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. a V 4 -•it t AM TWO IBS mss AMS STANDARD #. m *» • m ■ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1915 ■l COLLETON COUNTY MMSIS GOOD ROADS CLAIMS 139 n MILES OF IM PROVED HIGHWAYS OF NATURAL DIRT . DR. WOLLING AT CLEMSON COLLEGE Write* Interettinjl of HI* 'Trip anti - What He Im Seeing and * * t a . D*>*ng THE SOUTH AS •< A GRAIN CENTER | Scuthern Kailway Kxhihit* Will Ad* r 0% verttM- Resonne* of the South KING STREET THROUGH TO MEETING STREET WORK PROGRESSES Will Hpom He Able To (laim W»l Per Mile fMile* From the AJovernment * * • % Corr«ipondcn< , o and 'COuHler. W’alterhoro. ,A»e*t . 15.—-SpOrial:. county of Colleton under ttie ’ able direction^f its capable high* «ommieRioner, J E. Moore, one of the foremoft good road advocates of the south, in now engaged in the wor kof good roa*** a* never before * In her history, and she will g-nm be able to collect (hr $30 per mile road allowance from the National Gov ernment over 66 mile* of Improved highway*, which i« being built to Mandard. On all *ide* the work * progressing In an interesting, effici ent and speedy manner, and within the ne*t two years there I* expected to be wonderful transformation Ir. the road* of Colleton county. There now s exists In Colleton county Bixty-six miles of sand-clay road of standard construction as to width, grading and material. • This sandtclav road can be found as fol lows: Walterboro to ilondersotivllK 10 miles; Walterboro to Hnid»*rs, 12 miles; Walterboro to /Jacksonboro. 18 miles, Walteyboro'toward* - , (*ot- tagevllle :t miles; /waUerfii re to Kennedy’s bridpe, 12 miles; Vv'- terboro - towards f!< Jl s. ! niilos; floineaus Crtissroads to < I’Pos^uTn Corner, eiaht mil s. Th» , - I, ‘ road- are open d /bitty ' •’T id< - , tr^.l-'d twenty six fe I wide, ami elayed • : \- teen feet wide, making the* standn-1 roj'd. There are t.!;* fnil'M of' im- proved roads oi natural dirt materi al In the couti'v I'.iif s*"*'’eiiies oi unimproved roads, the mo r of yl'ieh is. in fair lepair at this time l tiller t on - 1ruetinn. There U now und-r eondr it l ' in Colleton county thirty six mih'> tontaining about * four rail a i' f eaus^svay nveT.ftw amps of height av TfiltlnK filKlttt live i- i ith sltteen ft et Width on top "and 'ill hridg a new. The construction of causewa- ss is very expensive, but these *ar i Do ing built for permanencir an 1. safety bends lieing, elitiilnated .a possible, the number and h:iKt,i o? bridges being reduced and in e- m *\9] a sane method of construction being Msod. < tTb •> rnti^ font's of the i:ountv aye organised with the object in of sri uring greatf •’ I'fficieit. v, / ;vpt Moor-, the highway < ntniin ' i</ie;, has had yr.;)i of -xn rinti e \/ this kittd of wor*-, mn ir*g as >it Tnr Cnlleitin nridi" tb- uld/)-:-' \ ttuntber >* y*‘ar*' IIS?» *4iiinf<-- »a ' contraeting and thti^ b- britr^v tx Dear Editor: .It .nuji beXilf interest to youi reader* to have some note? from (Temson College, where 4 am at tending some institute sessions di rected by the professors of this col lege on the subject of the rural pas tor and his work. -Clemson College Is located In the lower edge of Oconee county, right joining Pickens and Anderson coun ties on etiber side. It Is In the beautiful bill country, 773 feet above old ocean and in full, view of the mountains. The^days are very hot. indeed as hot as in W’alterboro. but tfye nights are