboro. Apply to A. 0. Hlott, Round, B. Cj CORN FOR SALE—About five bun-| dred bushels ear com to go at •S eta per bushel f. o. b. my plantation F. C Bennett. FOR SALE OR RENT—Desirable office and lot between J. 8. Gdff-| In and Col. J. O. Padgett, op posite the court house Can be bought on easy terms. F. C. Ben- net. FOR SALE, New Webstr’a Interna-I tional Dictionary. Just tbe thing for teacher or student. Cheap. Apply at The Press- arffl Standard. | WANTED. LEARN AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS- ln our well equipped Machine shops, also road lessons. Thirty days practical coarse will com plete you; good positions for graduates. Charlotte Auto achool Charlotte, N. C. S-t4-tf. WANTED CHICKENS AND EGOS— at the WaRerboro Hotel, and get the highest market price in caah, C-Sl-tf. WANTED—To buy land that has b«*en cut over, that ia tbe land that has had the timber cut off, and the stumps left standing. Ad dress C. U. Klatte, No. 61 Broad St., Charleston, S. C. CHARLOTTE COTTON SCHOOL.— Charlotte', N. C. —Wanted men to learn the Cotton business In our sample rooms; two weeks required; high salaried positions secured; write for catalogue. 5-24-tf. FOR RENT—First story of W. O. W. building at Berea, fine loca tion— reasonable rent See D. F. Strickland, Smoaks, S. C., Clerk of Board of Trustees. RUSINESS LOG A Lb Turnip seeds for fall planting jus arrived at Klein's. * If you want furniture see Varn Bros. Co., at Smoaks, they have a \V. DuKani. They n j ce jj ne aru j raIl ni ^t a u conipetl- are thinking of again making South tion in prices. Turnip seeds fresh Klein's Carolina their home. !>r. it. X Ackerman, of Charles ton. is here for a few days. Miss Willie .Miller is spending some time with relative |inii friend ' ° ’ k’. S- * arrival at Good line of drugs at Yarn Bros. Everything'the bi st at Klein's. S or* 6 doses "♦irtS” w ill cure nny a e t f Chills and Fever. Price, 2.">c m. •-1 Miss Coralie Ackerman is visitin her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ackerman Miss Ackerman has jtist finished a course at the Stokes | Business College in Charleston. She 1 will return to the eity in a few days ''*** brides, when you where she has accepted a position. K*'* hack off your honey moon, see Quite a number of boys in this Varn Bro ‘ , ro ror furniture before community belong to the corn club. j> ou ,0 house keeping, and each is doing his best to be the I One of the largest and best se- winner. Judging from the looks lt , rted stock of drugs.In the State of the different corn fields, it is at Klein’s hard to say pho will be the most successful. In spite of the seasons, the crops around here ; fine. If it is in drugs you can find it are looking at Klein s. No Rain Ye* at laalge- Lodge, July 1.- Special: Accord ing to the accounts in the paper, there has been rain at Walterboro, Smoaks, Rranohvllle and Ramberm We can hear of promising crops all around in the direction from Maul din Railroad to little Salkehatchie I a South westerly and westerly di rection there has been no rain for several weeks. Last year on accoun of the continued heavy rains the crops of this section were entirely a failure, and very little was made. When the new year came in the farmers picked up heart and went 3A0 pounds assorted turnip seeds at Klein's. Bdlk cabbage seeds for fall plant ing at Klein’s. Notice. 1 would like to say to my stock raising friends, that I have just sold to Mr. W. S. Marvin and ~k. - A. Patterson 66 head of fine stock Cattle. I have on hand now 60 or 60 head or more good low country stock cattle 1 want to sell also a to work in good faith and all have ‘’•t’ ,0 * d of good beef cattle, worked hard with rather an up- hiH business to contend with and up to two or three weeks ago they looked prosperous enough but the severe drought which is now- upon M. H. Hiott, ROUND H. C. tm is fast blighting and without rai i BEAUTIFY THE t’KMKTKRY.- within a few days another failure will be up to us. Miss Ella Pender, of Charleston, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs E P. Knight. Mrs. Jndin A Barry, and daa&hte little Miss Mary, of Charleston, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Knight of this place. Mr. and Mrs. F. L Glover of Ijturinsboro. X. C. arrived in town yesterday for a short stay. Mr. Glover brought his family through the youutry in his fine touring car. _ Monuments an 1 Tombs of all kind.. Iron and Lawn Fences, at Low prices. Most reliable house. Orders fatara now for Fall De livery. .Apply to Rev. B. F. Hal ford, Wallerbono, S. C. NOTICE. All persons having claims against the estate of A. C. Bennett will pre sent them duly to the undersigned, and all persons indebted to the said estate will make payment to the undersigned. ANN EDITH BENNETT. Admix. Estate of A. C. Bennett. SatnnUy SENSATION! ON SATURDAY, JULY 8TH, SHAFFER WILL GIVE » „ ABSOLUTELY FREE TOIEVERY CUSTOMER BUYING 5 GALLONS OF KEROSENE OIL No strings to this wonderful offer. Simply buy the oil and Shaffer gives the can. v On Saturday, July 8th, Staffer offers lOOjbs of his regu- Ur 15c. Coffee »t pomjJ Only two pounds to one customer at this price. But why not save ten cents on your week’s coffee? Great 10c. Sale Going on at the Time. Also every day: Good Rice at 7c. qt.—Better Rice at 8c. qt.—Beet Rice at 10c. qt. • Best Butter at 35c. per lb. on Ice. Bologna Sausage on Ic * 10c. lb. Cheese on Ice at 25c. per lb. ° Best Quality Lump Starch every day at 3 lbs. for 10c. Octagon Soap at 6 cakes for 25c. ALL THIS AND LOTS MORE AT Terry & Shaffer. Our Birthday Celebrhtion One year ago yesterday (July 4th, 1910) marked the inauguration of the new TAY LOR STORE; the beginning of the most prosperous year in our history; the establish ment of an enterprise which lias done ’more to make the ladies of Colleton County* inde pendent of the lar^e cities than any business ever located in the town. Many people who realized the expense of fitting up the handsomest ladies store in South Carolina prophesied that it would not prove a paying venture; that we would have to re vert to the old style method of conductin r business by keeping everything which could be crowded in the building. But we knew better. \Ve knew that the ladies of Colleton County were entitled to every facility furnished by the bi\j city stores and that the merchant who furnished these facilities would win their patronage. Our confidence in Colleton women—the best women on earth—has not been misplaced. Our store, our stock and our methods ap pealed to their high taste and they patronized us. And the result? To day we have the most up-to-date Ladies’ Store in the whole .State of South Carolina. If you have not visited this ‘Home of Quality and Style” do so this week—to day if you can. You will not re gret it. It has been said that no man can anticipate a woman’s whims. We flatter ourselves that we can—and we can prove it if you will calL*n4 look through the only up-to the- minutje store in Walterboro. We have every article to please the fair sex—whether it be for adornment of person or home. To those ladies who have patronized us during our first year in long clothes we return thanks; to those who have ftot loolted in upon our great array of ladies’ goods we extend an urgent invitation to do so at Once. This fall we shall inaugurate several new departments. We shall not toll you inst what they are at this time, but you’ll have a pleasant surprise. Vn the meantime keep your eye on us; sen us outgrfrw our present clothes. TAYLOR’S, Walterboro’s Popular Slore, W, J. TAYLOR, Proprietor