Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' I ;/ X I. f ,t~+- Standard wit. jhrmr WSDIVSSDA Y A3S2> CTAKDABB, OTC. > • • • • « 10* r. l. Bmter*4 at tha poctoffloe, Wnl tar- boro. 8. C. ; as Meoad claas mail SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Year ...01.00 .00 Months ............. 'OO REMITTANCES. oapocially from down tba rood t the poopla makina the order are com- pellod to wait natll the afteraoon trala aniTts at their postoffice be fore their foods esa be delivered te them through the malle. For l«- staace, one of the local drag stores receives an order for medicine from Green Pond or Ritter on the even ing train, he is delayed in getting It before the neit day because of the fact, that the druggist cannot get it In the poet office here in time to catch thfc early morning train, more so after he has to go to his store and All the prescription and by that time the local office is closed: and. although he has the necessary amount of stamps on the package h»» cannot get It in the office because therf is no place to put it through THE PRESS AND STANDARD, WALILl'.'^r.O S. C. HARD TO ESTIMATE WEALTH DECEMBER 23,1914: to bn downcast and sad over It. but te baekle down and help make it psisitTi for them to return the nex* fall and flaish their * coo me. Let there ho no ••qnltters'' in thin race tor an education. Times like these try the mettle of all. even the oldest boy* and girls whose college Is that whose earricalnm la embraced la the course taught la the University of Hhrd Knocks. In this school, also, there must be no quitters. All checks and drafts should be the .door pr inside the office. drawn in titan dard. favor of the Treat sad Look at the printed label or. your paper. > Tho date thereon bhoivs when t’he subscription expires. For ward your money in ample time for renewal. Notice date on label care- fullyi and if not correct please no tify us at once. Subscribers desiring the address of their paper changed, will please •tate in their communication both the old and the new addresses. Th«y Press ».nd Standard will pub lish brief and rational lettera on subjects of general Interest when they are accompanied by the name* and addresses of the uathors and aid not of a defamatory nature. ,An- nonymous communications will not be noticed. Rejected manuscripts will ndt be returned. / Merry Xmas. Subscribers. Merry Xmas, Advertisers. Merry Xmas. Correspnodents. Merry Xmas. Mayor. Aldermen, and Officers. Merry Xmas, Citizens in general. Merry Xmas, every human benlg on earth. A wee small boy asked us if wo think thore i 8 any Santa Claus. Now that Christmas has come and is nearly over, what are you golpg to do about it? While wishing our friends a mer ry Christmas and a happy New Year, let us wish everyone the same. ‘ The Are department still exists. Recently th*»y re-organized and will soon get down to business *nd give the town a better department than ever before. Confederate soldiers or others will confer a favor upon the members of Micah Jenkins Chapter IT. D. C they will send them the names of Confederate dead that have no mark over their grave. Postmaster Murray ha*, been con sulted and heartily approves the idea of having a box placed in the lobby cf the office, but said that the post- office department took another view of the matter and would not place one there. Whert the idea that one be cut in the front door, was sug gested to him, he «aid that people could reach ihf’ough and get th« packages out. But one of the pat ent metal boxes would offset this. The government. In the opinion of the writer, emplcys men to stop sufh doings, and we believe no one would molest such things anyway. But on the other hand, a box could be placed outside the door, with lock and key, and with a small cost to the government -too, that could not be gotten out and th»* packages taken out. The govern- ment has such boxes in use in th' larger cities. However, with all consideration for the postmaster and his efficient force, and with full respect for the postal laws, it trust be said that there is yet lacking a suf’ iert ren- ron for not having » b**?'e- arrange ment for the convenience of thq patrons now ‘employed here. The government has boxes, that AID FOR THE BELGIANS. Editor Prato and Standard: Please allow me to Utue another rrr-cal to the poowie of C.Mleton Ctunty to :..