delightful, so cool tMt one can sleep upder a blanket. The college I* of course an agri cultural Institution where farming, gardening, cattle and hog raising and fruit and grape growing are all attended to practically and taught according to the most modern and scientific m^tho I*. We as paster* are getting the advantage of . all these demonstrations and only wlsn that laf-ge number* of our preachers and farmers could be hire. / What I Have Seen. (One of our first visit* along ufith one of the professors wa* to the cow barn*. There I saw them milking sixty head of high grade cattle, beautifully kept, without a tick .or hug on them. On one side were thirty Jerseys all registered and bn ♦ he other thirty Holstein and Black Polands. In addition to these the Clegpson dairy farm buys cream irom many farmers around producing 1T*,- fton nounds. or over nine' tons of biittcx,ft season. 1 also' saw th* stock an hint Is. ciejnson Is said - o have some of the finest bull- - in the c t«1e. I was ne f taken t>> i-'re the ho.; ;ihsf ies *nd though I am out jn ♦ pared to sj .:il< of lie* piertts oi tli-, e t)orkers, i e;>n assur*- y<;tt that they were lu ml comparison be; 'er iookim: s?> •* itn< ns .tli-tn jl)o« poor, thin s|>Cclrp ii* n wander ing t! ro'H-ij the read/ f-i ..t’oli' ton County. 1 a ii -ure it 'ill* .make you: motsth water to hear o/ the ii. ta •Iful ici' a ii;e* at;/l mHJo ■. with.mi' an. Insert'gbawn nto i;l tin. orobirds. The trees nil sprft'cd an.! properly tre\t<«: and net a ling or yvorm allow. \ t r many as 1 Wished and 'hen given feed them. I, was allowed to rat a hire basket to bring to ray room. A Personal Note. It tjfh -•immer school there ar over /wo himdred present, most of them' corn ,dn » > «ys, Th^ rc are Wat »ve:ti/ down to boys of Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 12.-*The su perlative advantages of the* south as a grain producing section -will he given great prominence in exhibits which Southern Railway, Mobile £ Ohio Railroad, i Georgia Southern and Florida Railway, Virginia and Southwestern Railway and affiliat ed lines will make at thirty state, district apd county fairs in the north and middle west durng the coming fall. - . * / • - An especially fine vollFctlon of grains will be shown while the grasses and forage crops exhibited will be a very high ehara'cter. From the wheat-growing sectiop of th« south, grain sheaves will be showd Irom fields yielding as high as 40 bushels to the acre and the charac ter of other exhibits will be in keep ing. The friuts and vegetables to be showrn in jars include a-, wide va riety. \ '* ' ' * 1 * ’These exhibits come from various districts of the entire territory cov ed by the Southern Railway and af- filiated lines in Virginia, North and South (’arolina, Georgia, Alabama. Florida. Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. They will be shown in Pennsylvania, New fork, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois and each ex hibit w ill be attended , by agent», well equipped to tell caller? about the various sections of the south rep- represented and to give information about Jtic opportunities to be -found in tbrin. Especially attractive lu- eraWre hill be widely distributed (ft these exhibits. The first two. exhibits will be -dtow r. at fain: Ui ImliaotsTT^I-'-jr ->*0 fairs In the middle West a spm i ! exhibit iVnt has been provided. ranged sw.that a Ijn • ptyuber •: P* Opie .c- p st-e.jiu' . xiobif at i 1 SiiPr* time. p;j.;» e\l,. ri> PCe Jj-s that ii: • exhibit of youth j ■ I a.tv \, r\ fretiuenUy ; i-attire of copniry fairs- and i |n_it ip het <; fartioM STORE PROGRESSIVE ww CHARLESTON. S. C. # • ■■Rapid Clearances ■■ On the following Extra Speaials 'fiiis Week > , Cretonne Parasols -- Ladies* Dresses , AT HALF PRICE At 89c. Beautiful combination coloring/, in the new .