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Moanfa CONTEST ^ ver Known in Colleton Co. r . v w5r ^ ** -V , 4 > N ^ v^arJS DESCRIPTION OF PIANO ‘ »• !► ' FINISH We furrteh this Piano in either Oak or Mahogany finish MANUFACTURER S DESCRIPTION The dimensions of the above Piano are a< follows: Height, 4 feet 9 inches; length, 5 feet 2 inches; depth. 2 feet 4 irches; weighs boxed ready for shipment about 800 pounds and the material and workmanship are of the beat. The cases are finished in Mahogany or Oak. double veneered inside and out to prevent warping or splitting. The Piano ha* 7 1*3 oc taves, repeating action, three pedals, full iron frame covering wrest plank and built up pin block of five different layers of hard maple, direc tion of grain alternating in successive layers to prevent to the greatest extent possible the Piano getting out of tune. The three strings in unison with over strung ba<s, splendidly pitched scale and excellent sounding board produces the rich, deep, even tone peculiar to the Upton Piano, end so much striven for by manufacturers of high class instruments The brackets, pedal guards, hammer rail, and continuous hinges are all heavily nickel plated. The casa. itself is highly polished, making a first-class artistic instrument in finish, appearance and tone. By comparison this Piano will be found letter, heavier, and more ar- c than most Pianos on the market today t Kaeh instrument is fully tistie warranted. M A N t ’ F A C T t' H L IT S W AIU t A IS T Y The above Piano is warranted to give per fact Satisfaction for a period of ten years, provided it is not exposed to extremes of heat, cold, wet or dampness. b ; We will ^ive away, absolutely Free, on Christmas Day. to one of * our customers this Handsome SJOO.OO Mahoghry Parlor Grand Piano. Our object is simply to advertise our business, get new customers and get better acquainted with our old customers. This is the greatest contest. Because it is the most expensive piano ever given away. In most contests a cheap piano is used,- but we hav^.- decided to give a GOOD ONE, the wholesale price of which was ,It will bean advertisement for our house for yeais to come, and it is well worth your time to win it. OUR PLAN is to give with each cash purchase or payment on account at Brown Furniture & Hard- * wane Comjiany one hundred votes for each Dollar or one vote for each cent. This applies to purchases, Job Printing and Advertising at The Press and Standard. 3,000 votes are given with every new or renewal subscription to The Press and Standard—these votes to be cast at Brown’s. You can cast these votes each Wednesday for the candidate of your choice or you can nominate a new candidate and vote for her and get your friends to vote for her. Each candidale is credited with 2000 votes to start with. It costs nothing to enter the race. Each contestant is given a number so that no one but you and your friends know that you are a candidate. For further instruction^ call at our office or write us. We have some valuable information for all candidates. Remember 4 No strings tied to this offer! Open to everybody. Get busy and win this elegant Christmas Piano. Get in the Race. Get your number. HuIph of Conteat 1. 2. 3. Name of Contegtan’ will not l-e known. 7. Name of Cvnteataru will not be published. 8. Every Contestant is credited with 2000 Votes to q start with. Every Contestant frt-ts a number. 10. Standing of Contestants’ numbers published 11. weekly. All Votes must bt brought in for recording otv 12. WEDNESDAYS- Votes must not be written upon. Tie Votes in packages with Contestant’s number and the amount on top slip only. Color of Votes will change and MUST BE RE CORDED WEEKLY. Votes are transferable only before recording. Contestant having the largest number of Votes on Dec. 25, wins the Piano. Candidates not bringing in personal Votes will be dropped. ALWAYS SOMETHING 2 O v DOING AT BROWN’S Brown Furniture & Hardware Company \ “THE BUSY" BUSINESS” AND THE PRESS AND STANDARD-COLLETON’S NEWSY NEWSPAPER FINE TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR BY REV. J. A. SLIGH, D. D. of every member who w - oppo ed to Hleoee, but I do belt- lb y have betr» influenced fo come in T o that baud and work against the «<*•- ! ernor of the state. Look whr-’ h* y i did, trying to make the impretri >:i l»A\yt I.T \T HOTEL A«HKHY. Aged Minister, President of Board Trustees of Newberry College, who Served St. Paul’s Lutheran Church as Pastor Continuously for Forty-Six Years. r Stn-.uk Tenders liaiviU'-t to office Forcw^ J - The Press and Rtandird force writes to extend their appreciation , 4&tbe editor, \V. W. Rmoak. for the f ; that the legislature we*) against hir.i.j g^pp.