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« »- Mar* S f at tW WalUrboro, 8. C., aa aecoBd-cUaa austUr U7». aadar Act of Mar* r wtwn Wednaaday at WalUrboro 8. C~ WSDMMDAT. AUGUST IS, 1111. rwot^> or mat jau* AND OOURT HOL'HK. THE PJIEK8 AND 8TANDAHD, WAL1 - '•"liiurV ^ ^ - - a KttW la fall, aad It la aae W tba idol wa bara aaaa, fraa frotp as|s istTactlra. coartaosi and yo- lita, but ha raqaaaU that It ba not “JOINKD TO HI8 IDOK’ “Uada Jack” la ona of tba Praa o 1 fasti SUadard’s moat ralaad correa- poodaats, aad ha baa aoma good idaaa. ceaarally. bat ba asama to bara abet wild of tba mark la this waak’a Issue. In taking us to task for not being a political sup- Jjtorter of Blaaaa. Wa ara much obliged JaeM” for saying ‘Tba Standard Is doing some good In many respects,’* but we taka Issue with him when ha says wa would do “much more, ware It uot for that )Kt)a sin of fighting our gov / to “JJt^le Press and tsed the only Tomato Club la tba eouaty. The members of this club t/ being aided by the literature and advice obtained from Ml so Marla 8. Cromer, State Tomato Club Organ* Iser, have flourishing matches of tomatoes. On last Thursday even- lag the community had the pleas ure of a visit from Miss Cromer herself. A number of the older folks, as well as the members of the club sfere present and listen ed to .Ad earnest aod enthusiastic talk from Mias Cromer. • t She decided last year that the r- Brother Bmoak of TTte Walterbor .and Standard brought out a bally iaaue last weak—aa Industrial * political, social aad rellgtaSs review a( his town aad surrounding terri tory. But on his front page with 4 aae of the leading churches and high school, ha showed what a rice looking jail Colleton County has also what a commodious court boose. Bro Bmoak probably,, ,wan ts - to rhow the outside world that not only the good are protected but that the bad had better beware. Aad jot a few weeks sgo Bro. 8moak roraplalred about an all around fight In one of the mag istrate’s courts there and no rests.—The Charleston Review how to run a newspaper. A physi cian who would sand' hia patient to the morgue before the preecrlp* Uion has filled will know all about the flro points of making a news paper. An actor that never earn ed a^y other plaudit than a soft to mato will give Instructions in hand- Hag the world’s news. An old lady who knows urough to, get off a street backwards has positive opin ions on It. Even society* persons who never paid anything but calls or made anything but a visitor did anything but a tailor, knows how tin. .ho„id b.„ . 'hrit. .. ..n tllM , „„ who , vrl t. *• **•_*•»•. "O *»• ; ...Wriw," ,dU “WW" .r«.l. wllb o/ tb.1, .nd c..l. t tom.- .. h-dt . won ., „ t >nd , h . U«. 8b. orsmolsatlont I. ^ OM rMKM1 several States, and the results have „ . . ... for the universal perfection in this far exceeded her expectations. This . . . . . . trade among those who do not work rear Miss Isadore Way, of Parler, _, . . . . . at all Is that everybody has been Orogneburg county, has put up SIO * _ , employed In It. It Is a most unusual cane of tomatoes from her one- ., ....... thing to meet a man who when the tenth of an acre, and expects about I . , ^ occasion seems ripe, will rot say «• , -w Ih called to tbo fact tlrat our Store at Walterhoro, “i he Brick Store,” is now under revised management of J. D. vonLeheand T. P. Murray. The co-operation of these gentlemen as. sores satisfied customers, which spell SUCCESS The following reduced prices will suf fice to convince the public that we mean business: 60 more. Isn’t that being a good citlsens, and doesn’t It prove that all the honors do not belong to Jerry Moore?. We regret that there were not more Tomato Clubs formed in the 1 ”1 used to be a newspaper men myself.’’ Every time a man works his country* editor for a puff on the strength of a big pumpkin, he j graduates in^b Journalism. When he writes a “piece” for the Squash county last Spring, ard congratulate' 4 __ ^County Clarion about ft most en-,' the girls of the Snider's Tomato ' Club on their success we hope there will be a club formed " , . .. work, and when be writes a com munication on both sides of the'pa per to the editor he becomes a r* 3 ■ Joyable entertainment he completes Next Spring a postgraduate course in rowspaper at every school, and promise our aid in their development. M’HOOI, DAYS. ar- I Jk KKJHTfNU KIHTOR. B l One of the qualifications an edi- ■e tor must possess which" Bill Nye has not named If- his recounting of the many varied requisites has been brought out prominent by Edi tor Hmoak of the Walterboro Press and Standard,* Bro. Smouk printed some mention of a man who went out for blood because there had been a marriage ir.