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X ■Jt WWW*, Ml y • '-1 k / • N •N TWO The Press attd Standard THE PRESS AND STANDARD MARCH 10,1915. 1#T7. nr jt-, W. W. SMOAK — V. L. ■tend ftt tfc« tor*. 8. m Om Year Wi liter. • • • • i All check* and drafts should to draw*. In favor of the Press and Look at the printed label on jour paper. The date thereon shows when the subscription expijrev For ward your money in ample time for renewal. Notice date on label care fully. and if not correct please no tify us at once. Subscribers desiring the address of their paper changed, will please state in their communfcaticn both the old and the new addresses. The Press and Standard will pub lish brief and rational letters on subjects of general Interest when they are accompanied by the name* and addresses of the uathors and are not of a defamatory nature. An- nonymous communications will not be noticed. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned. Ctrr Forties '.'tsriit'rg is in Charts tl Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C., . 'SOLICITING OFFICES: ’ N>w York—J18 K. I.. Oouid nik'-iAfivini-Vdc . It. i*or< ! ■ r J>. ir. . —!l 1 I. f . . •jLLrAVUjjj ; ^ l.' uit—i'x f < .V.Lt. Km.lt I5i.li;. . ’ . M K. <.amnion ViiJiv:.).—t.;! f>t*i A\ ■ \ ' J. M* IUd<Ut ..lr Attanta Ui MtmnrtaiUI'lg.-.J. U. Ki ..ti-U .» i. t ii U! >. Mui'n hC II. l.tg. i |*.,.|...|..|..l,p UlAr.hJ-f .r... A.<> l'im. i J:t( .1 • Itid, \ a.—Murpliy'lli.u I...J. a O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*) o EASTER EDITION./ t, o " • — k - X .» « On March 24th The The t o Press and Standard will is r o o sue, an attractive 16-page o o edition. It is hoped 'that j o every merchant in Walter- a o boro will haye an advertise- o o ment in this ifsue. It will o o be along the lines of a boost- o o er for the town. b o Walterboro is fast com- o o ing into her own and with o o the new electric plant and o o other improvements she r> o chn demand and get new in- o o habitants. Our paper will o o help her do that. . o o Your advertisement, large o o or. small will l>e appreciat- o o edi o oooooooonooooooooo How about that chamber of com merce? ’ To We are going to- teke the privilege of'talking about ourselvee. Irst Many readers of oar paper will odsslt aa improve meat la the paper, both from a theoretical aad practical stead point Wo are proud of this et The Prsas aad Standard has. like many of tho other papers of the state, weekly papers especially, been through tho ropeo. so to spook, aad is fast coming to Its owa. tot ttore all improvements to to mado, tod wo are dally striving to make oar paper totter. 4 It might to right to eay here that we light no battlee. save oar owe and the town in which we,are locat ed. -Many papers, in the last four y*ars ( crippled themselves in their political visions. Ours did the same, but under different management. W.* stand for what we think U right. We vote for whom we please. Wo want our readers to do the same. Now, to come back, we want ev ery road(>f of our pap«r to help u< make it better. You can help us and do so without Vxponse. For instance, our main revenue ia advertising. W' have to have advertisements In order to run our paper. We want our readers, men, women and children to read these advertisements art! then go to the different merchant::, whose ads ybu have read and buy your goods from them. But don*: forget to tell them you saw their r i advertisement in our paper. You have helped us when you do this. Then there is the merchant who does not advertis®. He Is worthy of your pafronaK''. but csk him why he never advertises. You have helped when Joii do this. Your paper may bear a last year’s lah®!. If wrorig l"t us know. If right yn-jr dollar for another year will help us when you send itdn. When.you receive mail order Cata logues. look at all the pkttrfes in 'hen:. He sur- nnd notice the nice brick building of the company that sends you tbls catalogue. There are several brick In these buildings, put there with the dollars you send th®m and thepe same buildings are in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other places. Spend your money with Walterboro merchants. Yo*i have helped Walterboro when you do this. •* • , * Below we give fiv® reasons why you should patronise Walterboro mer chants. Memoriae these live and iblde hv them: 1. Prices ar“ as low as you will find anywhere and you have the add ed adva,ntr<».