The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, November 15, 1911, Image 3
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ifeER IS. 1911.
TIIE PRESS AND STANDARD, WAI.TERBORO, S C.
FACE THBim ^
JODGE JOKES SPEAKS
CHIEF Jl’KTK E JUNK'S HKI.IX
KKS ADDKES^.
etKt/tr.cr<.,»nd who siw the cl>ar 'mini who loves hi" home. an<l
Rri*y eyes of Judge Jones light upjv.hese home love: him That he
with u fire, that some know well, ! h s enjoyed the sw-> T ».< ,f , t
did not sieu) to doubt but that he flapy life could scarcely be disputed
I would do just what he says he will by one who watches him for but a
<ro, and that wiren the fight Is on Tittle while. ~~ ' ' “
it will 1m* a fight to the finish. < lmn:‘r« In i'clleton.
l atlMC iM.rn ir t «>11* ti>ii. > Thi% is try nrt means r.n analysis
Judge Jones stc.tid at the outset ; of the political situation in t'.olle-
of his speech that he had received (ton Cou.-y, nor docs the writer at-
Uio EIBCT DIIDIIP nrren a vrc » »JovlUitioHs to make pu tempt predictions as to the Oov-
HIS XlRST PUBLIC UTTERANCE 1U addresses since tUe anaoua,..u..t
of his candidi ry, but had declined
them all. on the ground that his of
ficial duties demanded his time, ai>d
that he djd not intend to open his
campaign until relieved of his of
fice in Jr.nuary* In addition to
that he did rottgroM'ider it ethieal
f< r him to make camp; gu speech-
NEGRO DAY AT FAIR
Judt Julies Promise* to Hctum
After Jcrurt; at r! IMstcss
FoHtfm.
lllus. .MII.I.KK sl'KAKKK K»>lt
N FtiltUKS.
trnor's race for 1912. But from ADDRESS VERY PRACTICAL
what can be ler-rned on the streets
here, it appears that Judge Jqiks
will be strong iiu this county. Ther
are some who declare that he will ! S|»> j.k« r l igts His I’cuplc to Mak«*
carry the county b> a small mr.Jor-
ity; others claim that It will be just
about at-even break, while still oth
< rs :?> thill if Judge Jones fails to
lb tier Hunin rs. (KUmIinius
Kyncl»liy-«..
Introduced by Hot*. James
e: until he vacated the office he ; c: ry Colleton it will hr by a very
had m-ifiud. Kut his father was snail vote. It appears that f’olle-
point of
the school
were 3tM»
i** line, represeKing manv
ion was educational day, and in ".Joy a few days so. ml intercourse, year. It is mailed that the pres- of the schools in the county. They
addition to the*600 school.children ** OTU ■* has b .*n her - sin ■ cut Governor curried the county by we re led in pan-de by l»r. H. NN
who bec-rd him, there were about Monday, tie guest of Mr. acd Mrs. ji’bout one hundred voles. Kunuing lliack, county superinteneiept of edu
the grand stand K T H- Shaffer. H» left this af- on a local option pl:‘for:n, his! cation, followed by the band. Ar-
ttr.jfricr.es thl.-k that auuge Joaes riving at the fair grounds, I>r.
come "ill wyi here easily. N<rr the Black was introduced by A. I*. Was
IMVEJihITY UKTM 9U.tM»o.
Kieleewmi »t is For a INal.iMly Scliol
arship.
Crmievlile, S. rli-Gov. M. k
Aie-e*i returned to Greenville this
morning from New o York city,
where he attended on November 1
ibe annual meeting of the Pea
body Educational oocrd. He stat
'd that the board apropriaied for
Winthrop college at Hock Hill the
sum of $110,060. This is an ui*.‘on-
ditional gift.
The l’niven>lty of South t'arolln&
was appropriated $6,00(1. as were
the State universities ef Texas and
MASTKKN’ SAliE.
The State of South (iarolinn,
Collctoo (Wunty.
_ _ CXIHMON PIJ3AM. _
M. A. Adams,
vs.
I). IN. Green, et al.
