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PAGE TWO THE PRESS AND "STANDAU). WALTHtBOR 0. S. C JANUARY 7,1914 / Sale comoe We can sell you 10,000 acres of land in Colleton and Dorchester Couitties at your own price and terms. Timber included or excepted as desired. Tracts will be subdivided to suit purchasers, w e own the following tracts of larid and can sell them to you at very low prices and advantageous terms. Buy now while you have the opportunity. % TRACT NO. 1 The Miles tract near Jacksonboro and on the Parkers Ferry Road, containing 2324 Acres of good high land not subject to river overflow and as fertile land as their is in the state. Price $3.50 per acre timber included. The Driggers Tract near Jacksonboro and on the Edisto River 540 acres Good farming land, pasture land, and valuable phosphate deposits. Price including timber $3.50 per acre. TRACT NO. 2. The Friendly Tract containing 410 acres, situat ed near Givans Ferry on the Edisto River and almost opposite the newScotmans Bridge. An excellent piece of farming land and well timbered with pine and hardwoods Price $4.00 per acre and your own time to pay for it TRACT NO. 3. The Molony Tract on the Edisto River 310 acres a splendid farm and good timber land. One hun dred acres under cultivation and growing good crops yearly. Price $5.00 peracre including tim ber TRACT NO. 4. The Williams Tract near Cottageville and on the road to Jacksonboro, a valuable farm contain ing 227 acres. Timber included or excepted. Lands very fertile. TRACT NO. 5. NOV/ CONSIDERING COTTON ACREAGE AND FRESHNESS OF MEAL. Conditions Not Right For “Rock Hill Plan."—Want Manufacture Stamped on Sack of Maal. MUST KEEP ACREAGE DOWN Another Data of Every The Hiott Tract on the Edisto River containing 400 acres near Givhans Ferry will sell very cheap and reserve the timber. TRACT NO 6. The Fincken Tract near Walterboro containing 1575 acres, will sell as a whole or subdivide to suit purchasers. All of this tract is good high land and can be developed into valuable farms with very little labor. Timber included or excepted 11-2 miles Hampton and Branchville R. R. THACT NO. 7. The Jennings Tract near Walterboro containing 800 acres. This is aveiy fertile and well drained tract of land and we will sell at rasonable prices and terms. It is situated on the Public Road from St. George to Walterboro and about 6 miles from Walterboro. No better farming land in Colleton County. / TRACT NO. 8. The Smoak Tract in Colleton County between Walterboro and St George containing 1200 acres of good high land and well timbered with virgin Long Leaf Pine. Timber inculded or executed as desired. This is an excellent tract ** land for developement and can be bought cheap. All inquiries concerning the above tracts of land giving prompt attention and engagements by appointment can be made to take you over the property. Please do not answer unless you meanbusinssL •• ColnmbU. John G. AodenKm of Rock Hill, father of th< -Rock Hill Plan" for keeping down the acreage of cotton planted throughout the South two roan ago. fears that with the high price of cotton this year there will be a tendency to plant too much cot ton -gain next year. He thinks some plan ought to he adopted to down the acreage. In a letter to Commissioner of Agri culture Watson, who Is president o the Southern Cotton Congress, Mr. An demon says: "Dout 7®s think some thing ought to ho done soother year to keep the farmers from planting loo much cotton? On account of the good price, business this fell has been line, end } am afraid the farmers next yeer will plant too much, which will bring shout s reaction and hard time egain. . "Of course, conditions sre not right for another 'Rock Hill Plan,’ but the Southern Cotton Congress on good business basts with organisation In every state and through Its In fluence keep the cotton producers from cutting their own throats. I am sat Isfled that with s proper organisation lliet the business men of the South would be glad to Join, and pay some thing like $1 per annum as dues. You ought to get 100,000 numbers, and that would mean that you could control the situation. “Perhaps you are not In a position to do this yourself. If not, why can't you get somebody to take hold of the matter and put it (hrough? “I hope you will think over this for it certainly is an Important prop osition.'