® of seeing what you buy. . ry - - ' — • — * X J 1 2. The stocks In all lines of mer chandise are as complete and varied as you will find elsewhere. " Xf ” —mi .|WII y -w .1. The Walterboro merchants’ are in a position to do and v render better service than you can get out of the city. . v /. . X - \ commckity city Is ths Olbralter of dvlll- It Is a mlxturs of the tost m wont things ia tho world, ft ftS tb« greatest aoceoso aad the greatest failure. It Is a grant battle between the good sad tto wees' light aad darkness, Ig- aad wisdom, cleanliness and dirt, righteousness and crime. \ Aboet Its throe groat faaetloBS of prOdoctlef. distribution aad personal service are gathered moat of the ac- tlvttios of modera society. • About tho ftrst gather the farmers, the the mosoBS, the painters, factory men and day la borers. Atont the second gather tho/merchants, railway men, street ear men, livery men, post men an 1 express men. And about the func tion of personal service gather the teachers, preachers, doctors, lawyers, dentists, policemen, firemen, under takers. grave diggers and many oth ers. Among all these gather the - \? v gamblers, th« derelert?. the harlot.; The Reeord*Advsrtlser, published at Houston, Vs., Is urging Its rural suhserfbers to do Just what we should like for our farmors to do— giro ns their hows from their fartuv —to make oar paper a sort of clearing house of ideas for farmers „? this vicinity. • Farmers do not aso their 'coral pa pers enough, aad yet the papers af ford tho tost and quickest ways to build up their farms sad communi ties. They do jjiot use the papeys because many of thorn foot they can not use a flow of oloquenco; other underestimate the effectiveness and value of publicity, and still others are merely Indifferent or too en grossed with their own affairs. Every farmer should tell his local paper ahout his success on the farm and how they were achieved. We ave always glad to get a ."farming story.” for it enables us to spread the news of progress in our vicinity. And n3> one needs a flow of elo quence to toll of his success. The and the parasites who ru£k a living 1 facts of a farming success ar- elr from, ^he Hfe blood of the city and quent, in themselves. So write us returfi .for it nothing out destruc- The --dltor can rearrange the w ?r J- ion and death. ‘‘ - , ing if such need be done. The chief tlifTereneo betw®en the I No farmer should be.too indiY' r city and the town is en® of slxe.VJ’fte ^nt or too engrossed in his own work problems and needs are the .pari^Jr |to pass a good idea along to hjs tdfy the town except they are • not Ub Ipwnien, thus giving them the bene-^ fit of their experience. Such arti- eW are always an inspiration do others. We will know the true and lasting advancement of our com munity can come in no other way ; *uT through the upbuilding of our not great. - - . * . . Jbe town is mere Important than any private ent®rprir- In it. Vf the town does not succeed the- peop!- who live in it cannot succeed an tlijy ought What every town needs : " spirit of cooperation, more people will unite to raake'their town a seve-ot.' F^very town needs leaders. If the people of vision and aggress-t o spirit eduld see this and would tlirr. farms, and so It \» not political and social news we want any more than i^ Is news from the farms. ’ The Press and Standard offers il : ' 0 O space to the farmers along the lino of the above and hope they will take aside their.timljMfy load up with ra-J advantage of it. We are willing to Hence nnd^o to work to develop th‘ ! prink anythlug that is news for ar.y latert^powc*^ of leadership wjXlu J on ,.. ^Advertising news is charged th.erfi fb-y v.oald do -i gre::* ' inT for. which might be cipeftod. for their town and would get a rreuf- er benefit to themscTve-. There is coming to our town i Booster Chautauqua Festival. »*va: affords a fine opportunity foe %. H<» H Now— LiV'-s of rome great juen renMnd us That we will, if we are wise, ’he Leave our modesty behind us We appreciate the big ad in this Isaue. “Helps some, my boy. helps some.” > j * Opportunity knocks at every door. Th# latch string to Walterboro hangs on ths utstde. v X T—* Ws wonder what Walterboro cltl- tsna would give for another railroad here. On the main line, too * c ' J/ Walterbqro now has the ( Hanre of her lifetime. Mr. Business man will you accept, this chance?