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4 Vs N APRIL 304913. THE PRESS AND STANDARD, WALTERBOR 0,8. C. ji , x ,^ . 17, at 3 P. 1 MISS LOUISE LEACH WINS $10 SPECIAL BONU OFFER THIRD COUNT IN CONTEST STIRS UP MUCH INTEREST. CONTEST TO CLOSE NAY 17. NEW BONUS OFFER THIS WEEK- . - The third apeclal count in The press snd Standard Piano and popu lar voting contest was held at this office Friday evening and resulted in Miss Louise Leach winning the spe cial prise of ten dollars in gold for having made the greatest gain since the second count. The race has de veloped into a hot one between sev eral of the contestants and a lively scramble for first place is anticipat ed on May IT. The contest will close on May IT, promptly at 3 o’clock p. m. t when the piano and othei prizes will be awarded. Until that time the bon uses will be as follows: For every T new subs* r'.ptiy s S.- 000 bonus—total 12,200. For every T renewal subscriptions. 6.0OO bonus—total 9,50o. For every 40 merchants coupons, 2 000 bonus—total 3.00U. KXTRA WPKCTAL. For every three five year scriptions. a bonus of 25,000—a total of 40.000. , , For every two ’ twenty-year sub scriptions, a bonus of T5.000 a to tal of 135,000. No longer bonuses of any kind will ever be given during this contest, s6 don’t wait for better offers, but get buay sow, as time is precious and every contestant needs all the votea the can get for there will be no opportunity to work for votes af ter the ballot box closes for the last ime at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon. May 17th. The following is the vote receiv ed by the various contestants at the third count which was held on April 25, and total standing of contestants to date. The following la the result of count of votes. April 25th: NAME. : VOTE. i Miss Louise Leach 4,600 Miss Ethel Francis 57,350 Miss Annie Belle Crosby 28.000 Miss Collette Padgett 30,750 Miss Susie Tracy 4,500 Mist Inez Price 40 ’®?? Mias Eva Ihley 775 Miss Emma Bryan 500 Miss' Jewel Ferrell 45.600 Mrs Julia Griffin 500 Mias Ruth Padgett 500 Mias Mae Crosby 1.375 Walterboro. The following is the standing of the contestants up to date Miss Ethel Francis Miss Louise Leach Miss Annie Belle Crosby Mias Colette Padgett Mias Susie Tracy Miss Edith Black 9,175 Mias Rhame Grace 2,500 Walterboro, R. F. D. No. 1. Miss Inex Price 52.500 Miss Evelyn Price % 4,750 Walterboro, R. F. D. No. 2. Miss Laura Keegan 8.025 .Miss MSfy^Rtsher 2,125 Walterboro, R. F. D. No. 3 Miss Ruth Linder 1,500 Walterboro, R. F. D. No. 4 Miss Martha Yarn ... . • • 4,6.5 Walterboro, R. F. D. No. 3. Miss Eva Ihley .’ 3,0.5 Ruffin, fck C„ Route 2- Miss Jewel Ferrell 7 2.8*5 t Smoaks. M sb Gradys Williams 2.350 Smoaks, Route 1. ss Jomina Utsey 20.800 Williams. Mrs Julia Griffin _'.000 Le-lge. Mrs. L. J. Jones 2.000 Miss Ruth Padgett /, 1-500 , Ruffin. Miss Emma Bryan 1 500 Islandton. Miss Mae Crosby S.2.»0 Miss Mary Crosby 6.875 NEWSPAPER MAN HIED FOR L IRE I.- Dam- 101,875 100,225 52.050 48,175 . 7.225 Gaffney I .edged A reused of aging Cracarter. Gaffney, April 23.—A complaint was served today on Ed. H. DeCamp and the Limestone Printing Com pany of which Mr DeCamp is pro prietor, serving notice of an action to be brought against the printing company for $25,000 for alleged libel. The suit is being filed by Henry Hu ice and alleges in the complaint: “That on or about the 2nth day of August. 1M2. Ed H. DeCamp. its editor and proprietor, published ami circulated in Ids paper the following libolous matter at>out plaintiff: “ 'On the other hand, the very worst ni£n in Cherokee county are supporting him (Please 1 to a man. Let us see if this is true. Henry Buice. one of the leaders in this county. He killed a man. shooting him from ambush without giving the poor fellow a chance to defend his life. He has been charged with blockading and running a blind tiger. This is the class of men in Cherokee who are leading the Blease forces. Others of tliem have been charged with arson and thievery and wife beating and wife desrtion.” The above excerpt is from an edi torial which appeared in the col umns of the Gaffney Ledger during the heat of the gubernatorial cam paign. The article excited greatest interest