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'*#7; I J Y* ,/ * , * MMM TOT COUJCTOX non NBRVE? published EVERT WED- WEM)AY. . W.W. 8MOAK. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR •1.00 M PHONE 10*. ADVERTISEMENTS: Space rates baaed upon amount of Space to be used in a rear as follows: 100 to 200 Inches... If cents 200 to 000 inches 14 cento 000 to 1000 inches 12 cento 1000 or more inches 10 cento Transient Rate: 20 cento per Inch. Legal .Advertisements: Strictly legal Rate. Classiled Rates: One cent a word for each Insertion; No adver tisement taken for less than 20 canto. Bnslness Locals and Readers: 0 cento a line each Insertion. OMtnaries: One cent a word. News items of deaths published free. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 20. 1912. CHRISTMAS. Bring me no gifts. Rut give me kindly words. A handclasp of good will. And we’ll sustain A chord of feeling vibrant to instill Belief and hope so they forever reign. The Press and Standard wishes "A Merry ChrMb'a* .icd n Happy New Year to everyone, everywhere forever.” Very seldom does it happen that the date of publication for The Press and Standard falls on Christmas and New Year, as is the case this year. The Christmas spirit is here, or should be, in every home and it is this which counts most in the feeling of good cheer that should prevail at this time. The beautiful customs of Christmas gifts and of good will are worth much. But let us in giving remember: j "Who gives himself with hie gift. J-tr/'Tr ‘i i.’i 11 ^ ‘ county offices on a Himself, the hungry otote and lfe> K «i . TO DRINK OR NOT TO DRINK We often think that the Christmas spirit is perverted, and that the cele bration which should be for the birth of the "Prince of Peace,” has lost Its meaning. Do you believe His. of all birthdays, should be celebrated with "the flowing bowl”? Why should people take this time for mak ing merry by excessive use of intox icating beverages? it makes one feel sick to go to the express office and there see case after case of the vile stuff, ordered to "celebrate (?) Christmas. From each package we can see rise and vanish the simple little toys which mean so much to the boys and girls of our homes. From one we can see going up and away the wheels of a little wagon, hear the toot of a horn, the Jingle of a bell, or see the peep of the bright eye of a dolly—gone and in their place a drunken father profaning the sacred air of home and Christmas. In the homes of some of the men whose names are written on these express packages we can see the empty stocking," ana we cannot on Christmas morn hear the'glad and joyous laughter of innocent and hap py childhood as the little one pulls out of a full stocking iae toy he had set his heart on having Santa bring. Heaven pity him w.iO thus blights the innocent hopes of u;s iittle ones. ^ es, he needs his liquor to drown the knowledge that he has destroyed the happiness of the glac season for in nocent pnes depenuent upon him alone for their rhare of happiness.. . And fortunate is the home which loses nothing more t:ian this. Some of those express packages represent pairs of shoes for bare and chilled little feet; little coats and Jackets, hats and dresses, books and scnool necessities, sashes for the house, cur tains for the windows, paint for the home, and O. so man. many things! Kind Reader, you wuo hare gotten a package, what does yours repre- »ent? Are you a manlier (ban be cause you have It? Is the esteem in which you are held in your commun ity increased? Is there nothing use ful yod could have bought with this money? Are your tlebts all paid? If aot la this your money you threw away or did you take it from your creditor? ’ Answer tneae questions honestly, and taay Heaven help ybu to be man enougb never to degrade your name by having It appear on •pother shipment of the vile stuff? Rot this bo on# of your New Year’s (•solutions. Only • fow more days and the •oath Carolina so Ions will aaoomble la Colambia to make aau unmake, laws. Colleton will have a