By virtue of th<*"dbcree of above
('ourt hereii*. I will sell at public
outcry before the court house in
Walterlmro. within legal hours, on
Sale Day in December next, (4tli
day I, the following described realty
1, All that certain tract of land
situate in the fount) and State
aforesaid, In Glover Township, con-
Peurifoy. Judge’lra B. Jones, Chief b< • >'• * < Ih'tn t« un..v. and Judge ion count)* is not so strongly v.ed- chku success from every
Justice ef Sc u h Carolina, deliiver- •»''«« 1 fl *>“Vi r vkited then*, and'ded to the prohibition idea,- and vi* w. r l lie parade of tl
ed the* principal i tl dress Thursda)* i*'P tco tills s< : • intent he had that di^ftoni lion somewhat i.* luen- children was good. There
morning at me Fair. The occas- <, ^ise t<» meet the p cjic ; • id io ;Ccd the vi.tc i. the prim; "y last oi them in line, represent
Missouri and the Johns Hopkins uni lining twer'y five (25» acres, and
aersitv pf Marylr-nd. This amount bounded, icrth b) ii-ads now or
is given* as endow mem for Pea- ' * a,e ^ ri, nk Glover, South by land
v ,01,1 v a , , e ft , boo V schatarshipM in the department nf>w wr * a,e t . I*. ( hisolm, east
N.gio day at the fair was a de- of ,. ( | Ut . ati „ n in ,, a ,. h of <ht> inst | lu . by lands now or late of Mary Green.
te rm on for his heme in l,a.
1,000 persons on
or banked atyout the speaker's .
stai d. While this r.-ddress was He promised the p.cple to .
not a political speech there were back a, gain and upon thai visit lie stand today some one was heard to ingtoi*. superintendent of the ne-
inany around the speaker sizing him w< i, ! d u sects : ;i) nui.oiots ut ; remark. I was going to vote the gro departmen at the fair,
up srlth a view to making up iheir public concern.. _ _ _ other "'i . but I have changed my jwlio presided over the* meeting, an
minds as to whether or not he< 1 Nome ll-|»orts DciUcd.
would do to vote for next summer. ! Another matter touched upon by
and juding from the number of Judge Jo ■ .-i in his introductory re-
favorable expressions heard on all tn; :! s v as concerning, tlu- repori
sides he will be a.factor in the that he hrd he n called an ari.uo-
race for governor in Folleton cotin- cr.’t. lit* said that some folks h;.|
niHidj 1 like this man s face. i made a few remarks exprc*ssing
The I (;llct« n Fair. gr.uificatiyn at the interest shown
The third annual Colleton Com- in the parade by the schools over
ty F; ir is a good one. It is no ; tne county. Dr. Black was follow-
u.sp; agement to state tl;at it is ea by the speaker of the day, Thos.
above the average. In fact, the E. Miller. ^
ty. Judge Jones made many friends that impression, since he* wtm Chief agricnltukal .exhibits were full’* <*i| One of the best, addressed heard
while here, and the splendid o-nd J«i-*i<e cf tije Stale, ai d that he j large in number and compared fa- at the couixy fair was th«*t of Thus,
practical speech delivered was fav- w; s not in sympathy with thr* work- '^ratly with those- at the -State E. .Miller, one of the prominent He
orabiy received.
t ions.
and west by lipids of Mary Green.
2. All that certain tract of laixl
situate in same township. County
and State, conta-ining ninety-seven
(97) ac*res more or less, and bound-
Fatcii Dirt ItoacK Witli Dir;
The snrfr.?e of a dirt road should
be keft of dirt, and whenever any oorth by lands now or late of
holts or ruts have developed in th«. estate of Dodd. South by part of
the road, they should tot be filled the Linder tract of which it formed
dp with stone*, or brush, but with'; a part, r nd west by land now or
dirt, and with dirt as nearly i c | a tp 0 f Linder of which it formed a
possible of the same character as part.
These tracts to be sold separate
ly. Terms of aale cash, purchrsera
to pay for papers on each tract.
C. G. Henderson,
- Master.