in all parts of the state. The plaintiff allegim that the ar ticle impeached hit honesty, integri ty and reputation and exposed him to public hatred, contempt, ridicule and obloquy and to injure hia charac ter. busineaa and reputation, and by reason of that fact the said plaintiff has been damaged in the sum of $25,000. The plaintiff is represented by a Blacksburg lawyer, while Mr De- Camp has retained Butler AHall of the local bar and will tight the case to the finish. “PORTLAND NED” WALES TO FREEDOM BROUGHT TO GOV’S OFFJC/E. RE LEAVES WHEN THE GOVER- NOR IS OUT. MAKES ESCAPE GOOD I* A ST PILGRIMS Oh’ CONFEDERATES Keunioa Next Moath at Chattaaooga Will Have a Seatiaieatal laterest All Its Owa. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 28.— Perhaps the last pilgrimage they will make as a body to the famous battle grounds of Lookout Mountain. Chirkamauga and Mission Ridge, will be the 1813 Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. May 27-28. The railroads of the South eastern Passenger Association have made a ^thirty day rate of a cent a mile. The War Department has loaned the requisite number of tents and cots in order that Chattanooga may suit ably care for the 15.000 Veterans who will be lodged and fed frve **f all cost. v The United Sons of Veterans will hold their reunion at the same plac*\ May 27-28. They will bring with them the usual bevy of beautiful Constable Was Waiting in Outer Of- ffee When Famous Yeggman Goes Out Another Way—Officers Look ing for Him. Columbia. April 26.—Special: “Portland Ned.” alias James Johnson, the yeggman. who was paroled yes- f terday afternoon, vanished from the inner office of the ’.Governor this *■ ' P morning and left a deputy United States marshal with another war rant for him guarding the outer of fice. The famous cracksman delib erately and coolly took advantage of the Governor's absence and walked out of the door which leads into llit inner office and disappeared. •lust Walked Auay. .’Portland Ned,” who served a seven-year sentence in the Federal prison in Atlanta for robbing a post office at Enoree. In Spartanburg County, and who had served two years of a ten-years’ terni^for the same offence when he was yesterday afternoon paroled by Governor Blease. was being held awaiting a re ply the governor had sent the Federal authorities asking them if they had any further charges against the pris oner. Johnson, or “JMrtland Ned," as he is better known, had been brought to the Governor’s office this morning, dressed in citizen’s clothes. He was taken into the inner office and was present while E. D. Green add John L. Paige, the two Spartanburg prisoners, were being given their paroles. Wan Wanted in North Cnrolina. United States Commiaaioner Bev erly Sloah had issued a warrant f?t the arrest of James Johnson, alias “Portland Ned." charging him with having dynamited a postoffice safe at Plymouth. N. C.. in 1888, ami Deputy Marshall Senn was present in the outer office waiting to nab "Port land Ned” when he came out. The warrant had been ssorn out on in formation furnished by Postoffice In spector Gregory, who rounded up this man and landed him in the Pen itentiary for th* Enoree robbery. Federal Judge Smith had telegraphed that there were no cases on the docket against Johnson, and District Attorney Cockran had wired the same thing, but had stated that he was telegraphing the postofflee depart ment asking them if they had any further charges against Johnson. I .caves Prisoner In His Office. fore the latter “faded away.” Gov ernor Blease was asked about the re port and dictated the foliosing re- Pb : ‘ I uaa sitting in my office, and Coi John K Anil, ray secretary, came In and stated that there was an of ficer outside who wanted to see James Bohn*on. I tolo him to come in. He walked in my office. When he Tame in I asked hint to let me see his pa pers He showed his warrant to me. I saw it was a warrant issued by the United States commissioner. I also •aw that he was a rural policeman for Richland County. A Rural Policeman. ’ I said to him. ’are you not a ru ral policeman for this county?’ He said, ’yes, sir.’ I said ’haven’t you enough to do to attend to your own duties as rural policeman without trying to run. the business of the United States Government and of the Governor’s office?’ He said he sup posed so. I then said, well, if you v ant 1 <; i'oid \our job you had bet ter try to attend to the business of Richland county, for which you are emploved: l don't know of any busi- m-s* you have serving warrants for the United States Government when you are in the employment of the people of Richland County: and don’t you in your position put your hands on this man Johnson.’ With that he left ?!•«■ office, au<r the next i heard from the warrant I learned it was in the hands of the man who was sitting in the outer of- fi< e of the Governor”s offn e when Johnson walked out of the other door. Rural Policeman Hipp was not ordered out of my pffice and was not treated Impolitely, either by my secretary, so far as I knowrsor by myself. I spoke positively to him, as I always speak positively on a mat ter of immediate business to every one. “Neither I nor my secretary or ste nographer have any duty to perform either as detectives or as maishuls or policeman, and if the marshall sent by the United States commissioner wanted to sit down In the outer of- ffice. to which I was called by my sec retary on a matter of business, while James Johnson walked out the other floor, it was none of my lookout and none of my business.” DIRE DISTRESS. It is Near at Hand to Hundred* of v Walterboro Reader*. Don't neglect an aching back. Backache often is the kidneys’ cry for help. ■ Neglect burryng to their aid Means that urinary troubles may follow. Or Danger of worse kidney tdou- Lie. Read This Beaufort Testlmouy. Mrs. John O’Brien, Adventure St, Beaufort. 8. C., says: “My princi pal complaint waa a dull, nagging backache, sometime accompanied by pains across my loins. I did not rest w#tt and in the morning got up with ether a headache or a dizzy spell. The first box of Doans Kidney Pills relieved the aches and pains and ben efited me in every way. After taking this remedy, I was able to rest well • • " l outer office with a warrant for 1 “Portland Ned." '‘’This latter in dividual, according to what the lady told—and she never dreamed he w as > the famous yeggman. as he was dres sed in citizens’ clothes--strode up and down the office a few times, then < oolly unlocked the door (leading into the lo|>by of the Statehous» and h i: Southern women, as sponsors, maids ne'er nor on returning to his pn- vate office asked the lady where the man was and she replied tha: he had walked out. Newspaper Men Notified. The newspaper men were called in and told of the occurrence, and then Marshal Senn was informed that "Portland Ned” had flown, not more than five minutes after the disap pearance, serve the of honor and chaperones, all of whom will be lavishly entertained by the citizens of Chattanooga. Enthusiasm and interest never ran so high in the South over the annual reunion of the battle scarred vete rans whose spectacular parade at ( hattanooga is expected 10 be view ed by over one hundred thousand ors in that city of like popula- visijfors tior* at night and I felt much stronger.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unit ed States. Remember the . name—Doan’s— and take no other. Look to Your Plumhiug. You know what happens in a house, in which the pliMnbnig is in poor condition—everybody in tlie house is liable to contract typhoid or some other fever? The digestive organa perform the same functions in the human body as the plumbing does for the house;, and they should be kept in first class condition all the Mme. If you have any trouble with digestion take Chamberlain’s Tablets and you are certain to get quick re lief. For sale by all dealers. PRESSING WORK FOR TOBACCO GROWERS 1 Don't Plaut Until a Good Seed-Bed Has Been Made How to PreparX l*and and Set Out Plant*. The principal task now before the tobacco growers 4s the preparation of their land. This paper has pub lished too many articles upon good preparation for any one not to know the importance of this work. In deed, it is half of the cultivation of any crop, and especially tobacco. Got the soil in good working condi tion before the plants are set and many hours of hard work in the hot sun will