part In this work, sad the Importance of the part will depend apon the manner la which the Colletoa delegation per forms Its datloa. There is plenty to bo done by the legislature for South Carolina, bat littlo. It eootns to Tho sad Standard, la needed in the way of local' legislation. ^hat wo have in mind will mean much for Colleton county, and wo suggest a few things we believe wonld do cred it to our delegation to support. Spike of them are already favored publicly by our legislators, others a-o not. 1. Make the Consittut cual tnii) school tax a State tax. .in«l having It apportioned according o enrollment. This is fair, and if done, will a«W thousands of dollark to our c'.hool fund. Supplement this with na additional 2 mill levy also to be a State tax apportioned to the coun ties in the same manner. 2. Provide a sufficient fund to run every school in the State not less than six months, preferauiy seven. 3. Pass a compulsory education law, with certain restrictions and provisions which will cause it not to' be too burdensome on poor parents. 4. Pass the Torren’i system of Isnd registration, thus making avail able as ready security millions of dollars of real estate which is now worthless as tuPh. c> 5. Prohibit the publication in any newspaper in the State of any liquor advertisement, or such advertising in prohibition territory uy letter or otherwise. It is very inconsistent for legislators to prohibit the sale of liquor and then allow alluring adver tisements to induce a violation of such prohibition law. 6 here are prohibiting the killing of busxards or carrion crows, which have been shown to be the most dan gerous germ carriers, thus costing the State great sums of money, especial ly in losses caused by bog cholera. 7. Provide for the employment of all able-bodied conv:cts, not par doned or paroled, in the State Peni tentiary or on the State firms as road builders. Good roads are too great a necessity just now to have a thousand able-bodiec men shut up iu farm or factory. dresaw, but upoa what 1 not upon luck, but upon place. I believe la working when you work sad in playing wheft ywt play, aad In giving and demanding • square oeal la every act of life.—Edwin Oe- good Grover. t .. WHOSE THE RE8FOKSHULITY ? Remove whatever restrictions strict salary basis providing that fees be turned into the treasury for roads or schools. ^ In .the lecture delivered recency In town by C. P. Chsciull, the noted ex-priest of the Oopttc church at Abe- siata, he stated there had been* but tpio murders la hfct country lit bis Ejlltine which be »- least forty years. He attrtbauH! tms to :k<* tact that there was ~>o uicoi.oilc me crag es made or sold there. The full force of this statement cannot be gotten till it la understood that tnero art seven and a half million Inhabitants In Abyssldls, and that they arc of the Ethiopian 1 'race. Checlxxli went further and stated that he believed ninety-nine per cent of the crimen committed in this country are trace able directly to the influence of al coholic beverages. Isn’t this an object lesson for tbs white race? What say the boasted Anglo-Saxon whose love for liquor brings numer ous crimes and criminals to our-4oor, and fastens upon us the evils follow ing in its wake? Think of our mur der record, and' the influence of crime on generations ye: unborn. Then think of the blind tiger, and the shame of It, that our best (?) people sit supinely and allow the vilest of concoctions to be sold to their neighbors—when "ninety-nine per cent” of the crimes committed are traceable to Ita effects. Whose will be the responsibility in the day of Judgment—the ignorant and de graded illegal. dealer, or the best citizen who allows it? Is your re sponsibility met when you say . you know it exists, but It is none of your business to try to stop it?' Whose business la it then? We imagtnp we can see his Satanic Majesty smile when he hears such talk, and hear him give his chief architect orders to draw up a plan for an en larged hell to accommocate all these hyprocrites