November 11, 1811.
the dirt composing the surface of
tlie balance of the road. If. on the
other hand, rr-vel, or brush. the
wearing effect will be* uneven, and
the wheels will begiin to scoop out
holes just beyond or on the oppo
site side of the road from the hole
filled up If there are slumps -or
rocks in the road, they* should all
be removed, so that the dirt sur-
, ... face can be smoothed over and
jit* man. Declaring th;-’. h’s fath- Fair this year. And the wonu-a’s publicans of the Heconstruction era. brought to an even slope from the
The following account of the " moved to.Columbia to learn tl*" building also, was especially cred- who served a term in Congress, and ; "ntrr to the ditches. After the
ter’s frade, and that his moth i'ahle
apccch and the day is taken from carpi nt<
For speakers on the three wno tor the last fifteeir* years was 1 road has been well constructed at*d
the account wrlitten by a staJf rep- ‘•r had labored with her nauuo, fit*.'* of the Fair, the managemet’t president of Claflin I'niversity, tiill
resentative of the News and Cour- th. nb;* making a living for her- , secured some of the best to he hi*d. his resigtotion wr.s requested by
ier who was present for the pur- self, and that lie himself h;.d land- * ongrdssman George S. Legare. of Governor Hlease a few months ago.
pose. This report was published ed in La. vaster with a wife and j district met his Colleton friends H» is now living, on bis plantation
ed in Friday's News and Couritsr. I bah) and tin dollars *n his preket yesterday and talk'd to them in lieaufort county and practicing
In his first public speech since i (end that was borrowed money) ab °ut n; ional affairs. He enliveu-
hin.Heif ac : ndidate for the spes-ker said if there ever , ed the discussion of the tariff re-
wi* a man who had spru.’g from th 'tGirccity and such like, with mat y
announcing himself ac ; adidate for
governor of South Caroliiu. Chief
Justice Ira II. Jones at Walierboro
law. his Was r* very practical ad
dress. tull of helpful suggestions
to the people of his race. He
the right slope and surface obtK-in-
ed, it can be kept in this condition
very readily by judicious applica
tion of the split-log King drag.
This simple road machine, if us
ed regularly after c- rain when the
road-bed is wet, will smooth and
shape up the road, so that as soot
toilers, and who i:nd himself hid to Pleasing anecdotes and ; pt tllusira- paid his respects to time serving pol i* has dried out it will be firm
today avoided any discussion of po- struggle for a liiviingg, he was that i' II " s . Mr - U ' f?a . r * ‘i. f ,he
lltical matters, devoting his time man. Judge Jones is a g atiemai.; r * " t n, tn in public life who
larvoiv tn remarks on educational it docs not take a Solomon t*. de.- " a *te a popular speech on such
largely to remarks on educational
lines. The occasion was education- ter.nine th: *. But a gentleman and
al day at the third annual Colleton a l ib, ring ma * are not nccesstri'v
4'our*.y Fair, rnd a? such it was a of opposite classes
gratifving success, the address of A* a Mixtr.
Judge Jones being a fitting climax t*.i cf tin first qu,»iicn* a.-ktil
of the da)'s exercises. As an edu regarding an aspirant for office is
cr-tional address the deliverance of: whether or not he is a good mix-
Ihe speaker was a strong effort and j fr - !• was believed that the na-
met with most appreciative c-ppro- ture of work dot^a by Judge Jones
priation of the part of the large
crowd which assembled at the
fair grounds. It wr-s tot the Chief
Justice of South Carolina who sp6k
at Walterboro today; nor was it the
in the p;.st decade would render
him io capable of mixing in a
crowd, making himself at home
tnetit-f; men ot all ty,>.\s and know
ing how to hand'** li;n sett and
candidate for governor of South Car 1 Lem under ne ••i*i , u't .-v r..as
olinc* It was a learned citizen ot : 1 hose wlio have come in contact
the State speaking to his fellows with Judge Jones ibis week have
on subjects of vital concern to them been convimed to the contrarv, a<-
and the speech was rot that of s.-n cordit g to reports from every side,
educator, with the limitations that As a r, adv conversi- onalist ho is
beset one confined in hut o. * * i hard!) tb he excelled, and as for
aphere of aetivitv. it was made up making himself pleasant and agree-
of the ideas of one who ha., touch- n-ble upon khort acquaintance, he is
ed many walks of lite and whose an adept, and that means that the
been broadened ' attitbde is rv t forct'd bi.it
bynipat,biie s have
b) contact tlierewith. For Judge
Jones in his long a,*i honorable ca
reer walked hand in hand with the
laborer; he has, (feen a merchi<nt.
nat ural.