be saved. If the soil is opce thoroughly pulverized, it will remain •o during the whole season and you will find that all extra time apent in preparing the land will not only be a t great saving of labor In cultivation Governor Blease stepped out into but wll , alBO he , p t0 obtajn a R()od the outer office, leaving “Portland * Und at , he firgt pi anting . _ i Preparing larfd for tobacco is tc dear the field of all stumps, roots aifd other things that make the soil rough and hard to cullivate. Anoth er reason for doing this is. it wil' j lielp you gi t rid ot the flea-bugs that are so troublesome while the plant * » young. Grass will always grow {around an old stump or rock pile. In these bunches of grass the flea bugs make their honu and breeding .place, therefore the objc t in Hear harrow over the land to give it the finishing touch. Tobacco land should be in just as gi>od condition as that used for seed ing grass. A great m^ny people are very particular atmut preparing the land for grass, yet they neglect the field for tobacco. The soil should be thoroughly pulverized as far as possible, free from all stumps, roots and rocks. The tobacco plant is just as delicate as grass seed and w ill not thrive on a rough piece of land,. On- other reason for thorough prepara tion ia the fact that this land will absorb moisture Instead of holding it on the surface. It is the surface wa ter that drowns out the tobacco plant. Next comes the laying-off of the rowa, and particular paina must be taken in this work, since it will have a very decided effect upon the (fTop. If you get the rows too wide, your tobacco will be very large and heavy and will not cure bright: if the rows are not properly drained they will catch the rain water and either drown out the plant .by holding it or wash gullies In the lard by turning it straight down the hlils. The rows should be laid off A'.th ;i single “hovel plow with a four or six inch hoe upon same; 2 l-“ to three feet apert depending upon the fertility of the land: not o\er three ineli** ■deep; ami run so as to * a^< h the sur face water and allov it gradually to descend to some drainage , system. In these rows drill your » f ertilizcr. A great time and labor sa\or is a regu lar fertilizer drill, which can he drawn by one horse and operated by one man and has a large hopper holding, ion pounds or more of fer tilizer. This w ill also-help to (.regu late the amount of fertilizer put dow«j and from that standpoint, it appeals as being economy over hand’ sow ing. 1 have found i.eni experience ar well as from observation that .hi per cent, of tlie tobacco growers in the bright belt are not using fertilizer enough. I fully realize their object, a leaf that is light wight and bright in color. Light fertilization does not always lead to tjiis end. Many times have I been into the ware^ houses and seen piles of small green leaves known as green tips. The cause of this was lack of fertilizer under the tobacco. Use a highgrade fertilizer and put down enough of lb? to give the top leaves an opportunity to get their foil growth. No definite formula can be given for fertiliser on account of both tobacco and aoil As an average. I would advise the use of from 600 to 800 pounds of high-grade tobacco fertilizer, analyz ing 8-3-3. I consider this a safe quantity for bright tobacco. Of course*, on very rich land It might be advisable to cut the quantity down, or where an exceedingly light leaf is desired. Tlvefe are two methods of cover ing the fertilizer, the first by throw ing up what is called “a list,” mean ing throwing one furrow from each aide of the row; the other ia “bed ding.” done by throwing up two furrows on each aide of the row. I can see very little difference between the two. Where only two furrows are used some labor is saved anJ the plants are set nearer the fertili zer, which really makes this method a little better than “bedding.” The final preparation cornea in making the hills. This is rather a peculiar name for the work since in stead of pulling the soil up into the bill, the "l*.