and deceivers whe are fooling themselves Of course you are responsible, eve^ if it does in jure yqar business Ji little. But why shotftd flanding ror law and order hurt a man’s kualneas? Would it not be better to get rid of these drones in the industrial and business world and let their place# be flHed by men of honor and intagrlty, whose mission will it be to build )up epd not to tear down? Think of«these things, men of Colleton. If yen -be men, and do something! < Tke 'votihg contest, which has been eond acted for nevernl months by tke Brown funrttnre and Hardware Co., and The Press and Standard, closed last night, and the votes are being conn ted today by tho following well known business men: J. L. Rants, J. C. Lemackn and E. E. Jones. As soon as the result Is ascertained a bulletin will be posted in trpm of tne store announcing tho winners. CLASSIFIED ADS. • ■ . . • Not Consistent. The Bu-nwell county grand Jury 0 D , „ ha * followed the lead, of the Bam- 9. Require a State license for all ( berg JAy aad psk^ for an election peddlers or hawkers Cesllng in paS- on th^^vbiskep ffcftion. If they ent medicines, stoves and ranges, I wou l < l ’w 0, like'the Loiieton grand patent devices book seen:* etr and iury d,d ’ use diligent efforts to en- ^ r , i force the P"** 0 * the sale the publication of same stating price ©f whiskey, their recommendwtions allowed to be charged, which shall wiuid have more weight.—Bamberg be fixed. 10. Pass cotton warehouse and drainage laws that will stand tbe tests of the courts. * So much for those State-wide laws which The Press and btancard be lieves would be for the best interest of all our people. A iew of local interest only are suggested: a. Increase the salaries of the county officers to where they can | Herald. Me«srs. May aqfl Anderson Return. Tbe friends of C. D. May and C. C. Anderson will be pleased to welcome them bsck to Wslterboro. They left several months ago to go into busi ness in Atlanta, and were doing well inthat city but got a chance to sell out to advantage, have returned to Walter boro. Col. May says it is too cold In Atlanta for him and that he supposes Walterboro will be good enough for him the rest of the time support their families—a laborer except a while in tbe summer ^of should be worthy of his hire. The i * ach year w h<>n h « will go to the Master and Probate Juuge thouid re-! ^ ,r - Anderson has Hot ! announced what he will do, but celve compensation for jneir services. The most expensive :a.>or is that which is poorly paid or not paid at all. b. Appropriate at least (500 a year for three years ;o the County Fair association, sible to approrpiate will decide In the near future. ' Death of Mrs. Hen Bishop. Khrhardt, Dec. 23.—Special: Wed nesday afternoon the death ar.srel vis ited the home of Mr. 3en Bishop, living near here and laid claim upon If it was permis- l 1 * 8 loving wife, sweet and devoted 5300 for erect- i / n \ ot i h ® r • and a good consecrated, a * th * ron ^ derate monument, and | Her ^ea^^s a shock to the v.e endorse tais action. ;acn why not, neighborhood although expected for something to help buiid up and de- 8 °nie time. She was laid to rest in velop the county’s resources. •' ,t- p,ea *ant cemetery, Thursday sf- o. fas, a genera; stock law (or """“"w-,, a co„,l„ent member o( the county. The time is ripe for th.a Mt. Pleasant Lutheran . nurch. She law. and the present epiciorasc of hog f" n^um t..» r i i-hp- chbitra is tho bet* • ,..,aeiit that ^ ’ ,di little children, and a can le advanced in import of suck ,°S and ^enda. May „ , , eevn ui nucs cheel" and b!oss the heart-brok- a law, to *ay noth it ; of the cattle u ones. tick. d. Tax or license all vehicles for Hie ben -..t of tl.e roavis. There are a few of tho la .vs The Press and Standard •'•outd like to see enacted. Gentlemen of t':o dele gation. we are going :o sec' what yon intend to do, and If our trust !n >uu 1 is well founded. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Vine Cockerels, cheep. Black Mlnorcas. ana Black Or* pingtoas. Splendid for crossing with common fowls to increase the egg yield. R. L-Fraser, Wslter boro. 8. C. 12-11-tf. FDR SALE—Several very desirable residences in Wslterboro. Near New School Building Also sever al desirable residence lots. Easy Terms. O. C. Brown, Walterboro, 3. C. 12-18-2L DR SALE—Valuable building lots for sale on Black Street between Railroad &ve. and fair grounds. Elegant residence section. Also dwelling hous^, outbuildings and large lot on same street. Also offer for sale very cheap build ing lot near Presbyterian church. E. T. H. Shaffer. - . •DR,SALE— 3S H. P. boiler and 26 H. P. Engine, complete 70 saw gin, grist mill, with all pul leys, beltlqg, slotting. Used only two months and in perfect condi tion. A. Wichman & Son. 10-30-tf. A oi' FDR SALE—Anyone wanting to pur chase a first-class family horse and buggy, apply to Dr. Riddick Ackerman, Walterboro, S. C. 12-25-tf.i FDR SALE—I will sell at the town let In Walterboro, January 4, 1913. one brindle heifer taken up under town ordinance. Marked. O. L. Gahagan. Chief of Police, Walter boro, 8. C. 12-25-2t. WANTED—The Press and Standard wants to do your Job Printing during 1913. We are the best equipped Job Printing plant be tween Charleston and Savannah, and can handle your work as well as the best. We are equipped with new presses, new type and a new No. 8 linotype. Give us. a trial order. Estimates cheerfully furnishedf ° FDR SALE—Two splendid farms as follows: No. 1—131 acres, 86 acres under cultivation, *5 acres stumped and in one Held, balance good' level land; settlement and one tenant house. This Is flue farming land on side of swamp hammock, 6 1-2 miles from Wal terboro. No 2, Contains 460 acres 60 acres in one field, 10 acres in another place. Tktok.tract lies on the Campbell public and Givhans road and is 3 1-2 miles from Wal terboro, near school house and church. This tract is good pine land and is fine farming land. The above tracts can .be uougnttOn rea sonable terms with one-third cash and the balance on good terms. Apply to Jas. A. Padgett. Walter boro, 8. C„ R. F. D. No. 2. 12-18-3ti FDR SALE—On the 1st Monday in January, 1913, at the Court House to highest bidder at 12 o’clock, two adjoining tracts of land con taining 806 acres, 5 miles from Walterboro on Centerville road, known as the Bedon Horseshoe tract. 160 acres cleared and under fence. Terms one-tbird cash; bal ance on easy terms, a. a. Patter son. Agent, Walterboro, S, C. 12-4-4t. WANTS. WANTED—Home cured hams, chlol ene and eggs. Highest ca. ; h price paid. Always see me first. J. L. Rents, at Hotel Alber- 9-26-tf. WANTED—A Jersey cow, fresh in _ milk and must be a butter cow. Apply at once to C. D. May. Wal terboro, S. C. 12-25-lf, WANTED—The Press and Standard would like to eorrespond with a good live person at various points throughout the county with a view to securing their services as cor respondents. An attractive propo sition will be made to the right person in every community. Ap ply in own handwriting if you are a good news gatherer to W. W. Smoak. Editor. WANTED—The public to know that I have installed a grist mill, and am prepared to grim: any day in the week, and at any time. C. W. Pellum, Walterboro, S. C. 12-18-2t-p. The CouBtry Boy's Creed. I believe that the country which God made is more beautiful than the city which man made; that life i Walterbo: ? “''day for Kiirhardt Social .News. ..hrhardt. Dec. 22.—^Special: Dr ' j 1 - R °berts has just bought a new P Mck •« ♦Vent bv many •e be the prettiest and beat In town. Mrs. t. Wiihman left Saturday for Walterboro; where she will spend Christmas holidays with relatives Mr. H. M. Graham, of Bamberg was In a last T1 a-* t a y. The Lutherans of this place will have a ( ••tmni :re«( night to r P. , , L Wednesday ch everybody is Invited. out-of-doors and in touch with thg earth is the natural life of man. 1 believe that work with nature is more inspiring than work with the most intricate machinery. F believe that the dignity of labor depends not on what you do, but on bow you do it; tha: opportunity comes to a boy on the farm aa often ! aa to a boy io the city; that life ia larger and freer and happier on the farm than in the town; that my suc cess depends not f upon my location, but upon myself; no: upon my o for a few days stay. Mi?» v-Ilkx'ket. Lodge Dec-. 