“Chin’’ shapes. »AH go at Half Price. ’ y Ladles Dresses At $1.19. Values to $5.00. Nobby, neat styles for street wear. Splendi.l range of colors and sizes. • A Values to $1.98. Dainty Dresses including all Linens, Crepes and D Flowered Cotton Voiles. Ladies* Dresses • At $1.98 VaRies to $7.50. AH the newest Summer Fabrics are included. Sizes a plenty. Ladies Bathing Suits Ladies* Dresses At $2.98. Valjues to $10. These are of bet- To Be Closed Out At ter material. Very becoming styles,. . . HALF PRICE exceptional good values at $2.98. This includes our entire stock 1* IMF* I' 4 Mffe.'l •* of Ladies’ Bathing Suits. Clearancr of Ladies’ Wash Dress Skirts, including such materials as Ratine, Ri- que and Linens. Clearance prices are as follows: $1.50 Skirts at 79c; $L69 Skirts at 9Sc; $1.79 Skirts at $1.29; f tl O < ri ;ty < Other Specials Picked from here, there and everywhere in the Store Mi i/'*■ i-U . n .m |r j -■ 1 in w d. iibit - ;i( i ' L*n n l/nishied il-.'ck Touct c: a. K i VTt » » T'.,. • 1 « cce^ »;iry _ io . ; ra:v More than the or* -arge j. ) VC Sre : .! it (adl O. 9 OL men o! twelve'. Of preneh^rsd thv-e * . . werh only four* • vi present *i dav " M r '*-bn!i t. r * rad * P<-e«- •>yt#rian. Vex* »* .'k'there *iM no the office hivt! '/y( .i i <>.' • • 11 iv end bpvineei im:. «rn I liirge con- /V-o' ii < • r a i oiMlxm t.im luiy/tre! - H I \(\r\ • I • I r: Cf-t in diffi ft i » ti'>rUnri - AOf tli ■ - r to ij.r - lug »the kt'* ftMV Veals, ! • >» k-'t-per and /lel-k. Mrs. ' hnritv Onhagan. eMieiti-nced and compe tent boofedceeper. Tli*‘ hiidi wiv < t«m mission/ in ntbitidn to the hk-aw comm/s- loner, consists t*f on^ man .fftMM' tlii- ten townships of tin- coun ty/ Then** nil Vice with the commis sioner frotii' time to time «s to th*> work in their townships and tueof nt the Court Hott?*' Muarferly. Division '»f Foitcs. The l onstrm tion ftirces are divid ed a* 'idlows: Chain gang No. 1, P. M. Buckner, chief, works the county prisoners. It is equipped with four teen milles and all necessary ma «■llin 1 e^y. ^ This gang is now engaged on the \Y»IferiToro-Rice , Patch road, -where a stjmdard sand clay “road- I? being construeted through what In' been one of the satidist sections of the conirtv Chain gang No. in charge of-J. Scott', is engaged in building ami repairing roads in the * lower’ low Ijshio- - Of the coiltltV. He-- hard ’ Blake ar>U liowndes; No. eiitis'.rncfion •force, !. • .-1.1. Zeiiler. hereman, con-isting*'f aimut fonr- tc »>i i »• fifteen hired laliorers, non entavel dn* St (lenrge i«»ad to Ci’r- nedv’- tirii’g*' Reiparkable im pro' ei 'etVi is being riaile on this r.< d. a .i when c. >mpi ted it wjl| be : *t:i.itt:|r,| s - int* « Inv ro oi—i-onn'p t;- ing "Hth a ■uuiiiur road being built l<\ l)t.