* Aa to Marketing Meal. A suKgestiop that manufacturer^ of meal ha\e the date of the manufac ture stamped on the sacks which came to Commissioner Watson from a hrm In Augusta, (la , may he put Wliithrsp’s Nssda Art Namsd. “There are many needs which must be supplied before Wintlirop can do the full work of the .schools, the homes and the young, women of the state which the people expect it to do.” says Dr. J. B. Johnson, presidenr in his annual report to the leg'sia- ture, discussing the needs of Uii in stitution. . - Alter givingw summary of the need* President Johnson says: "We do not expect all of these needs to be sup plied this, year or for several years, >ut we thiq)t the people should know what is needed at the one institution supportetf by the state for tbe^p'oper training of the young women oi the •tate for the highest and best ser vice to the state—for home-making, school teaching and bread-winning in different waya.” The following are given as the Im portant needs of Wimthrop College by President Johnson: A term school buildDlg more land for the farm, pro pagation house fo rthe agricultural department, house fo raaettaat engi neer, town dock, cement walk*, coal chute, old bulldlags to be printed to preserr# wood work. Are escapee for new auditorium, dining kail walls to be buttressed end strengthened. Urge gymnasium, additional dormitory room, enlargement of library, rid building to be connected with the new training school and put In ditlon to be used, building for training, art and music, houses for professors. Young Women’s Christian Aeeodntioo building nnd building to teaches en lot given to the college by by Dr. Joynet. PIANOS, PLAYER.plANc VICTROI.AS, MUSIC. . Musics] Merck (line of ril Kin SEIGLING ML'! HOUSE. Established 181 Charleston, S. SAMI. D. CARR, Representativi Kingstrce, S. Special Offer >.S V * TRACT NO. 9. In Dorchester County containing 1700 acres of farm and timber land on the Edisto River and Indian Field Creek, self drained. Contains the largest amount of cypress timber of any tract on the Edisto River. ADDRESS BOX 77 ST. GEORGE, S. C. iu*o elfect, said Mr Watson recently. Hit* Georgia firm in writing to Mr. Watson said: "Appreciating what you have done for the people of Carolina ns veil as the manufacturers and merchants in the line of action as adopted by you as to foods, especially meal, we want to suggest to you another feature that we think will add very much to what you have already done and that it to have the manufacturers of all meal made In Carolina and turning into Carolina to hava the date of ruanu facture stamped on the sack. We have adopted thia policy, and And that It worka beautifully Our trouble ha» been that a merchant that might have meal that haa been on hand some time aad being anxloua to get rid of it, will cut the price ou it and demoralise the market. They should not buy more than they can MU. ( M It ie the eld meal that caueea the trouble eapecielly when it It made out of green corn. "We would be glad to have an ex preeaion, ae we are cot In any way dictative, but R Is a auggeatioo, and we think It is the right way, aad trust that you will see It that way and oan agree accordingly." New beuth Carolina Charters. The secretary of atate commission ad the Paris Mountain Summer Home Company ef Greenville with a capital ef 11.500, the petitioners being W. J Ptuman, H. C. Markley and G. W Sirrlne. ^ A (commission was Issued to the Home Telephone Company of Beau fort with a capital of 15,000, the peti tioners being S. A. Agnew of Brun son and F. Reid FHta of Beaufort. Certificates of dissolution of char ter were filed by the McDowell Realty Company of Charleaton. the Lee Hardware Company of Bisbopville and the Lake City Drug Company of Lake City. ^ ‘ The Victor Motor Car Company of Greenville baa been commissioned .by the secretary of state with a capital stock of $100,000 The petitioners j for a charter are: A. G. Dale and ' r O. K. Mauldin. The company pro pose sto do a general automobile manufacturing business and will sell motor cars and do a general repair business. Standard Warehouse Company of Charleston has been chartered with a capital of $5,009 ..“Officers are C. F. Hottinger. president and traseu- rer and W W. Meggett. vice president and treasurer. Black A Crasier Motor Car Co., of Coluiitbia has been commissioned by the secretary of state- with a capital •f $25,000. The petitioners for a charter are James M Black and J G. Frasier. The company will do a gen eral automobile buriness. Faust U Gilliam, of Denmark, has been commissioned with a capital of $5,000. The petitioners are W. H. Faust and H K Gillam. Community Service Company of Aiken has been chartered with a cap ital of $5,000. The officers are J. W. Woodward, president: J B. Gilvan. secretary, and A. W. Reynolds, treas urer- By a new arrangement made with The Progr siye Farmer, we are in position to hffer THE PRESS AND STANDARD FOR ONE YE and / THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER FOR 6 MONT For the,8nm of One Dollar Cash. The regular price of The Progressive Fan for six months is 50c. and The Press and Stand for one year one Dollar. By sending in renewals or new subscripts both papers will be sent for One Dollar. THE PRESS AND STANDARD. . In remitting use the following Coupon: V* f The Press and Standard, Walterboro, S. C. Dear Sirs: I enclose herewith one dollar. Pleasi enter my subscription for one year to you paper, and send me free of charge a si: month's subscription to the Progressiv Farmer. Signed -P. C R. F. D. N< *** **** * * FER TILIZERS Year after