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r •V> r-sr ■ i ijwip "" fc •“' ■ t •% ▼ . Wednesday, April 18, 191*. • •« . ■ 1 • , ■ THE PRESS Atft) STANDARD PACE TBRfi LKTTKRS KHO>l THK PEOPI.K ♦ * * ******* mittin? it to a »otp. he woifld Tote * 'against it. hut he would not “fight’* # U- on the boor of the House. At a later meeting of the delegation Mr. Uoodwjn said he was “almost sorry he ha«f mad*, that promise.” Another matter and I am done with i:. I cannot understand what * ******* Mr; (HMNlwin Replies • In an article .signed by \V. W. Smoak, in last- week's issue of The I Press and Standard fhere are sev Mr. tiowlain means by saying. J 'l was responsible fw it’s not l>eV<n I~ r'.'~ ~ ‘ made a without.ever coming Ik* Imetl^T? 8 W , h ', fh *7.1™ ,° for “ <>'•“ IHH^pie." when that Ma|- tTev a r*f 1° ^ lD - f0r “ lth !! 1 g ‘ ment taken in connection with jthey are facts. Uiey are not entire tlle enough to prevent their being gome- he Right Medicine m Many Dott Better than the Surgeon’s Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink- nam’s Vegetable Compound. 8*M Operation or Drath-Bnt Modiclno Cared, i. Momeg, low*.—“Mr husband myg I would teuTwSJP g ™l e 5t been-for- I i?™* Pinkham a Vegetable Compound. I *uf- lered from a serious female trouble and the doctors fj*®.* could not.hve one year without an operation. My husband objected to the operation and had me try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. 1 Itoon commenced to get bettey and am now well land able to do my own housework. I can recom- Imend Lydia E. Pmkham’s Vegetable Compound to any woman as a wonderful health restorer.”—Mrs. I Blanche Jefferson,703 Lyon St, Des Moines, Iowa. Another Operation Avoided. Richmond, Ind.—“For two- years I was so sick and weak -from fei.^ale troubles that when poinp up stairs I had to go very slowly with my hands on the steps, then sit down at the top to r?st. The doctor said he thought I should have an operation, and my friends th' Ught I would not live to move into our new house. My daughter a^d me to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as she had tJENi it with good results. • I did so, my weakness disap)N ared, I gamed in strength, moved into our new home; do all kinds of garden work, and raised hundreds ot ehiekens and ducks. 1 cannot say fn< ugh in praise of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable CompountL”—Mrs. M. O. Johnston, Route I), Box 190, Richmond, Ind. Of course there are many serious cases that only a surgical operation will relieve. We freely acknowledge this, but the above letters, and many others like them, amply prove that many operations are recommended when medicine in many cases is all that is needed. If you want special odrice writ* to Lydia E. Pinkham Medi cine Oo. (confidential) Lynn, Mas*. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. befoit* the people.” I Kish to s»y in coErlusion that I e»teeni the friendship of my col league a« much as that of any man In the county, and I am sure that la all matters coming before him I informed Mir. Smoak Padgett that I could /> f \ L Before You Buy PAINTS and OILS ~SEE~ H. E. SAVAGE V- * Agent Southern Cotton Oil Co. . * Right Opposite Depot Walterboro, S. C. Best of Condition. N Your automobile needs treatment once in a while, ju* •ike thr human body. The carburetor may be out of or der; the spark plugs may be dirty ; the cylinders may be clogged up with carbon and working poorly; in faot your ear gets sick just as you can. If th«|e is anything the matter with your car call up 188. Our corps of expert machanicians will render you prompt, courteous and satisfactory service at reasonable cash prices. Gasoline and Cylinder Oil for Sale The Colleton Garage RAILROAD AVENUE. WALTERBORO, S. C. ( ONKII>t:K THK ROONOMY offered by our auto livery. You on joy a car that gives all the comlort of a pri vately owned vehicle, but vou escape most of the ex pense. You pay only while you rido. You, are not charged for time when your own c*f would be' idle— and your* chauffeur busy at the same occupation MELVIN GREEN/Auto Livery Phone 21-Y or 83-Y first part. of the same para- . . . graph when he says: ”1 was uot re- what misleading, s o far as they re- spon , ibu . |or (he inatt . r . s r0 mint ter to my acUons in the bond mat ter. . t Mr. Smoak says that I said If the bond issue bill was {submitted to the people that I would do as much as any man in the county to secure oL ^ ,*1 ,?T ak . ^ th** legislature he was actuated same m^cin*^!* w/** 1 .f 1 , b >’ a deslro to serve hts people, coun- JenntA wmiM*’* 1 ! t0 f ld th * ^ * nd SUU ® t0 th ® b ** t ° f hU * biX ' T L* A lmV> Hr. He and F did not vote togeth- loc *. ty 7** x **“ r T er on many matters, but we agreed 7r' d . r ^r ,lS ^ ri * htf,,1 to disagree, and we had a lot of fun ° n f J .Lrssr?' ^ 1 » m emt of the seoaton I‘am looking 'orward to the nest m*mlon with an- bers how quickly and decidedly that ttrfpation of real interest and to an- i P * r0 n^r i h On . hld Other 40 days of hard work for tho H ^ * 3 0old b !r* 'best interests of my county and my felr much more free t o advocate for ,3^7- Kfc*n haT«vproW erne-at measure, and I stlH ibelieve It would t!