*lp the sufferln,;** Bel gians. and to help them now. A ship has been chartered which v.lll leave Charleston about Jaa ItutL. All contributions should be sent at once. .. I understand the A. C. L. R. R. Co. has offered to transport offerings free of charge to Charleston. The gifts should be sent to my store building next door to the First Nat ional Bank, where they will be as sembled and shipped when car lots ate obtained. Send'money, new clothing, blank ets. shoes. non-prvUhablo foodstuff ; and wend NOW. While our own people have felt the heavy hand of war. our condi tion is delightful compared to the suffering millions of Belgiume. Read th^ statement below of the Commission for Relief and compare your condition with 'theirs. If you feel inclined tq he!p f help and do it now. Jas. K. Peurifoy, Chairman Cam. for Colleton Co. Incoma of th# Country, Which Is ths RmI Thing, Nat an Kasy Mat- tar ta Figure Out .Wealth, as the term popularly Is tasd. is only a figure on paper that Is of no eonsoqaonoo anywhere, re mark* tho Saturday Evening Post Ths rani thing la income, and about that, nationally speaking, we have lit tle enough useful Information. Sir Georg* Paish, for example, calcu lates ths annual Income of the United State* at 935,000,000,000 — which Founds staggering, but comes te leu than h' dollar a day a head. The cen sus report* that farm property In- created by 920,000.000,000 from 1900 to 1910; But $15,000,009,000 was in the frhanccd value of farm leads, and marking \p the value of the land dresn't nece!*vprily help a farmer pay hla grocery bill. Gross farm income, as reported by the artment of ag- r'culture, increased in the decade even more than proportionately, ris ing from five billion to nine billions, tut this means the value of every thing produced on farms and involves r. great duplication. ‘ For example, a great part of the crops was consumed in growing the live stock. When it comes to the que-tion of how much v.as left to divide wo can mako only a rough guess. Gtofs lactory income ii twenty billions, but in producing this total twelve billions of materials —mostly factory products—was used up. At to net divisible income, the forthcoming income tax report wiil conatitute the widest survey we have ever had, and that applies only < to rather large incomes. First National Bank y W* &fdl ^rfcE HIS means that our institution is more closely under the direction cf governriient control than ever. It means more security for yen and better satisfaction for us. Wc thoroughly believe that the new banking system under the direction of the federal re r enre board a: Washington will be the best thing for the financial integrity cf the coun try and for the BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE. WK WISH YOU A MKKKY CHRISTMAS, .las. E. Peurifoy, Pres. E. E. Jones, V-Pret. *r C. G. Padgett, Cash. Mr. J. iibia. S. C.. December IS, 1911 Puerifoy, Walterboro, S. C. Dear Sir:- Some time ago oiir committee ap pointed you Chairman of your Coun ty to work up contributions for tin- suffering Belgians, but up to this are used in cities and surely ther tlme h * ve heard no,hin * fron * could spare Walferboro Just one. As It Is. even now. one has to wait while the mails are toeing distribut ed. before he can get hit package In side the office. A petition will hep circulated and we hope will be freely signed. Let’s -have a place for packages. THEY’RE GiMNM »K>MB We should moke merry for thl« year. We have been in peace while other nations have been at For this reason we should merry and praise Him who brates His Anniversary, too. war. make cele- —The trut'h\of the matter Is this. If the moneyed men would only turn loose. GREETINGS. * Christmas is here and tho year draws to It’s (lose. We take this opportunity of saying "thank you" for the many evidences of your good will and friendr.hin, end we wish you all a vorv Merry Xmas and r Happy New Year. What ha a become of the old tint-- Business Men’s Longue? Walt of boro once had on orgunlri- tlon that heAy^-d -me town wonder fully. Thia offwardV<inn, at tho time It existed did ref have the problem before them that exists at present. Why not get together men. and pull retain in double har ness? Tbit war time talk of “hard times” cart be helped If the buslneo* men will but get together and devise some scheme to help things go. A PAC KAGE DKPOHITORY. There’s a'vtther peculiar oondi tion of affairs existing at (he local postoffice in the wqy of places to put letters and packages es pecially for the letters c^ get in aJl right. Several of’ the business m*n of ^alterboro, druggists especially, do' not find it convenient to have to wait until the window opens to get their packages in the office. At the preeent time, there is nof a place for the patrons of the local office t odrop packages in the office, and If an order Is received pn\ the *y*ning train,.arriving here at V • Almost every train now Is crowded w ith young men and women on the!