< his family to 'i, his disliking. This turned the wrath- of the Irate parent against the newspaper proprietor and he sought to strip the hide of the offendltrg printer to spill his gore as a penalty. Judging by appearan ces the iwwspaper man is still on his Job looking through two good wyes and Is able to show on his front page that Colleton County has • v a court house and a jail for wrong vdoers who terrorise the neighbor- kood.—The Charleston Review. ’Uncle Jack” sems not to under stood our poeltloif, or knowingly ig nores It. We are not fighting’’ Blaaao—we are simply standing for principles of government, which are correct, and official representatives who are clear*. Blease is merely an Incident, In this fight, and we. as do other papers, hold his ex ample up as a warning to show what happens when the people so prostitute their high prerogatives of cltlxenshlp as to vote for official who do not reflect credit upon their state. Perhaps the press of the state lost Its power, which we do not admit, hut does that prove any thing If true, except that the peo ple need further " enllghtment— more Information on men and mess urea. If the people were better educated, (they would not he such a prey to the demagogue and poli tician— the power of the press, as an educator would not be question ed. Uncle Jerk's attitude toward.-' the prt: t reminds us of the poor farmer, who in the fall of the year when his cotton is being sold, abuses file merchant and accuses him of dishonesty and all vllef crimes, hut when spring comes and want stares him li« the face, he gov to the same merchant and begM j be dreaded and avoided if possible, | in "editorial and report^rTal ^oig. for "adtanccs to run him.'* So .and few of them hear "niuslof’ in 80c Lise 8V Drop Stitch Hose for .. MAC 81.00 White Tafets Silk 85c 25c. •*® c 50c Blue and Pink Cttlaa Silk . 25c. tlotfc 80c AU Wool Panto • • • • thirty-third degreo mem-ber of the * < ‘ Tribe of Scribe. That so many men) In little less than a month from have abandoned literature for law, now the music of the school bell ! medicine, and other easy walks of will be heard from college to coun- , Ilf*"simply shows that many men try school, vacant places at many a fireside will be found, as here ( “no*her.- Exchange. women Baby and ChUthww Aockp 1BK 10c Baby aad ChllcAww Socks, now 8c. lOc Fans now ...... ,8c. 85c Boys aagl Misses Hose now 18c White Embroidery Belts 8 for 85c. wow 10c 15c. Boys’ aad Misses hose mow 25c White Embroidery Belts 8 for \ 18c. bow 18c. | 50c. Mew Undershirts and Draw 85.00 Hanfl Embroidered Net era 8 for J .. .. 88c. Shirt Waists now 82.50 85c. Boys’ Undershirts 8 for 85c 00c Percal Shirt Waists now Misses Undervests each.,..5c. 85c Mew’s Famows Caps S5 wow *** BUck Shlrt Waists now 1 would rather fail in one thlcg than land there young men and leave home ard porter the college portals, eager for the culture and BKANUHVILLE JOURNAL CHANGES EDITORS. broader view* and newer Ideas to ' J. <•. H. Wcuthersbee, an Kx|»eriri*' ed Newspaper Man at Helm Mr. J G. S. Weathersbee, form- I be obtained only there. In the graded and higher schools '• erlv connected with the Journal and new teachers will be coselly Inspect- Review of /A , ken g c and Illte ,y ed and ’’nixed up”, and fortunate of lhn slaff of (he .\ugunta Chron- that teacher who creates a go<fll | ivle «»f Augunta., Ga., has leased the firnt impresnion. | Branchville Journal and ansumes th MW'of the pupils in the amali- ♦•‘“'“‘•ship and management with this issue of the paper. er towns and WllagmKjook upon **> Mr Weathersbee is n youn^jjum , «*hool attendance as somethingwlio has had ten yeras expeHeAco j’l ; . xA ? i 1 each 15 25c Mens undershirts and diuw- ers each 25c. 25c Mew’s and Boy’s Caps wow each J :. 15c. 18<• am.1 15c Lawn now. .. .Sc, <J 10c Lawn now 8c. Sc laiwn now 5c. 12Hc Pencals n«*w 7He. 25, 30 and 35r Silks, Poplins Memoria fiingfianis S<»iseUe now IV. JMHc] 50c Lawn plmbioidered Shirt Waists now 34 He. 50c Tailored Khirt Waists now 34 He. 81.00 Ladles' Embroidered Shirt Waists now .00c. 80r. White Embroidered Table Cbvers now 24c. iNOc. Colored Dress Shirts now *1.00 Col«fr«sl Du es Shirt* »v>W . . 74c Skirt Bimlng 2. 3 and 5 cent \ 12 H <' Press Ginghams now He « 81.23 Bhuk Tafeta Silk now 75c. burch. Kiilsliing Braid, j 5<m- Black tldna Silk now. .25c. 81.00 Lace Curtains now . . 10c. 81.00 Blue Tafeta Silk now 03c. 81.23 l*»ce Curtains now . .tMic. 3 v Sl.tK) Chang«.al>le Silk now. .