23.—Special: Mailed ytedneaday. Dec. is. a: 3 ( >vlork Miss B< / ice Miley, eldest daughter ! Mrs. J. j. Miley, and L. * r ’ of Crocket villa. The "•as performed by Rev w >ws. Jr. of Mr O. B! ivr*'i M P^rKoy to spending the Lcl J * aa » of hie brother. Misr: Ray this yes*- a* ':e bolidayi. ,« • • r*. wno is teaching i.igener, is at home for Mt. MV£armel. Dee. (8.—Special: While hunting near Ireland Crash, this mocking. Learie and Hlllto Beach were knocked down by a fat ing limb. It seems that they had cut a tree for coons, and the tree fell across limbs of aa outer tree, the limbs not falling until tho boys had returned to the fallen tree. Hillie was struck on his shoulder, and Laurie struck on tho head, bracing the forehead also left arm and ahoal- •r. J. Mounie Bennett of .Stokes was a visitor la oar neighborhood Sun day afternoon. Mrs. J. E. Oateh and Sour. L*Boy Felma and Vernon of Adams Hun, are rtoiting her toother, Mrs. B. N. Beach. J. E. Gatch and Edd/c K liatch of Adams Ran will visit friends and relatives In this section Christmas day. Raymond Yarley or Furman Uni versity, Greenville, will visit his grand mother during the holidays. Mtos Lucile Hlera of Walterboro to the charming gneet of Mieses Pearle and Claudia Beach tbto week. Mtos Alice Sykes attended the Woman’s Missionary Union at Hen dersonville last wfek. The Mt. Carmel private school is progrseelng nicely under tne mana gement of Mtos Kathleen Fogartie who proves herself a very efficient Man Claudia Beach, who to attend ing Adnma Run High school, is at home for two week’s holiday. Mr. and Mrs. John Warren, who totting the latter's .parents near Stoken were guests of T. J. Beach Sunday. at Wichmaa’m , Several very haadsome an*' nseful prises have hoen given away at W!< h- maa’s daring their **.<!. Tbo lust prise, n handsome t'?p b jgifFwsu non by G. I. Blocker; the second prLe a sewing machine, by >r. Frine; the third prtoe, a Up robe, by Roy Francis. The doll stove wi!rmak»j some little girl happy for ChrU*. Among the family reunions bore this Christmas may be mentioned, that of Mrs. Carrie . Sue Fraser. Those of her family coming home for the holidays are. Miss Jessie, who to teaching at Benpettoville; Miss Marian, of the Barnwell school; Misses Edith and Millie who are stu dents at Winthrop college. The H. W. Cohen Store LOST. ID8T OR KTRAYEI^—A dark brown mule about five yea.;s oid—weighs about 900 pounds—broke out of ■table Saturday night. Reasonable reward for return to H. S. fliers. Walterboiw« C. 12-25-lt, BUSINESS LOCALS. t Cigars. 12, 25, and 60 in a box for Christmas presents, at Klein’s. Nice line of shoes. Cheap for Cash. W. V. Glover. Nuts, raisins, etc, for your fruit cake for Christmas. W. V. Glover. Waterman’s fountain pens and Gil lette’s safety rasors, at Klien’s. Got your Christmas Fruit. W. V. Glover. Chriitmas cards at Klien s. Kodaks and Kodak films at Klien’s. Nunnally’s exquiaite candles for Christmas presents in boxes and bas- k-its, one to five pounds at Klein’s. Mr.. Merchant: Get some of my peanut and cocoanut candy for your Xmas trade, it will pay you. Fresh home-made candy every day at Grace’s Extends Best Wishes for A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR To One and All of Their Many Friends and Patrons f The H. W. Cohen Store ‘The Store That Makes Good.” Pre-inventory Special A holiday gift of merit in preparation for our Regular Semi-Annual Inventory and in order to give our friends a helping hand in bringing this season to a successful close we are offering our entire stock of clothing, shoes, hats, Ready-to-Wear garments ami notions at greatly reduced prices. . Come to us for Your Xmas The Charleston Snrprise Bargain House I. SOBEL, Manager Walterboro, SC. <5-