Sitting upon the Supreme Bench ha
not built a little wail around Jndgt
Jones. It anything, it h.,s broaden
ed hiis sympathies and « nlarged his
is connected with banking interests;I view. His iriends need heve no con
has been a lawyer; -has targe farm
ing interests, and is a jurist. Hence
when he essa)td to talk on m;.t«-
ters educational, his view-point was
cm over whether or not he is a
good mixer.
As a Speaker.
As intimated above, Judge Joiiof
unbound by class or profession: rat ns speawt* of force, tie does not
er it Wi-s tiiat.ot a cosmopolite. ielivtr a carelully prepar'd sp«*ech.
An Attentive « rewd.
To all , who are acquainted with
tor are his sentences and periods
p» rfc t acccit,i.*j to the standard
conditions that prevail at hvirs. it- ->i or; oiy. his utterances do not
is a well known lael that there are
almost insurmountable difficulties t
surmount in the delivet) cf a pub
lic speech. With the Midway at
tritions in full swti j, the merry-
go-round grinding out its mouto-
nous tunes, the speilers straiining
their lungs and the exhibit building
open to ail-« - oniers. it is a task to
bold the attention of people. It
nuy be recalled that this correspon
dent stated some weeks ago that
scarcely one hundred persons heard
(ioveraor Judsoi? Harmon sp'ak i-t
Union on the occasion of his visit
to that lair. Today there were at
least a thousand listeners in the (
grand htt*nd and about the speakers]
stand while Jude Jot*?s spoke. And
they heard him. i’ossesslng that
desirable qualification of i n out
door speaker, a clei r, rii-gitig and
piercing voice of Judge Jones at
once arrested the r-ttention of the
crowd ai*J apt illustration held it
throughout By many of those
.low with the liquid smoothness of
i John Temple Graves or a George
.{ Wendiiug. Nevertheless, Judge
iones has something to say and
*iH)s it so the people can under-
L *d and in a manner that hits
he oi. Ic’da) w;ts the first oc-
•asicn upon which Judge Jones has
a ^aoiic speech, , xctpt in his
acme town, since the memorable
ui.ipaigu ot (.he 90's. Thef. Ira H.
ioncs was reckoned among the
..rci.^tst stutop speakers in \tn ,
^late: he coulu hooi liis own with
.ny ad.ersc;) under the most try in
at i iicumstances. weittr nearly twenty
.»ais. can he ‘'come back?” If
be physical strength, the force of
jtter. i.ee and the flash of fire dka-
eiavid today be a lair speciman of
•vhal is in the man, then the
iUestirn must be inswered affirm-
itivei) Remarkably well preserved
or a man of his years, strong bod-
1;* and mentally, there cr-n be lit
tle doubt but that when the cam-
present It was reggarded as a spi.en- paigi < i 191^1 opens Judge Joites
did reception to Judge Jones, and ; will be th*re as a power, and a
from tbe life and buojatcy that power not to be diminislied by the
pervaded his sptech, it was the rt- battles to come. His Colleton
ception recorded him , It • was friends thick that Judge Jones can
nqj the wild enthusiasm of old-| “come b.-uk.” so far as holdii g his
time campaign meetings, but atten own on the hustlii*rs is concerned,
live interest on the part of men an! A Hri, f Description,
women who were weighing every The publish'd phoit graphs of
word of the speaker. <*bief Justice Jones give the lm-
Parnde of HcImioI ('iiildn-iv pression that he* is a large man-
No douid Judge Jones was in- physical!). Not. so. He is just about
spired, to begin with, by the mag- live f.et, nit * inches in height,
nifictni array of the school chil- his weight being in good proportion the place* named belo
dren of Colleton County. The fact He is distinguished looking. In - pose of receiving taxes.
ill* tans ana ueptorrei mob taw «».•„
can i lynchings, not so much, he said, on
sub- recount of the effect such out-
j' cts/ and his appear; ice vaster- breaks had on the negro, for his-
dav was heartily welcomed. Comm'4 ory proved that the death of a few
s.oiu r oi Agriculture tv j. \vaiooi* pt r.-ons in such manner did not in-
w;> on hand yps.'rdny, ( li.-rtice jure a race,- but on r-'uount of the
'c, '.ui.br of the Progressiva Farm brutalizing and injurious eftects up-
cr speke to a good crowd today
Their addresses were along agrieui-
tural lines and were well received,
especially by tire farmers.