-r tfudered them at Ol Look at the Democratic conventi n Hotel Albert Wednesday evoty.ng, some time ago which tried to im press that everybody was against POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT (Reproduced from Newberry Herald was a Tillman man. Today he was and Newt by Charleston County called upon to introduce Governor Biease Club.) Blease, and he did not know why When Governor Blease spoke a-t unlegg it w&6 because he was a Pomaria, in the lower part of New- n berry county, on Saturday, July 26, - . , , he wm introduced by his life-long | Dr. Sligh paid loving, tribute to friend and supporter, the K*v. J. the memory of Governor Blease s A. Sligh. D. D . president of the father, the late Henry H Please. Hoard of Trustees of Newberry Col- who, he said, “was a good man, a lege, who paid Governor Blease s, straight man, a man of good heart, magnificent tribute. Dr. SHgh, now in his 77th year, is a native of Newberry Cour/y un- him. Look a-t the plans to defeat him since then—this great commit tee that met in Augusta some time ago. There was nothing,,in the world behiod that but spite work I know too much about human n;> ture to know It was anything but spite work. Has Made Him Htroiifcrp. "The whole idea was to defeat Cole Blease. God has directed the affa-irs of this world in such a mar* ner as to defeat their purposes, and I am proud of it today. Instead of injuring him it has made him stronger and stronger. If they don’t 1 get something de*P*™te on the gov ernor and prove it—and thy will have to prove it to the satisfacticta ! of the people of the State—Cole Blease will sweep the whole Sta’e and will get two votes to Jones’ one. As to the Le^ftbuure. “If I were a» candidate for the 1 never had a better friend on ear.legislature and should be elected, than Henry Blease,” said Dr Sligh. Continuing his remarks, Dr Sligh til very recently, when he moved to > P okp / of u the , t spi ^ t , ka Hoc mi mil near one of the finest traits of a in-. a place which he has purchased near one Columbia. He served St. Paul’s Lutheran church, near Pomaria. as its pastor continuously for forty- six years, 'completing his long pas- torial charge on 12th day of No vember, 1911. At that time ap propriate services were hold in the church, and the love and respect in which Dr. Sligh was held by his people were very strikingly evi denced. In connection with St. Paul’s church, Dr. SJigh also served severeJ other Lutheran churches. Dr.'-Sligh has served contiguous character, saying that he had great contempt for man who is not grate ful to his friends. “That is otw reason I admire the present Govern- dr.” he said, ‘‘because he is true to hi- friends. Vou-can’t expect him and would flrd that 1 could nor work with the Governor on account of prejudice against him, 1 would resign and come home and say to the people, ‘Elect somebody* el-*- I hope we will never have a legina- i ture again that will act towards ! the governor as this legislature ha ; I do not condemn every memb-r, bi. 1 do condemn the leaders Aug. 7. occasion being the sixth an niversary of -The Press aid Stand ard under the ownership of Mr. Smoak. The evening was a pleas ant one and one that will ever be remembered by those present. While there is always room for improvement in any line of busi ness, we feel that, the editor has, in the six years he has controlled the old Press and Standard, done much for the improvement of his paper, kis town and his count/. Those of us who have been with the paper for man years, are In a posl- { lion to make this statement. Twen ty years ago, the paper we« printed on the old Washington hand press, at a speed of 150 per hour. Today wq.print 1200 an hour. We used to set all the type by hand. Today sfe have a modern typesetting ma chine and one man sets up the type for the entire paper. We have a modern lighting plant for our of fice. Everything in the once old Press and Standard is now new mid jpodern. This banquet tendered the force Is one among many kindr*-sses that is daily shown the employees of this paper. May the paper live long and prosper under the present man- S4genient, is the sincere wish of each of us. Press and Standard Force. "thestyles r Fall f?Winter to do anything else, except be true ! reeled this opposition uid influem-d to his friends, if he wasn’t he would n’t be worthy the confidence and votes of the people.” The remainder of Dr Sligh s re marks were as follows: ••Cun. Say Great IS al for Iflewae. “1 can say a grep.-t deal in behalf the has ly as a member ofthe Board of Trus- of Cole >Blease, but I ha\» n t tees at Newberry College, for forty- voice to say much ,oda > " three years. He was iu« secretary been the worst . . for seven years and Its president for ever heg-rd of, ** ‘- 1 en twenty-nine years, and he still holds road to tra\el. e thtf letter position of president of under similar ^rcunistanees the board. Dr. Sligh presided over ing which Governor Blease - - . . lorited to address. Addressing the la them. BCit he has kept hi. What Smartly Dressed Women will Wear— RITE to-day for yow Free copy ot our book ’’THE STYLES" which •bow* by beautiful iUutfrationi and authentic dctcripitoM iu*t what the m in N ew York •manly (heated women will wear the coming teuon. and Pam 4 We particularly want you to lend for a free copy of this intrrefting book bound m a ^ ^' Ve ii Da h r ati act that would man has, to my own personal kn >w! »go. She was accompaln*d by h.r PniHlIaf the meet- done 80 “*‘ J^ nloLle lwe confidenc edge, voted for men. ten times more fUter. Mrs. J M. Campbell and chill V? ailCrDOlj) S ! rOpUidl had been have mede the people lose connaene * ren. Hr.