^ • \ jhan< Confederate veterans will to In terested in a^iditlce from ('amp Wm. C^ Heywajrd . to be found elsewhere IqthUISa- ( , Whee w* get our elfotrlc light plant we wlllq>i>k up then. The day 1 current arrangemenv will allow us claim the title. "Electric City." . v * . ' ' * , . Comptroller of the currency/John -v flkeltou Williams,' while stopping thd 1 practice of overdrafts, should alto atop the practice of drafts. We want every merchant In Wal- . ferboro to have an ad In ouf Kaat®r edition on the 54th I^t’s show the other towns that we have started ouf ' ' ♦ Ito Now all rally to the aid of The Press and Standard and help us puil |» ♦. *tc.. soliclte^^Uso people of our town to get together r * t and demonstrate that th®y can un t. on a work of community uplift: and If the stronger men of our town, a .d the men and woqifn wno. are ,n.--w occupying positions of leadership in smaller, groups, such as the srho-ds. churches and lodges will arisa nnd unite with our strong and capable business men and professional men to make this festival the success J; ought’ to be. it will advance ■■'jr town more in thr^e days than it -Mli be advanced in three years wi.'hotu such gn effort. , Let es/hwake. rfnite and do Hsis very thing, and by doing itJXearn how; to do it Vetter in the vearr that are to come.'- / There Is rtoth’ng tjXt will pa.‘ so well ns gettij»ff together a'id working togetl>eif for higher and be*- ter things, ' xxow is thp: time to sw at the FLY. And get out and advertise. —Judge. I ' * . 4 ' This is seed buying season and far mers will now be receiving.catalogs setting forth in attractive manner seedt for farm sud garden.* There are few things In which a farmer needs to exercise tnor? care nnd good judgment flian in guying then.® seeds whlcly tiu'lvis t» bu/. if • usually a good rule. In dealing with seed Kouses, to patronize those ths are well known an reputable :in l ,*•> avoldstrictly all. houses that mak® extravagant claims fpr their seeds in their atalogs. “THE JIM DANDY” Cotta ud Cori Pluter This Planter can He regulated . * ‘ . - . • , ''''' » to plant at any distance. • Will plant Cotton, Com, Peas Etc; Call and see this Planter before you buy.* ^ Koger Hardware Co. HARDWARE, PAINTS, ETC. - . / South Carolina Walterboro, .J JUST RECEIVED A NEiV SHIPMENT OF LADIES SHIRT WAIST THE TFRT LATEST CREATIONS ft 1‘ *’ _ “* Every day we are receiving large shipments of Spring Goods. c - ‘ You will do well to call at our store and look them over.. ■/.. \ • \ X WHERE THE DOLLAR DOES ITS DUTY' /j 4. lx>cal enterprises ar® what build a Hty. buying from local stores you help butld Walterboro I’ncle Sam is waging a relentless war on the deadly housefly and in i late bulletin prepared by the de partment of agriculture. valuab]e In- 5. The more ptotiey put,In elrcula- formation is given on the best means tion the morel prosperous the city will be. tfe-p you money at home by patronising home stores. Now our readers can see how they ca nhelp us. Ry doing as we ask ou to do we will he toneAUed XEWH FROM HOMY. When the evening shade te railin’ at th« dosing of the dav/. ^ An’ a feller rest* from labor, smok in’ at bis pipe of rlav. / Tfiere’s nothing does him ao much good, he fortune up or down. As the little country paper from his Old Ilpme Town. •* -k ' ‘ It ain’t a thing of beauty and its print s not always clean. But it straight®ns out hit temper when a fdTer’a feelln’ mean; It taken the wrinkles off his face np* brushes off the frown. That little country paper from Old Home N Tpwn. *'v of combating thia deadly peat. Th® most effective way of exterminating