>r< !,* ter county. No. 4, or gan? • d iirldge fore*'. A M Francis, foreman, ror.sists of froni six to ten experienced bri !ge hands and Is ion MnictiPg and repairing .bridg-s ip the different portions of the coun'v. No organfted grader force. M. I.. Avart. foreman, conflsts- of /four laborers, siv mules, three wheel Kc iops, three d n.:;> wagons and s six-mule grader. In ill, the emtivv owns twenty-one mule«.and all nec essary machinery ’for road work. • Maintenance Work. ' Tbs strongest feature probably of 4 fhe present road building regime is the maintenance of *he roads after construction. As rapidly' as they . are put In good repair by the county.’ the standard roads are let in section? of from four to six miles to respon- sjble parties, for maintenance, such as dragging, etc. Sect|4>ns of the oad from Jdcksonhoro to Hitter along |h* state highway between. ChnrW!* n Jattd f<a' in:iab. have been l» t to Mesrf. Cl« teland >at}d- ers. C P. Fishhnrne and c. \V. But ler This port Inn. of the ‘'hnrWton- Ravanrtah highway is 4 i ev.edent tond.itIon and the otVi Colleton portion from Ritter m.the Beaufort line, near Yemassee, h^s been rt> eenrty repaired, nn,! the bridges built. The road from Walterboro to Boineaua Cross roads, con&Qftio* doubt be nxH, (■ fd -v- o<J i] , ti |V|« n/liv ! -• fm.'/ird nr ■ ■’ 1 v ;i leaf ar” .m I ’ im ; ug l v M /.I •••"< •' «-f flu. - I I .i: 1 ' a v*- - .1 C!”; on C,,M : ••t, ! m a ti v to*!. | at* D a' ur-* Cun Not Be < ur-d. local apidic.iiio'Me M they can not | *• ;cii the diseased j ortions of the! r. There is only one \v,ay to « ?;• >) leafues* and that is by eondiMitlon iJ remedies,- -Dt afners. i- - ' cait-ed '<•, n ii.f! tnud loiiditlna of tie? m t cua Ubiiig of tli" Eustachian F’lb hen this Tube is inflamed you.h• i i rumbling sound or imperfect h« c I ing. and when entirely dosed, le af j iiccs.ia.the result, and unless the in j llamnu.rion can be ;akon out. an! ,i •his tul'c rc-Mored to t»; ncrmal co,. lit ion, !; -arlr., will be destroy* ■'e’Ji Vet : i i; • .(ii>err' oji- of t n a 7c - wav •ers,. : o * gli’.vr. eh . E>tm Pe;c.y Turkish, K.lh Tow. I I.iiFjfC .S'"-:*. 1 . > ’>.• vii.l PT" at er.ch .., / .’ . Regjlar J/> White Ratine lor Skirts and Drep.se/. (iood ^Tiide. Special i at, yard White Middy biouse Cloth, full inches wide Special, at yard Rtgular V9c. / * *|M » a n- j'a i. rur . al ! a .■■.. aii, v-1 ii h J, il; .•^i * t > * / H y ; a; U .mi in 1'hlift! co'ult on o t:i r- -i vs hi'Pan tiuiigaT ■ r-'i t’f 'Cl H, 9 * v' 1 ' • .i in :.« -I x ;• 1 W.t w'i 1 gtVC fill” I Dm •a » _! # !1 I mu •Sii'T^V - f . ■ . J >r ;• IV r.If - la u'e J : » ^ - it .i!n /I"' i:F • Citu: III 1 b:: t not !>>' t - MLV1 V lialCs ; im. S ad ”n: r i'/*. * r. uh rs. fr; ,• *. W i . 4. C '! •' V/ tV < :: Ml. - ! a. i * \\:v. ■v.» , ■ Fol.l bv <!ia: - :. I . 7 a; . Is It Rheumatism treii’l You Really On the Wrong .- Track ? <): Taj..- Hal]’ Family .Vhl,Is for «-• M -\< !!« ii - rrevillc ha- retut e 1 d r.i t’oln:a}-:a tier a \isit of t;A.) wet J • heh parents. Mi. and Mr-. I. <’. I’t-Tn-vilie. Miss deTreVilh-’ • l.’iivait seer* tarj to l.imit. (Jov. !! - Btea . 10c Full 15c Id Extra'- Larjfo i}:d Sheek*. Lin. ! ii/sh. ii-V Sped; wr> y g/ k* -b'}.-' flar .8)c. v I' .' * \ Extra (.pod (itade Bid Sheets. S'.J \ Sl.v'jO.' Splendid wa-hin;: Sped;:! •at A . Keynlar jualit--. 49c Billow Cases. G od wasliing gradi*.. Ready heinmeu. Size Special <• at / • Regular 10C. T’/sc xec J SIN A . ’ X. i; l -I l: VlTRt II. t cpi.I , mi-Ts 7 ) \Ti: or S<>1 ’!H ( 'JKg.INA. (Tuub'-ton»A>. t . I / in I'.'ii ;:a. IM / !