«3c. 81.50 l^t-e Curtains now .70c. ROT GUILTY. SAYS E. M. KLEASF, - mhg. he finds afterward / good b In our issue of August 9. there ' appeared an editorial under the rap Mon:“Govemor Can't Find Prohibi tion.'' The concluding paragraph of this editorial was as follows: •‘But why notice the vaporlugs of n Governor whose sympathies are with the liquor elemer.ts In and ou^J of the Rtate—a governor who Is feported to have stopped at a blind tiger and treated a coterie of frienda the morning he waa Inaug- wilh the man who abuses the press election years that they cau do him some after all. The editor has read several of the recent speeches of tjte Governor and candor com pels us to say, that* A they were not stnh as wteuid make a "Bleaselte” oul of us. And if Ephriam, (Ulxde Jack) were not Joined to his Idol, he would de plore instead of applaud su/h ut terances. , Another thing we do not care to push ourselves on a man whu does not want us or our good opinion. 9 43*0 be called such names as ar* used by the Governor towards th* newspapers of the State, «I«k-s no entice us very much to ’'climb on the band wagon.” No, •'Uncle Jack,’* we cannot take your artvicV, eportariar^y id—-Weekly ni For several years he •rated as Chief Executive 'officer of the sovereign State of South Carolina?” This editorial was reproduced In the Newberry Observer, and read hr a half-brother of Governor Bless Btaceae 8. Blease, Esq , of Newber ry, who Immediately wrote ua a lengthjMetter In which he enters In to aa account of the part Gov. Blease played, on the day he waa - w Inaugurated Governor, statfng that ho was with him all day, Govern or Bleaae being very III,, atfft that he knew of ^is own knowledge the report that his brother “treated a coterie of frienda” at a blind tiger the morning he was Inaugurated, to ho false. Wo are glad to hare the denial of tho report we had heard, which oame to the editor of The Press amd Standard through a friend shortly after the inaugural. We have no desire to bo unfair to Governor Bleaae or nnjust to him oithor aa Governor or aa a man, end Mo am glad to offer tho atate- mmt of his brother so a correction to tho nfOrt W hod heerd. Wo to polish Mr; GIBUS’ TOMATO CLt H*. To any patron who has the slight eat doubt that it Is not the part of wisdom to have the best teach- ♦' ,v; -i ers obtainable at ary cost, we de sire to point to the SnidCf s school. An average county, commuwity, a few years ago. they decided to em ploy Miss Or trie Weekly as teacher. She, a bundle of enthusiasm, suc ceeded in transmitting some of it to her patrons, and as h result, the - \ have as neat a couiMry schoolhouse as there is in the county. Outside, the walls are white, and a neat fence encloses the grotpids. Within, are patent desks, a choice collation v of well read books In the library, pictures, and other evidences of wideawake, progressive teachers, pu pits and patrons. Miss Weekly's plans and those evolved by* the other successful teachers who. at intervals have suceeded her. have brought this school and community to the front. Last Spring, before Mias Weekly became a “reformed teacher and committed matrimony,” she orgaa- *N in both tln^^bvi+y aiuK'eckly nows- the bell which calls them. The tench ,M * Mr . was editor and business manager of ers are tyrants whom it U smart ' Alken j ourna , and Review and to deceive. Lessons ar« tasks to therefore his return to the weekly* he shirked if possible. newspaper field brings him buck To the country boy aad girl the home, so to speak. For the past . i . .. three and a half years he was a sound meara the opening of the door of opportunity, and to them it Is a privilege of the highest order Happy the boy who can go on the first day\ and to whom the snowy rows of cotton do not mean that many days to stop. But, although under the guise of loss and hard ship, often havirv; to stay at home until after the cotton is picked, the eoru and peas harvested, the po tatoes dug, and the cane ground, proves a blessing. To the boy who means to obtain an education, and who has the ability and persever ance to struggle ox. It Is only spur to success. He knows he has only a short time to go to school > *■ and that he must utilize every mom ent. This causes him to apply* himself, and before he knows It, his dormant powers are developed . c and he can go forth to meet the shadowy future without fenr ai<l with n manly heart because he has tested his strength and knows he can rely on himself. The present is yours, boys and girls. Enjoy your remaining vaca tion to the utmost, but when that hell begins to ring, hear it gladly, v-l tackle each of the numerous i.