** way home from the colleges to spend the holidays with their parents, and to renew again the friendships and acquaintances with their estwhilo comrades and friends. It Is an in spiring sight to hoto the enthusiasm and eagerness, to say nothing of the fresh youthfulness of these youn t people who are preparing themselves I for the battle of life, and who are thus becoming better equipped to fight ita battles. These young folks will meet changed conditions at home. If it he the first year away from home they will wonder how they could stay away after the holidays are ov er. they will «o want to be at home with their loved ones. If it be the last year they will, wonder how any one can atand to live in the prosv old place wherevfhings a; 3 not so up-to-date as ^it the fashiounble college, and that their "old folks” do not dress as "swoU” a*, rliey do at the college town or city. Then, too, they wllT find that there is not this year the air of • / V prosperity as was formerly uoted on their return from college. The mother and father will ws«y their old clothes. perkiMM. ml the Hn*i of care will be a lit deeper on theo' 4)rows, and wId!*- they will nirk« re effort to show that thidgs are as they "aim**! to b«” it will Ik- fo*ni»? that they have to x „econonijjrt?' her and there to keep tholr. tooy or tho • girl at school. Ju>C now great th - sacrifice, they will never -know till ■ * • V' :• they have changed places wUh thoir father or mother, and have children of their ow^i at college. This fall has been a bard one for parents whose ambition is to give their children the advantages of a college course. Be it to the ever lasting credit of these pareiftg that thfljy are making the sacrifices neces sary to keep their boys and girls at college, and If these boys and girlv are not making good us^ of their time, be It to ’ their everlastinr shame. Perhaps the boy or girl go ing home to the rural district, whose father is a small farmer, will be most struct with the changes neces sary to kefcp them at college. To these hoys and girls Tho Pres< and Standard wishes * most en joyable Christmas seison. Mav their pleasure at the reunion be un alloyed, and may every one of them be able to return to school after the holidays. ‘But in case they find the sacrifice too groat! and »they cannot go back, we ;ugc ;h?r.i not you. • t Our dream has come true —w» have secured a ship to sail from Charleston with a South Carolina cargo, and this ship will leave about the 25th of January, so we haven't much time left. . During the next two or three weeks we wish to ex ert every effort to get all the money and non-perishable food stuffs pos- slble'from this State to put in thi- boat. We have been very fortunate in securing this ship and it would b- a shame if South Carolina should fail to do her share toward fillin;- It. ; 1 know that you are interested in this work, and I beg that “you will let me hea- from you by return mail as to what has been done by you and your committee. We are tailing or all the counties now for statement as to what they have collected. ! am enclosing herewith a circular which I will be glad for you to get your local newspaper to publish. This is being published by newspap ers all over the country. When the papers publish it be sure to hav* them state that th® story is copy righted by The Commission for Re lief In Belgium. 71 Broadway. New York City. Asking that you let me hear from you as promptly as possible, as our time is very short, I am Very truly yours. t Brolce Walker Rjtvenel. Chairman. "DEMAND SOUTH CAROLINA- MADE GOODS” STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Colleton G. Albert Beach, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS. Ellr? Robertson mid' suit to me to gran* her Letters tl f Administration of the Ks-fc-to an’ effect# of W F. Roberts.’ THESE ARK. TilERKFORi: jr cits and admonish all and ringuir- *>U1 jo Kiojtp.vj ) duk p,\!n:r»>| oni said W. F. Robertson, devc&ved that they bo and apoar lifore ma in the Court of Probat**, to be held tot Walter boro. S. C.' .»ii :&th. next after publication 1 hereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon to shoy/ cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not bo granted. / Given under my hand, this 14th day of December. Anno Domino. 1914. Published on the lg and 2.4 da/ of December. 1914,/In tho Prcsi and Standard. / % G. ALBERT REACH. Probate Judge. Dec. 23-30 pd. CITIES THAT ARE ‘HOT SPOTS’ Statistics Show What Pisces of the United States Suffered the Most Last Year. The “hottest” spot, in the United States during 1913 was tho city of Co lumbus, Ga. This sfatemer^ *oe» :a t refer to the city’s climate but to the amount of property destroyed by fire -th» re in proportion to the population. “Hot spots’* is the term applietTby un derwriters and others Interested in lire prevention to the places where the fiames do the most damage. In Columbus last year fhe fire loss averaged $41 for every man. woman and child. If a similar amount of dam age had been done throughout the country, the nation's total loss for the year would have been $4,000,000,000. The reason why Cohimhua was the hottest spot last year Vas improper construction and insufficient protec tion against fire of a compreak where thousands of bales of botton were stored. « . » ^ .