«l. J W ar*J Lula May. , I r > the others. It is no wonder th- governor has said hard things, “ is a greater wonder to me he b tot said harder things. A IW*li«*v«T in Illea.-e. “Some people say Bleaue is a b. ! man. A man said to a friend "f mine, ‘1 don’t know how Mr Si;- ! i can support such a wicked man *- Cole Blecee.’ That man hiniseif i- a good member of the church. a good Christian man, but he nieu«- tired me by his own half bushel what he had Id his own hea*rt. That Mt. ftanuel - Mt. Carmel. Aug. 2" Special: Mins Matteleer* Banders, of the COhJi nie Maxwell Orphanage, Greenwood, is visiting relatives at Stoke*, and her uncle. L..M. Trine, of the sec tion. < - Master G«crge Yarley, of liarnp- tort, is -p* tiding his summer vacatio with his grar*dmoth*r, Mrs. Lizzie Linder. B. N. Beach and FNirptan Beach attended the campaign meeting at Ruffin Saturday. . Miss Tearl Beach, who spent partt of her summer vacation c-‘ Hastings. Fla., returned home several day* tepsi of thi* intrrrtting book bound m ■ besuti ful ART COLOR covet—beesue* we •(• lute it will help you to drew better m I cm cort. 6| We h»\e collected bom the Faihioa Center* «if the Wot Id the best, nrwe*t and imarteftttyla* and take pleasure in Mihnuttmf these wlectiona lot your most cuocal approval. •J Reseive trout copy Now—Ready for mailing Sept I u. Dcn’t put it oil—Write now, to-day ~a postal card wi'l do. (imply (ay: your book- THE STYLLS’ SILK BL0US WITH , POETS COLLAR NOW SO, MUCH IN VOGUE & SENT PREPAID TO ANY ADDRESS. Tkis BUnse is «e «f the Fetfvts sf oar New Style Book, • com of which we will send joa cn refloat. — TAYLOR'S corrupt, more wicked and profane . . „ " h -y he is cer-! than Cole Blease ever could be. I 1.200 to 1,500 people who had gath- al th * M® 6 ’ 1 * Look at the can tell him very plainly why ered to hear the Governor—nearly^ tainl> well baUnc | vntft foP col* Blelase—because I vreo to hear the Governor—nean> ‘ ^ n hea tw-d up- vote for Cole Blelase—because -I of thorn th. porsonat Mood, oo* .tand.r, | well balanced .£u>n in.tied un- i vote ior x-oie just mao; because I enthu.siaatlc aupporters of Governor on him. “ l "^naniTm.' an thitok he la a good man and makes Bleaae—Dr. Sligh, in introducing of Sou , , a by a g rea t ua a good Governor. He Is an open the governor, aaid that in politiccJ that wa ‘* ® a< * f p P h legislature. 1 mao; he Is no bypocrite.jjthd I ad- daya gone by he had byen called up- “ e , n ^ d 0ubt about that—at mire that in any man. I believe he | •• to la trod nee Senator Tillman to There wr,s no doubt *doui {q , ha# the lnt ^ #u of tb ^ ot Urt c ^ Qatch> cf Florida, will a Newberry audience. He did not least, I a “ • atl thls Soulh earollna at heart.’* t vleit relatlvea at Henderaonville aoon know why, unless it was that he my own mind, i uo not say 1 Misses Eather and Jennie Linder spent ii«i Saturday with their aister. Mrs.* L. W. Beach, near Stokes. Mrs. J. M. Campbell is spending tWs week with Mrs. H. S. Strickland at Waiterboro. HE & at trial uied ia tLi* Blouw is a fin; quality of pure silk mctulijM and tlte I’oct’* style Kaa became so poimlar, that fa-thes detcriptioo oo tias poiot is utweceuaiy. The model shown herewub is one that has beta moiif-'-H from the mo:e exh^j-rat-d styles, so t' »t the wabt, whilo not cxiremc, will be found highly favorable and Let -ming and excecdijigly comfortable to the wearer. This bLcte ■• rra.le ie strictly tailored tTyle, w.fh a box plhi'f d front trimmed wri't lour self-coveit-d buttoos, under which bo r-p!» : ! the waist fattens i'-vi»ihly with bo ki nod eye*. There tre »!«» hall lucb pLia rim ing ct either head me * • lde * from the sltoulders to the wnint Im*- and suadai plaits eai<-rwji. g to the biut tine only, give die necessary hillne*s b-Lw. The uik messaluie collar L detacltaLla, the t'l.ier pert I being mode ol wtl-rolor and ll.e upoet ot : overiappirg p»-t of white m-u liae sill. A | cor (led silk ornament ol cclor to match tiie body ol the waut. tn.i.aes tha tiirr miog ol tire front. The shepcly full length tKevct are neatly set in at the shoukkr*, without unr.e- ('s»er/ lulmeu. Three small tut ks extending from ti.e cuffs to the elbow, add thapehneMlolhh modish sleeve, which K furnished with a/torned-back button trimmed cuff of white inpcsabneto match the coILt. 1 he back of tfjrt most k-commg model is neatly finished with four lia'f inch tucks, which add to tts shapeliness and long lines. Made in navy or mouse grey tneassline with wluie collar and cuds. Semd for on* to-day and wa will nssrioao 1 •ur now book cadlod "THE STYLES’* 1 ij y