«ew hooks with a- determination to master its contents, and you will find the schooldayw flying by, and the term all too short. J Do not wait, ortll today and let the real • merehnmlDe speak for itself. Colleton Mercantile & Manufacturing Co. PAUL SANDERS, President LIKE FINDING MONEY. EXERYONE KNOWN HOW. Men who make newspapers some time* believe that their profession la an ' exacting one. They' are wrong. It la the simplest calling. Making a newspaper is an easy trick. Anybody can do it. A law- yver with only a diploma^ and a brass sign, who would lose a suit •vnn if th# other side was ready te confess Judgment, will tell you member of the staff of Augusta Chronicle, ttieWaiftm** newspaper in the South. While with the Chronicle he was employed as reporter, city | editor and Nght editor. The night work impaired his health and he was forced to resign his position. Mr. Weathersbee was attracted to^J Jno. M. Klelt:*, the popular drug Branchville by the promising field K igt is making an offer that is offered by the Journal, the prosper- Jugt , ike find , ng money for he ous territory covered by the paper, i , , , „ selling a regular 50 cent bottle of and the twdial hoe pH a lily and gen ial fellowship of the people (pf Dr. Howard s celebrated specific fhr WHEREAS, Emma l>.^ Bryan Branchville. Branchville and the the cure of constipation and dys- made gu j t to surrounding couKry » ProHper- x p e p 8la at half pr j ce in addition to ous section and offers fine opportun thl8 ^ d , 8 ,. ount he aKrHt . 8 to ities for further development: Wltn Mr. Weathersbee at the helm the , „ Branchville Journal should succeed , ( * r w hom the specific does not cure ai-l will no doubt be fotind always ! B quite unusual to be able working for the best Interests of ; 10 bu >’ f,f, y c «‘ nt P ,eoPH f °r « * k,ndrfd ^ nd ( rpdi,or •' of ,he its people and its section. The , q uarter . but ,hat 18 wh at this of- 88,(1 Franklin/ Bryan deceased, that Journal bespeaks for Mr. Weathers-| ,er r ’ ml, y means, for it is only re- they be and appear before me. in bee the earnest co-operation of cently through the solifltation of the Court of Probate, to he held the citizens of Brauclivllle and the ( 1)^U RR ,8, • Jno. M. Klein that this a t Walterboro. S. <\, on the 31st surrounding territory.- Brancbvtll , medicine could be bought for less Q f August, next, after publication that:' fifty cents. He urged the hereof, at 11 o’clock in the fore- proprietors to allow him to sell it noon, to show cause. If any^ they at this reduced price for a little have, why t,he m,id Adminlstratloi / Editor., The Press and Standar ; wl,lle « agreeing to sell a certain should not be granted. amount. The result has Justified GIVEN under my hand this *K K *K of h ‘ 8 *° 0d Jud * ment f o r th^ » a| e 17th day of August, Anno Domini, through the columns of your pap^r has been something remarkable. 1911. ^ that the Acnual Convention of the j Anyone who suffers with head- Published on *he *3rd and a^th Interdenominational Sunday school ache, sour stomach, dizziness, days of August. 1911 in The FIXATION. For l,ettens of Adniinistratfou. ’ THE HT.XT1': FO SOUTH CAROLINA County of CoIIHoTl 4 By .4 S. Griffin. Esquir', Pndmte Judge, , Km me to grant h*r Let ters of Administration of the Es tate and effects «f Franklin Bryan. THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular Journal. Hnwity School Cottvenliotw litor,. The Press and Stat Please allow me to announce County. township officers and Sunday ( But If by any chance It should not th* school superintendents will be pres- J Jno. M. Klein will return >*>ur mon- ent- In addition to the delegates ey. i from each school. Each school Is entitled to two delegates besides its superitnendent. n» • Every township superintendent !s expected to make a full report of each school In his township. By reference to the program pub lished elsewhere, It will be seen that interesting and helpful subjects will be discussed, and it is hoped that t,eachers and officers will avail themselves of this opportun ity for better preparation and tor more efficient service. Jas. E. Penrifoy, President Col Co Association. Fitutl Notice. Notice is hereby 'given that the This specific is very pleasant to undersigned will make his final re take, comlag in the form of small turn as Administrator of the es- .......1— •'--J »w— — *— - - - Mellard. on the granules,'and there are sixty dos es in every package. ♦ate of Geo. W. D. W, lith cf September, next, 1911, and immediately thereafter apply to the Education Rally at Round. 1 Probate court for letters dfenilssory. There will be a big mass meeting and educational rally at Hiuttville, near Round today, held for v the J purpose of consolidating the schools 9 2 of Hall, and Bethlehem school dis tricts. and the school at Round, County superinterdents of educatio Dr. Black, and W. W. Bmoak, a rtlsmi Mellard, Administrator. Walterboro, 8. C . Aug. 22, 1911. ♦ member of thq county board of edn-'day. She cation, are In attendance. . Death of Infant. The inffet daughter of Mr. jand Mrs. Clarence Crosby died Thurs day. She was only six day* old, l having been born Auguat 11,