<■' Other cities which won tba nnnleaa* ant distinction of being extremely “hot spots" last year were Cohoes. N. Y.; Gloversville, N. Y.; Ottumwa, la.; Sa vannah, Ga.; Port Huron, Mich.f Quincy, 111.; Dayton, O.; Dubuque, la., and East St. Louis, 111. In most of these cities the great damage w as due to the same avoid*, able causes which prevailed in Colum bus, w ith the "addition, in one or two cases, of poor water pressure. f Tfit« and Five Cents. DON'T MISS THIS. Cat out th«< allp. enclose five cents to Foley /• t o.. Chibago. IU., writing your naio * • rd address clearly. You will r- ceive in return a free trial package containing Foley’s Honyo and Ta- c'ompouMd. for roughs, rolds an'l croup. Foley Kidney Pills, and Folev Cathartic Tablets. Eor sale in vour town by all dealers. Buenos Aires. The third American city is no long er Philadelphia, but Buenos Aires. According to its corrected census the South American metropolis now has a population of 1,700,000. Forty-five yearg ago, when the first census was taken, the population numbered 177,* 000. This-record of growth may do more to interest us, not only In Ar* gentina, but also in the South Amer ican republics in general, than any thing In the way of commercial op portunities has yet beeq able to do. In some respects Buenos Aires Is bet ter than third among cities' of the western hemiiphere, as in tonnage and value of foreign commerce, in which •he Is second only to New York. That ’she possesses the finest theater on either continent, as well as the best appointed newspaper plant and the most artistic street, is a fact that wo shall still bo slow to recognize But when we read thg, statement, “Buenos Aires is to have another sub way,” we arc compelled to admit th;*.t •lure is a spirit of ebterprire in the ; : ouih American capital that we had fondly thought of a# peculiar to our- iilv*.j.——?.vYork Evening Post. yL ^; Th; Gult. Lo*"Hard^ Dc Lv .mlieu, the Bplglan consul n< Savanocu, in.id the other nay: / - „ . glum’s heroic refinance to the Gentian invaders threw tho (jcrmaa commissariat into contusion, and thus e trocjM around Liege had to live ou swamp water and a spoonful of’ dried peas a day. The poor fellows, 4n fact, weng starving. “A Belgian carbineer became fa- meus fpr tho number of German pris oners he brought in dally. The brave man aald of bia success: “ T don’t go out after the Germans with my gun any more. Oh, no. I go out after them w ith a pie. When they see It, they follow me in droves.'" notu’i: or, tax Kirruitxs. The Auditor’s office will be open for taking tax returns from Jan. la* to Feb. 20th 1915. Please take notice lhat I cr my deputy will be at the following plac es mentioned belpw for the purpos*' of giving each tax payer ample op portunity to make his or her return-* In person so that each piece of property w ill appear in it s'rc.-:peii!- ive township or school district, tbii* avoiding double entries. Failing to make your return t township boards of assessors are re quired by law to add,60 per cent penalty on all personaj property. ’ The law requires that all person al property including Notes, MorT- gagess. Money, etc., be titled for tax 1 - es this year. Land stands the aatue. All incomes of $2500 dollars and upwards shall be returned. There shall be a capitation „ tax of 50. cents on all dogs and the pro ceeds to be expended for school pur poses. Dogs not returned for tax ation shall not be held to he proper ly In any court In this State. All males between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except Confederate _oidier a •ml those persons incapa ble of earning a support by Ming lamed or from any other cause are liable to poll tax. All property must be listed on proper blanks and sworn to. Township and School district must be given 1 will ask all land owners having tenants puon their places a list of them in order that they may be properly listed. My appointments are as follows: Hudson’s Mill, Jan. 5, J. D. Hud son’s Store. Rice Patch, Jan. 6. Farmer’s Un ion Store. Ashton, Jan. 7, W. O. Jcne’n Store. Lodge, Jan. 8, Lodge Mercantile Co. Bareah, Jan 9, from 10 to 1 o’clock. Buckhead School House, Jan 9, 2 to 4 o’clock. Hell's Cross Roads, Jan 12, Bry ant's Store. Ruffin, Jan. 13, W. H. Breland’s Store. Willlans, Jan. 14 f Tyler O’Gulnn’s Store. , ' Smoaks, Jan. 15, Smoaks Mercan tile Co. Johnsons School House, Jan. 16, 10 to 1 o’clock. Willie Smoak’s Mill, Jan. 16. 