Despite the tbrei 'iii^i: an
ctcmtnt weptter < ( tvw^r 1 days,
l air here has come up to the
peciatii • of the p''« pie, and
c rowds h; ve l*een all th: t ett)
hop* u tor. Today mere were
on the race inflicting the punigh-
iihiU. He had no sympathy with
the brute who committed the crime
for which the white people of ®the
in- Stale would lynch, bm he thought
the^iii should be iri*d ;ftid executed t».v
law. t hangc th»* law,” s;*id tli«*
<* sp«aker, "so the victim ot the
assault would .m be forced to tes-
and hard. The drag will fill up the
ruts and holes and will keep the
road iin first-class coiditlon, with
hard surfeee, throughout the whole
year.
in the maintenance of our dirt
roads they should be divided into
sections, with a foreman or over
seer in charge of each section,
whose duties should be to go over
every mile of this section after ev-
rain and at least every two weeks,
and wherever he finds a portion of
the road needing repair, lie should
The delegates from Evergreen who
attended the Thirty Second Annual
Convention of - the churches of
Christ, in Charlestoiv November 2-ii,
were Miss Mattie Herndon and bro
ther, George, ^-nd Mrs. M. U. Bow
ers. They returned Monday of this
week. The neit convention meets
in Greer*wood November, 1912
Mr. D. W. Turner, of Ridgevllle.
attended the county fair here last
week.
Miss Karne Rogers of Ridgevllle
spent last week with relatives here
She attended the fair.
MAKVKLOUH DIVIDEND ACH1KV-
MKNTN.
The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York pr*id in dividend
in 1910 the sum of $12,301,796.73.
amount without precedent in this
country* or In ary other. The Com
pany has also appropriated for pay
ment of dividends in 1911 the enor
mous sum of $13,539,333.07, an
amount grertor by nearly two niil-
have it done. After eix-h heavy In ns than any other company has
rai:* he should run a road drag ov
er ti*e road in order to bring it in-
tiu-ee tl.iusind paid admissions to a -pteily trial and execution, but
the grrenus. ho great has bem i,., ,, be cone unde* tie law and
the succts of the undertaking that by the law.”
tifv in op' n court, and provide for shape and to till up any ruts or
holes th;. - might have b«*en start'd.
the County Fair wi'l be tm.Je per
manent.
S. E. Bone),
TAX NOTICE
The books of the County Trecaur
er will be open for the purpose of
collecting taxes from the 15th day K' n tea, and the expected arrival
The negro if he succeeds ho
should, must be temperate, frugal
and industrious. Tlu* speaker
taling up the question of temper
ance said it was small wender tlii.t
so many people drank, e^p cially
when most oi these v. ho are now
men and women began their, ex
istence with a sip et "Fennel and
We must bear in mind that roads
will not maintain themselves, at<l
that repairing a road* imply once a
year will not keep it in good condi
tion J6s< ph Hyde I'ratt, Itu The
i'rcgressive Farmer.
ever paid in a single year. Indecd.l
of Did com pa ries doing business!
in the United States, only 13, in-
eluding industrial, hrd, up to Jan
uary 1st, 1910, paid during their
entire existence ns large a total in
dividends as the sum apportioned 1*
by the sum appropriated by The!
Mutuj l Life for 1911. Miss Miriam
du Briis. Agei't, Walterboro, S. C.
\ I
of October, 1911, to December
1911. The levy is as follows.
State
Ordinary County
Roads
Constitutional School.. ..
31.
•••
• • • • •
• - • • •
•••
••• •••
••• ••• ••• ••
Total, , ... ... ,, 15 3-4
Kjiecial School Tax Levy.
Mills
Lodge..
• • ••• • •• •*•• ^
Rum Gully.. .
Rice Patch . .
Smoaks. . . .
Little Swamp. .