year, in favorable seasons and unfavorab seasons, for over 40 years, on Rood lands and on po< lands, on red land and on Rray land, on clay land and c sandy land, on high land and low land, on Final Report on Cotton Millo. Final aad complete figure* on the cotton mil** of the state from the census laicoa this month were an nounced recently by Commissionei Watson aad show that the estimates made the other day were approxi mately correct. There are 1(>4 < otion mills In the state, the capital invest ed is $83,767,738, an Increase over last year of $4,918.092. The value of the annual product is $84.35,152. an in crease over the previous season oi $11,253,072 State Health Officer Reports. In the report of epidemic cerebro spinal menm X JantfS A. Hayne. M. D, state heaiiu officer, calls atten tion ' the firt that there has been Rebuild Clyde Line Fier. While the bleckMed ruins of Clyde Line ptor No 2 at Charleston present a scene of desolation. It will be but a faw days until n regiment of tollers will be at work clearing away the debris preparatory to the raising af another suparstrurturo aad the re pricing of what damage was done to the foundations of the dock. As yot the insurance adjusters hava not do- tertfiined tko oatont of tho dassaga, aad until thia is dons ao closer esti mate than that which waa given the day of the fire, which waa ia the aeighborbood af IK* 000. can be had. The statement was made, however, that the contractors will not suffer any loss tho property being fully pro- I tected. Cotton,Coni,Tol)acco,Wheal Oats our Fertilzers have beta used and put to every conceiv Me test, each year's use coafinaiaf their superiority a value as CROP PRODUCERS We have aiaay aaaoffdted testiaonials froi the Most successful farmers ia the state. some OUR MOTTO:-- *TI»e Be»t Material. and Full Aaalv Ask your merchaat for our Fertilizers and insist havinR them, or write us direct. Cotton Raport For South Carolina. According to a statement issued by the United States census bureau re cently 1,160.815 running bales of cot ton have been gliyied in South Caro lina prior to December 1, as compared to 1,041.639 to the same date laat year. The Macmurphy Company, Successors to SPECTACLES. EYE GLASSES. JEWELRY, CLOCKS, ETC. WATCHES, J. A. WESTERBERG, Jewelry Store. Next to Postoffice Fine.Repair Work a Specialty. WALTERBORO. : : ’ : • S. C. I t No. Six-Sixty-Six This IS a prescription prepared especially far MALARIA or CHILIS A FEVER. Five or six doses will break sav case, aad if taken then as a ionic the Fever wiil not re'em. It acta on the liver better thaa Calomel aad docs aof gripe or sickca. 2Sc Malaria or Chills &*Fever Prescription No. tM is prepared especially Hr MALARIA or CHILLS 4 FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic lb* Fever will not retura. It acta on the liver better thaa CbIobmI aad doss not gripe or sicken. 2Sc •nk* of t ,i this dUea.sc in the no • eta' ' t •<* past year, though the <ji*et reported from Lean ly, seven from Rich land co.. u<i lh>* from Chaster county Tii.. re were 4) cases reported In all, and Dr Hayne »• ade It hU per sonal business to . .digate every esue, snd in a n^t. r of them to administer treatment Committee Vtaite University': The legislative emunittee charged with visiting the state educational in stitutions spent one day recently In Columbia, inspecting the plant of the University of South Carolina. The committee consists of B. W. Crouch of Saluda, f. W Zelgler of Orangaburg and C. C. Wycha of Spartanburg- Mr. Wyche was appointed by Mendel L. Smith, speaker of the house, to trite the place of O. Quinn of Marion, whoaa' resignation as a member of the bouse Talk Over Cotton Mschtns. John B. Hall, who is demonstrating his machine which purports to pick cotton from left-over and half-ripened bolls, held a conference recently with a number of Columbia business men, nnd talked over bis Invention front the point of safeguarilng the Inter ests of the South. It is thought that Mr. Hall la going to take steps looking to organising n company to put his Invention on the market. It Is at tracting considerable attention nnd promise* to revolutionise the cotton business if a practical success. The Wilcox & Gibbs Goano Compan] CHARLESTON, S. C. mm Will Ask for $26,000. w. W Moore, adjutant general, said recently that in his annual re port to the general asembly he would ask for a general appropria tion of $25,000 for the maintenance of Um companies of the National Guard Ha will alao aak for an appropria tion of $7,500 for Improvements at “Camp WiUe Jonas." in Lexington county. The Improvements will te- elude the grading of n road from Styx to the cani-p and the placing of tba of representatlvac vacated his place dlrt m food ronditkw. The ap- oo the committee. proprlation has bsen about $12.00E r*°< 1 WHITERBORO S Mi FACTOR! S' k N. WLODENGER PROPRIETOR » * ' Boot and Shoe Repairing. We Repai While you Wait. All wrok Guarantee NEAR THE HOTEL i: WALTERBORO. SOUTH CAROL