>/.:v O.)nvdyO'Pi ( intiiiilv.i i)j tl.. A good share of so-called 1 rheii- m.it ism is caused, by weak kidney - *. When tlm kidneys fail to clear the Mood, of uric add. thn acid irritates the delicate , nerves. X Torturin, - : pains dart through the nffAwfed part whenever it is moved. By stNipgth- -s/^Jg the .kidneys DfcinV ' KuKey i*m ; ha/c . proven tiler worth mK thousands of so-called rheuhiati> cases, lumbago, sdatlea. gravel, and erlnary disorders. Doan’s ar.- well known in Walterboro and wariuh n-commended by Walterboro pimple, ifead this Walt»*rboro case. F M. Morri - . P. O. Box No :* Walterboro. says: • - f had weak ktd- n« \. and my back .end limbs mheJl mmI pain -d htl the tnee. I suffered .Mntipu.Uly from rh-nniatic tv.-ina< » and I was u'ubb to work. The ki-i- ' (aelinl.' were t-.n frcquint |)a -a:-.- .eiu pM* me lo i;,.t uf* tu-Pil-e- of F' -'-s at t ivlit‘ Aff<-j I l!:'.d tini-tii'd fi/’ir bov's of. Doan’• Kid’ » - x Pills pro.-ftred at Klein’s Drug store. I wa.-l eur. d of tile illeu- matic twinges and tiai»kaehe and my kidmys were in good shape. Others M - my fatuity h«ve also useil Doan’': Kidney Pills with good results." •Piieo- .Mic. at all dealers. • Don't simplV ask for a kidney remedy e**t ’Doan’s Kidney Pills the same that cured Mr. Morris. Foster-MU- htirn t’o.. Props., Buffalo. N. V. with the Charleston-Savannah pub- lie mad. lias Iteen rhg let for-main tenanee t c/Mr. Jas. E. Beurifoy, and thi^section is also In good repair. -'iTiere are two routes open o tourists in. Folleton county traveling front Charleston to Sa\anna!i. ore the more direct by way of Ritrer apd-the other through Walterboro is'ahovi*} and thence to Henderson ville by Way of the now-sand day- road. Both of tltyso routes Jire e\ cel lent in repair and grading and bridging. , ■ The above synopsis of road work n Folleton county shows the romark- tble interest our people are taking n road work and the remarkable fieiency being brought , to bear on the problem by Highway Fotmnisi 'loner Moore and his assistants, and means that Folleton In this forty of work Is behind no county iu the •date.. MOTHER OF iCHQOL GIRl Tell. How Lydia E Pinkham’i Vegetable Compound Re stored Her Daugh ter*. Health. / riover, Iowa. — From xj small child tny 13 year old daughter had female -■ weakness. 1 /ijuiKe to three docKry about it and they lioh Rot help her. any. I.ydia F.. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- JhiuikI had U-en ot groat Is-netit to me, so 1 dmdejd to have her give it s trial, ^h- has taken five bottles of the Vege- , table Compound ac-. cording to directions on the bottle and she is curi>d of this trouble. She was all run down when she started taking the Compound and her periods did not come right. She was so poorly and weak that I often had to help ber dress herself, but now she is regular and is growing strong and heal thy.”— Mrs. Martin Helmc, Plover, Iowa. Hundreds of sach letters expressing gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound has accom-’ plished are constantly Ix-ing received, proving the reliability af thi 9 grand old remedy. you are ill do not drag alone fend N^tinue to suffer day in and day out but at once take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound, a woman’s remedy for woman's ills. - If you wait special adt Ice write to Ljdia E. Flakhaa Medici me Co. (confl. icatial) Ljraa, Mass. Yoar letter will Me opeaed, read sad aaswered by a aoaiaa and held la strict coaldeacc. : ■ up* :(>: aarrsept-e iiiat'on i - ou t ' be; a i 1 • !:♦ ! p- <| 'N ‘or- • t nn.v. t!ie liiitie. F. : .1 botf!' your ilruegi-t tie!av. i;,t. your constipation over.’