Strickland . .
Williams. . . .
Bethel
Ruffin
Sniders . . . .
Bethlehem.. .
Hendersonville.
Walterboro . .
Red Bank. . .
Cottageville ... w. .. 7
Ray wors 3
Poll tax |1 on all males between
the ages of 21 and 60, Also a com
mutation tax of $2 on ail males be
tween the ages of 21 and 50 whish
shall be pa-id at the same time
and in the same manner as other
taxes.
Sec. 3. That where a party de
sires to work out his commutation
tax he is hereby permitted to do so
by rendering four days work of
nine hours each or* the public
roads of his township, under said
overseer as afdfetvald, and when
the labor aforesaJd is completed
the overseer in charge shall make
an affidavit and It shall Ik* present
ed to the supervisor for his approv
al and them turned over to the
treasurer, and he shall thereby be
exonerated from commutation ta<x.
Dogs 50c each.
The tax books will tp open at
w vor
the pur
thr-t about six hui-dred children crowd he at once attracts attention,
from a'11 grades of the school* from His hair is very gray, curlii*; slight
every section of the county had braOy at the br*"k and receding lioni
ed the threatening weather to be the brow; lie has gray* uiusiaili<* >m
present Ttfday, was rn inspiration, rhin whiskers, light , gray eyes thn<
Forming into line at the Walterbo- tw inkle with mernm ■•h on- noin-
ro High School buildii..;, headed ent. fhat pierce with keenes* *li*
by Judge Jones, riding with Prttsi- cernraent ihe text, or that gl *"•
Wednesday, Nov. 15th, Beroa.
Thursday, Nov. 16th, Ashton.
Friday, Nov. 17th, Folks Store.
Saturday, Nov. 18th, Lodge, (till
12 o’clock.)
Tuesday, Dec. 5th, Bells.
Wednesday, Doc. 6th, Rice Patch.
Thursday, Dec. 7th, Sniders.
dent (’. G. Brown, of the fair as so- with r* stadv fire, that spells^jjj'tet'- Yr^flday, Dec. 8th,- Petits.
elation, the children marched to the mination. His ruddy cheeks bear
fair grounds i-nd were drawn up the stamp of good health, and there
around the speakers’ stand, where is the unmistakable sign of tt*mp<*r-
th.y were dismissed just before ( ate life in every lino of his face.
Judge Jones begai* his speech. The Water is Judge Jone s ^tatf of life:
people of Colleton were proud of not that lie does not enjoy a goo 1
the showing made, and justly so. hearty meal. But as he says, he
For such a parr.de is not often seen. | drinks r bout a gallor and a half o!
Reun for «H»«* Hght- good pure water every day, ami i
While as stated above. Judge to this habit he attribute* his Rood j
Jones did not discuss politics in health. Judge Jones has a kinui)
hi* address today, he did refer to face; he may be positive and even be posted at each plare where we
the on-comi *g rampr-igr. for Gov- st« rn at timet, but the milk < hu- collect,
e. nor in explaining his visit to Col- ; nt;. n kindnes* abounds ii, his L. &st.
Ic on. In the course of this ex-; he is gentle and considerate, and
pianation. Judge Jones said that : his demean6r in the presence Of la-
he would not discuss politics until dies is that of a true Southern gen
time came, then when he was,* a tleman. He is absolutely
Saturday Dec 9th, Hendersonville
Tuesday, Dec. 12th, Oottagevllle.
Wednesday, J)ec. 13th, Cei/5e*rvill
Thursday, Dec. 14lh, Jacksonbort
Friday, Dec. 16th, Green Pond.
Wedneeday, Dec. 20th, Mrs. A. R.
Smith’s (Afternoon)
Thursday, Dec. 21st, Lodge, (till
12 o’clock )
All other days at Walterboro
Notices as per above notice will
of a little stranger was the occas-
sion for the purchase of a bottle of
liquor. ai*d after the arrival ' the
stimulant, and possibly the father
first thing tin* mother took w;.i a
and the 'physician were i so stim
ulated. Hi* whs glad to see such
done avvav wiith these days, and
he would urge the pt nple of the
country to be temperate. When he
took charge of Claflin one of the
requirements w,*.j puuishnie.* for
intemperai e. He was expected to
punish tlie student who broke the
rule, and as a consequeqee he too
got 6n the ttniperiSfce platform and
he has stayed there ever si;.*e for j
he could not punish for what he
did. He was glad to see the ten
dency of the times was toward tem
perance. Even lawyers now do not
get drunk so frequtnti) a*s in the
past.