2 to 4 o’clock. Sniders, Jan. 19, Dr. J. D. Pad gett’s Store. Petits, Jan. 20, . Harry Petit’s Store. HenJersonville^ Jan. 21, McTeer's Store. * / , C~ Adam’ CLASSIFIED ADS. WANTS. RATES—-LYul-r this heading we %\il! in^rt advertisements id 23 words or less for 2.V |»ei- insertion. Over 23 words will he charged for at the rate of Ic per word. FOR RENT—2 pr 3 conue* tin; rooms, furnished for Lousekerp- ^ng, use cf telephone. For :>ar*ic-> lars phone 85y. [jec. 23-2t. WANTED' Share (copper to farm and manage a 6-borse farm foreman. Apply at once. J. p. Herndon Walterboro/S) C. De* 23-tf. For Sale. Frost proof rahliage plants $1 per 1000; in lots of 5000 to 10,000, 75c per 1,000. Money must come along with all orers. The Henderson |farly variety. * W. C. Glover, Jacksonboro, S. C. rrels. \V. ■New* crop pure Georgia up at 32 rents per g&l- H. DavD, Au- Oct 21 :;m J rday* moruiflg, in towjI •rboro, two dogs. One lack our. one, red wlUj white tail and white ring around neck. Reward if returned Xo Archie Robinson. Round. S. C. Dec. 16-lt. R. F. D. 2. Sidney. Jan. 22. F D. Store. W. H. Iliotts. Jan. O ’J o’clock. A. T) .bod-lG . Jan. •> o •M 1 » o’clock. (’otta'gevllle. •I tl 26, ktmian’ti Store. Jr.cksotibitfo. Jar. r> —' i ^ let’s Store. Green Pond, Jan. *» 10 to to FOR SALE—S very desirable lots, in the town of Waltcrboro. ,Easy terms, apply A. O. Hiott. Round, S. C. * Dl<ri2t. FOR KALE or to lease, 160 acres t? land, more or less,- with 85 acres of cleared land, under fence, with 2 settlements, 5 miles from Wai- terboro, on public road 1-4 mile East of Girhans Ferry roai*. Easy terms. Apply A. O. Hiott. Round, S. C. Dec. 16-2t. , FOR RENT—One 6-room cottage, with acre and half lot, healthiest part of Walterboro. $5.00 per month. Apply I. M.» Fishburne. Decl«-2t. . * THAT Remark I - * w t*VER-USEFUL HAIRPIN Remarkable Indeed Are the Things That a Woman Can Accomplish With It. War Tied Up Berlin Utilities. According to Berlin correspondence to the Neue Hamburger Zeitung, three thousand street car conductors have been called to the colors; 85 per cent of all automobiles and of all horses were requisitioned by the military au thorities. Only half of tho number of surface cars were running, the trains cf the elevgted railroad passing at intervals of ten minutes. The cab stands were Vacant Lack of horses interfered with delivery of milk and ice.—New York Evening Post Ac- ('Qllcton Mercantile (*o. E M. JONES. Auditor, for Colleton County. Dec. 22nd'.-- 191 4.-5t. We were closing up the boose, pre- rVA prriaf for oar rummer vacation. I’/Imt-1 “What are you dc.iag. m-jther?" we asked, as we wgtebid tor locking the, back door. “Oh. thia’is my burglar-proof lock,* she replied—aud ve pronounced Jf good. Ehe bad hung a L,g wire hai pin over the doorknob, letting the eaf slip through the key und tpreadil ikein a little below it, to make assf* a nee doubly surer Of Course it ** not exactly burglar-proof—what UC“ but it woulcj bother any would-bdl D * trader to either turn that key the outside or push It out of thetey* bole to make room for his own. - Afterward she went to all thfwin dows and twisted a hairpin found each lock In such a way that it would be impossible to spring them open, and so left the house, with iind at ease. , / / .' Only that morning I bad conplained that the water would not run Aff prop erly from the bathroom b*in and mother bad whisked out a harpin and. bending one end Into a look, had fished out a wad of hair an4 raveling* and a bit of sponge with it My^flrat thought had been to call a plumber. Mother also used a long hairpin to keep the drainpipe in the ice cheat free from atoppage, and it baa aaved * plumber’s bill for cleaning the trap The Footman’s Snub. Major von Kluber, who demanded the surrender of the forts and city of Liege, received a bitter lesson for a further gross act of discourtesy, says London Tit-Bits. “On receiving the officer," says Le Soir, of Brus sels, “M. Delveaux, governor of the province of Liege, asked him to wait a few minutes for the reply. M. Del- vtaux thereupon left the room, where upon the major called the servant who. had shown him up and. giving him a 50 fr. gold piece, told him to run out quickly and get him all the newspa per* he could buy. The servant im- | mediately went and told the governor, who returned to the room with a caUgorical refusal of the request brought by the Germaq officer. As the major’s eyes were Ax-ins bandaged prior to being led back through the Belgian lines, the governor handed hlA|n envelope containing the gold piece he had gives to his servant, say ing, ‘Sir, my footman asked me to [ in the kitchen sink.—Woman’s World, give you this before you left.”* WP i r — ._a.— * « _ • ■ > ’ *: ■ -XT..-'--. .Y - . ‘ ,*1 '-MSi \