.ight. oua HIT SnWKER To be healthy at seventy, preparv^at forty, is sound advice,. beesuse in the strength of middle life we too often forget that neglected colds, or careless treat ment of slight aches and pains, simply undermine strength and bring chronic weakness for later years. . , . ’ To bfc stronger when older, keep your blood pure and rich and active with the strength-building and blood-nourishing properties of Scott's Emulsion which isa - food, a tonic and a medicine to keep your blood rich, alleviate rheumatism and avoid sickness. No alcohol iu Scott’s. .•kuU at B jwai«. Bloomfield. N. J. j—: j> • nt’i s'^siaii - l.ci: Li:« I’M*. • ad' ,*:r vjJ.- 1 id. new threp; stdry * huildiug.' .; duit ly opposite Honor Ha-ni*^ of Fhqmitry, ). /»1;T t d 1. Lal.oraUVrif-s li.n t.^iology. Anatomy, Physiology, linical Pathology, ’ Pharniai ology, and Pharmacy, provided Avitli new modorn equipment. The Roper hospital, one of the largest and best equipped hospitalj in the South contains 218 bods/and with an extensive out-patient ser vice, offers unsurpassed clinical advantages. Pra< ti; al work In dispensary for riliarmaceutical students. Two years grad tinted service In Koper hospital witli^ six appoint ments each yeaT. ' - * ' Department' of Physiology and Embryology in affiliation with ti*e “hi:rh.-ston Museum. T- b .lull-tiine Teaclii rs in laboA’a- fory bramhtiit/ For Fatalague address - ’ SFAR W. StTlLKHTEIF Greenville Womans College Greenville, S. r. Afford* complete advantages (or a broad, liberal education. Train* its student* for lives-of fullest efficiency and responsibility. Equipment, faculty, courses oi. study, and cultural influence* are entirely in Harmony with present- day requirements. A<linini*trstinn.tyi«rnri on *ndc!"r- mitvrjr U nirtiat« ...juii'i-d sk»nf-ll(e uiM-rn Itues, f«>r cor.v. meat, ix/tuforuMe life saci cSicieui work. Esiraac* n*»infU wwm U-csit kuw. flich Mandaril course* icMtiwr hi H. A.. It. I., amt M. A. degree', fa lainguage'. hetenves. Erm'Ui-al JraMi- tnctn J*i>nii - *tli'> ieace. I—uCaam. leading U>diploma. ^ , Thorough leadin; to dltdo- m«> in C»—rrilt-er »l Bwit, department* t> t Art. Ewrama. Pk»«k,lC*k«e. KwAtrsu- las. lUnskl Tnass* Cesn*. * ThH tn'tltuUon ..in - .' to tf.'fl the be-tod'lCStion*> aifvai 'ages uiaatje at* lufuimum uml Fw CauU*** liimi PAVIOM. KAMSAY. D. B- Ptm. GrceavtUe. S. C. The University of South Carolina IMof—1 !M.*» , ('olmnl)iM. South Farolina The University offers ,courrf's Igadhig to the following d' gr; -: 1. School of Arts and Science, A. B. and B. S. 2. School of - Education, A. B. .1. Graduate School, A. M.. •• • 4. School of Engineering, F. E. * 5v School of Law, Li,. B. • For students of Education, Law, Engineering and those pur suing higher graduate work, the University “offersf exceptional ad- ^ vantages.- Graduates of South' Carolina Colleges receive free tuition in all courses except in the School f>f Law. Next' session begins Sept. 21. 19ft. For Infdi-M ation Write W. S. CTKKF,I,I„ President, Colnmbia, N. C. New York Pressing Club . jjlain Street, Opposite Huhster’s Bakery. Clothes Called fer and De livered. Four Tickets good for pressing four' suits $1.00. Scrub bing extra 25c. % '* J. B. DAVENPORT,gr. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Um For Over 30 Year* Always bears the Signature of Eternal vijrilancAvis thf- r ,- i <• retaining a good urtubrefla.