the fly. according to the bulletin. Is to eradicate his breeding places The breeding sedson of the fly begins early in Mnrrh nnd continues thro ughout the spring and ; turniper months. All dirt should be remov ed from the premiere, stables clean ed and deenying vegetables destroy-' ed. The fly has rightly been called the undertaker’s trawling salesman, and in addition to his regular line of “typhoid bugs." he carries a side line of tuberculosis, oflntlr. cholera and other disease germs Sow *1* the time te “swat* the ffy.” hi* through the coming aumme^^os advertisements. »tr , sollclteto^kl your job work. * • A UTUy tbid one of our merchants a few' days ago that she could buy tlje same, article He offered her from Pears-Roebuck A Cd.« at fl.lt lees Phe bought it there all right. Wore it.once'and got wet and the last we heard of it her pet dog Rover bad it trying to sttetch it back to Its normal siss again, <*, 1L It tells of all the'parties and Jhe balls of Pumpkin Row. ’nbut who spent. Sunday with who’.t gfrT. and how’Jl the'crops grow. An”'hour it keeps a feiter posted. who’s up and who Is dpwn. That little country papPF from his /Old Home TNyh.. If . ■ ’ N. - •?* .• Now 1 like \o*rcad the dailies and the story pap®rs, too. And at times' the yaller novel ‘ and soms other trash—don't yoV* But when J want some other readin' that'U brush away a frown, > N 1 want that little paper from, 'my ■ Old Home Town. State of Ohio. City of Toledo, i^s. Lucas County, ) Frank J. rh*qipy makes onth that he is senior parfner of the firm of F. J. Cheney A (x>.. doing business in the City of Ton»do. County am State aforesaid, add that the‘ firm will pay the sum or-ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each apd every oas® of Catarrh that eknrrbt be cured bv the use of HALL’S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENE/. Sworn to before me and subscribed lo my presence, this fth day of De cember. A. D. Iffg. r (SealV A. W. Ol.EASON. Notary Public. Hall’* Cal arch Cura la taaen In- ternaliy and acta directly upon the blood and mucoua surfacea of the syatem. Sad for teatimonran. free F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo, o! Sold bv all Druggists. 75c* Take Hall’s Family Pills for ron- ■tipation. ■ . r , % ' ■ ! NOJHEIS « DEUCITE MLODEK Our line of Spring Low cuts are now coming in ! Every Day. They - • w »> consist of ail sizes ami . i ... n ■ ; ; " lasts. Coolt in and see x ■ Z. * ’ , X ■ our line before buying 10 Baipao Capsules, Hardtues Stimulators .... / ■' « * * : , j/' ■ 36 in. Bleach . , .. . . /. 3c 40in. Homespun „. f .. . . 5c Good chec^rd Homespun: 5c Good Apron Check .. .. 5c Gbod Sheer White Lawn . .5c 'ancy Quilt Calico .. ..V tick ‘ BrowTi Linen . 10^4 Sheeting .. 2Hx52 V Towel •«t v • 10c x TAYLOR’S V Wdlcrboro-« Topulu Store. N Should Read tho Following Lrttoe-are. Slack’s Story Awd HW ChHd’s Recovery Is Entirely Reliable. btackin«!if£*5h!3>l«!^ eoacmri ao much she hod no appetite. 'Nothing wo gave tor aoamad to help tor at all untefone day Mrs. Naibert told mo how much good Vinol hod doto tor Uttlt girt, so I decided to fey it for myMttl* one, and it has done herso much good she ia hungry all the time, her eoogh ie gone, she jr stouter and more heeTthy in color and this i. the flratwin- ter she has been able to play out in the snow.coastinprand snow balling without We know Vinol will build up your little ones and mak® the'm"healthy. Lading and Gents Fut- OV W —at sail i*f D I* HICK i V 1 i » tb ‘* vicinity to try a bottle of • i6c our delicwu* cod liver and iron 25J. J without oil. If we con induce you to try of Vinol as a body-builder and creator for your child, and you do not X, \ X tonic V-iT* ^ L n * ,c * you to try a bottle 11 strength- - «>*«, ana you do not find it ia ill we claim we will return your money oa demand. |- For Sale by Jbo.*M. Klein, Walter*P boro. 8. C. ^ .^1 .twoVoi igji. \, t We have a comp’te line of Ladies Hose in Silk ei.d Lisle. < \ ‘‘0 ' X ^ 4 . ' Gents Furnisl. ings—The best in town-Now on display. / t ’ ' w * '*• ’* ' ,5 o ' V// i i _ - -• ' J. Herndon & Son x “The Walk-Over Store. ” N •W-, 4 f i A