Coining to the subject of frugal
ly, the speaker said that the peo
ple of his race, if they hoped to
succeed jnust be frugal. The man
who spent all he made c-nd laid
by nothing for a rainy day was
likely to be r. burden on the com
munity sooner or later. The man
who savd $50 out of a salary of
a dollar a day, was i:. nuah more
substantial citizen thai* he who
made $1,500 a year and spent it all
Own your own farms if possible, 1
but if you must rent make )*;<ur
farm valuable.
Discussing the needs of the ne-
grro fapmer. miliar made a very
practical talk and gave specific ad
vice which, if followed, would gret-
iy benefit the negroes who heard
him, or the whiites, for that
matter. He showed that_ he was
intelllgen and practical farm
er. Drainage was the great ne *d of
this country. The way they had
done at Uli-flin could be done in
Colleton. He had under drained
fifteen acres by digging ditches and
plncing in the bottom an invert
ed trough on whiiii he had piled
straw and trash. The result wj-i
that for fifteen years this field has
had as good drainage as tile or oth
er expensive drains would) have giv
en. Such trough if excluded from
the r.'.r wlill not rot. Tile drainage t
would not bo practical but a farm- |
er can fix for drainage at little cost.
Plr-nt rye, more turnips, rape, vetch,
clover or oats. Raise chickens and
hogs. Get better and Improved ma- I
ehnery, dig up .the stumps and
mix brains with the fertiiliz'r used.
R. E. JONES.
County Treasurer.
The boy's r.ppetite is oftec* the
_ free source of amasemenf: If you would
lawyer without a case, with nothing from thr-t swaggering air. that “ner- have such an appetite take Cham-
else to do he would talk politic*. . vy” boldness that characterizes son < berlain s Tablets. They not only
adding that he was keer, for the j who have been elevated to office, create a healthy aj«>etite but
fight and when the time came he i He is deference Itself. Again, to strengthen the stomach and enable
*ould get to the^ta-k In downright the man wlio knows. It la evident Mi to do its work natunJiy. For
earnest. Thoae who baard tha j immediately that Judge Jones is a j sale by all dealers.
Saved Many From Death.
IV. L. Mock, of Muck. Ark., be
lieves le has saved many Hvhh in
25 year? * r experience in the
rTig ’ iislncs.-. " hat 1 always Ilk**
to di,” he wrt "is to recor
niend Dr. King's w Discovery
weak, .sore lungs, bard colds, hoarse
ness, ©bBttm-te coughs, la grippe, j
croup, asthma or other bronchial
affection, for I feel sure that a
comber of my neighbors are alive
and well to-day ixcxaiw* they took
ray advice to use it. I hones’ly be
lieve its the best throat and lung
medicine that’s made.’* Easy to
prove he's light. Get s trial bob-
tie. Guaranteed by Jno. M. Kllen.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Biggest Sale of Season, Which
is Going on at
The Charleston Surprise Bargain House,
Will Last Until
December 1, 9 1L
A full line of the most up-to-date
styles and colors for the season.
Men’s Suits will be ’sold below
COST during ihe sale. For a liberal
price, we are able to suit any
man in Colleton County with his
winter outfit. Single trousers and
single coats from $1.98 up to
$4.98. The Commercial Shirt,
which gives satisfaction to every
one who wears them, and the en
tire stock of Fhe Charleston Sur
prise Bargain House will be sold
at COST.
Ladies’Hats and Voile Skirts, Bear
Skin Coats, Misses and Children’s
Bear Skin Coats, Shoes, Dry and
Dress Goods, Lace, Embroidery,
Underwear, Etc., at COST. ’
STRIKE THE IRON WHILE IT
IS HOT.- Remember the place.
j«r
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FRANK’S
The Charleston Surprise Bargain House
WALTERBORO. - SOUTH CAROLINA
L SOBEL, Manager