*d” or “list” should be cut down several inches in order to sot the plants near the fertilizer and thereby giving an earlier start In growth. The distance at which these hills should be mad3 will d**pend upon the distance of the rows, the amount of fertilization, and the grade of tobacco desired. If th° land has been heavily fertilized, tue hills should be made ebwn'Together, about 2 1-2 feet, with the light fer tilization. set in the hills from 3 to 3 1-2 feet apart. R. R. Slate, in The “■Progressive Farmer. South Boston. Ya. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with I.OVAL APPLICATIONS, •• tbr.r cannot rra.h Hi.- M-at »f the dlataw. Catarrh U a bluod or •'oiixtltutional dtaraar. aud In or*l**r to cure tt >uu ma*t take Internal rcacdlm. Haifa Cstnrrh Cun* U taken Internal!/, and act» <11 reeltj ujxja Ve blood and aneotia aarfaen. Ilnlt'a Catarrh Cur- U not a quack iD.rft.iu,-. ft wm» pro *»,-r|be.| bjr no- of the beat ph/oietan* In tbla eottntr/ f<ir year* and !a a regular prenerlptloa. It !*• e >:ii|M>*eit of the beat toolea known, edni- blne.1 with the beat blond purifier*, acting di rectly on the nui-ooa aurfaeea. The perfect .-ouitilnafI.Hi of the Inn Ingredt-hta la what pro- <tne<-» au< h wonderful reautta In curing catarrh, 8*nd for tcaMaaonlnln, free. r. J. CHENEY A CO.. Prop*.. Toledo. O. **'M by hmggtata. price TScT"' . Take II *11'a I’aadty Pitu for coaatlpatlos. L. W. .O’Quin, of Pcniel section, was in town Monday on business. STYLISH SPRING HATS ing a field is nut only to aift in culti vation an<l preparation but also tc rid yourself d th*vp«>sts that cans* the tobacco grows so much troubk and worry. It is now too late to break tobacct land \ery deep. I believe in deej “1 didn't know I could plowing even for tobacco provided it warrant on that man in j ** done in tijne. After April tht I have the largest and prettiest line of Hats ever shown in Walterboro, and my Prices are the lowest. , \ Your Spring Hat should be modelled af ter the New York and Paris Styles. Allow my milliner to create it. MY PRICES ARE LOW. A visit to our store will convince you that we have the best line in the town. Spring Styles in LADIES’ SKIRTS AXD WAISTS. MEN’S LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING. LADIES’ SEASONABLE UNDERWEAR. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN LACE AND EMBROID ERY. Full Line of Ladies* Dress Goods. H. Zalin’s Clothing Store V*THE PLACE TO BUY.” “Why your inner offic* to the Governor, you could, no one said you could not.” replied the Governor. The marshal thought Johnson would come through the outer office, but tho latter went out through the pri vate office into thejobby and vanish ed while the marablh^'aa waiting for him outside. The cool way in which “Portland Ned” disappeared surprised everyone. He is said to be an old hand at the said Marshal Senn .first tto tobacco land should be brok certainly en to a Plow th any soi field to seeded i qpth exceeding ten inches land close so us to breafc at it may contain. If tho e planted in tobacco wai rye last year, how is th« time to tirn it under. When turne< under atVhis time it will decay am the sod c/umble by the time you ar< ready U> complete the preparation When rye is turned under, it is a I ways better to follow the plow will a cutaway harrow. You will flm game of safe-cracking and has a that this implement -^reaka up th< noted career. sod better than cither replowinr « For Fithing. Lanterns camping, , CtFWe tlQTCL Strong and Durable Vm Under All Condition*. L. W and J. Peniel. were ia Monday. <H»vcrnor Den let* Re|»ort. Rural Policeman Hipp having been quoted this afternoon as saying that he was ordered out of the Governor’s office when he went there this morn- ishould neither of these be used, some O’Q in o' in * as a d, * puty * roni 1’nited States ! implement should be used to pulver on business I ( ’ on:1,I1 * A,filon< ‘ r jsr ° an to wrve « Fed* {oral warrant or. “Portland Ned.” bo- wlth a single plow or harrowing wit! a plain disk harrow If a cutawa. harrow is not available, the nex beat thing Is a disk harrow, am Give steady, bright light Easy to Light Easy to clean and rewick. Don't Smoke. Dop’t blow out in the wind. Don't Leak.. cn- "f V t AT DEALERS BVERYWHKRE Hewnih.il. J. STANDARP OIL COMPANY fise the soil. Follow a socomj culti vation by running a spike tooth