| j ^ keep us huay. and we L P * OP,e,, appT<nr|l, at must not permit anything to Inter- the baltot bo*. w , th lh<l mo#1 harmonlus work ^ll U n h \ r “ 0r ^ a :.!. ha * OO-iMe Perhaps it has been poor ana f or me t 0 have written any- have ... t thing about it. but I am ns unless it came before the people politician, and 1 do not crave to be Another stattment is that during fc novn as one. I told the people h.s (Mr. Smoak's 1 abstnee that Col |haf on Mu , HtlimPi nn(1 , ; , m iva(lv . Padgett could not get. the bom! measure introduced in the House. When the fact is that Col. Padgett never mentioned my-introducing the bond measure during Mr. Smoak’s jabseme, although \ye were often tdisccssinif nieasilvs which were 'afterwards introdui ml Ty me in the ! House before Mr. Smoak returned. I Then Mr. Smoak says that he is purj.'.-.lions fsure that I would not say that 1 was j , ,5) ns iresponsihle for the matter beini; ^ 0] |1]t | (( !puhmitted to a vote of the people, and he is cot reel, but again, he does jrtot go far enough. ^4 was not re sponsible for the matter coming be- itore the people, but I was respon sible for its not being made a law- without ever coming before the peo ple. • Now, Mr. Kditor. newspaper no- tority is one class of fame I never did covet, and I only write that the record might be clear, as was stat ed by my friend, Mr . Smoak. and I 1 1 ,d not *N°7 ***.* thin,, about thl* matter, or to measure to pas, without fight ng -t don H anvthing about it. but 1 a to 1 estate that fact if there »>«* any one in the county who for a moment doubt-. it . Now. what we wo IN is s’lCEes lion- tot improving om toid^ and otlu conditions tos'ding improve* me: t. ’t there, is fi nun in t’*.- cotft t* with :t ••eiut*d> or p'-n.e y i fot* .itiv <>• ill! Ot the ill: . let us l'.;,\ m WOMEN'S NERVES tiring ivoik and physical strain tax their more nervous systems and bring premature age and* chronic weakness—unless treated intelligently. Drug-laden pills and alcoholic concoctions cannot build ap a wotnon^ strength, but Ike concentrated medicinal food pTtoptftissfti of women to gain control of their nesrye power- ■■overcome tiredness, nervousness^im patience and nritahility. SCOTT'S is a liquid-food—frme from aleokoL ■ an 'Goodwill. Padcelt . to .wotk th*-ni into • m« hi of C '» » our.1v n . hile. J**hn. come to ■o e > 'll talk I he mat tel ovet \Y \\ S MO \ K / / CONSUMERS Our Service WiU Keep Yonr Car in The * ommrnds 1 'Ir. , s la*<tcr. Kilifo: of The PreKs and Srandard* 1 wish to compliment Mr. M. P. Howell on his beautiful lettet in last week’s issue of your papet. Now. th.it the seed is being sown on fer tile soil we are going to watch re sult- I believe with the knowledge and energy of the young men of use the word friend in no ordinary \Vait*-rboro to asisf the older ones or insignificant use of th? fejm. |j la j | b ,, seed sown are going- to For I esteem hi, friendship, a, I br j nK forth an hundred fold 1 hop** think that th© people of the whole Sfl> , bv week’s Issue of The county should for his rigid honesty p ress an(1 standard that the llibl- and his untiring *eal for the real r jj,s s was organizetl Suud.iv and a upbuilding of hi 8 county. bif; intermit shown. J. C. GOODWIN. | Very respectfully, t— L. K. UUAu >*•. Smoak Again. | Walterboro. Rout© ‘J. Apr)! Ik The above reply by Mr. Goodwin) “ to my article in last week’s issue of The Pr»s« and Standard was read with interact In my article last week I certainly did not desire to do my good friend and kinsman the least injustice, and I do not think I I did . I know he w ould not do me j any. I was disappointed in the wayi the bond issue matter was support- j ed (?) by my friend and colleague after I thought it was agreed that w© j should all work for it if it came be- , fore the people. I knew it would not be a popular propositiotb and wa-s doomed to defeat, and I recall making the statement that it would take ten years for the people of the county to'he brought to see the mat ter in a favorable light, and the vote it did not receive is proof, of that fact, but the agitation will do goodT and in a measure will prove educational, for om people will watch with more interest the other <;ountie s building roads with bond issues, anti eventually they will he in favor of voting a bond issue to build our county some good rpads. Now, my friend knows ho^'iittm- ly impracticable it would be to as sign a portion of the-- bond issue fund, should it have carried, to “each locality.” Why. the issue of $300,000 would have been enougl WOMAN SIM TWO YEARS Could Do No Work. Now Strong as a Man. We Have Screen Doorsand Windows Our Prices are Reason able and our Goods 0 \ Guaranteed Roger Hardware Co. \ / WW\ — Chicago, III.-‘‘For about two year* ! suffered from a female trouble so 1 | was unable to walk or do anv of my own work. I read about Lydia E. Pinkham a Vegetable Com pound in the news paper* and deter mined to try it. It brought almost im mediate relief. My weakness ha* en tirely disappeared and ( •ever bad bet ter health. I weigh 166 pound* and am a* strong as a man. PHIV I think money is well spent which pur- to build, according to the lights be- chases Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable fore us, only 250 miles, and there compound.”—Mrm. Jos. O Beyan, 1 <55 ate more than 1,000 miles of ptlbji© Newport Ave., Chicago, 111. To have given I The success of Lydia E. Pinkham’* Vegetable Compound, made from routs and herba, is anparalleled. It may be used with perfect confidence by women who suffer from displacements, inflam mation, ulceration, irregularities, peri odic pains, backache, bearing-down feel ing, flatulency, indigestion, dizziness, and nervous prostration. I .ydia E. Pink- ound is ham’s Vegetable Compour dard remedy for female ills. the Stan- A roads in th© ©minty. ' each locality” its share would h:iv • rendered if impossible to have httilt any good roads at all. Not that it is not desirable to build good roads in every locality, but to dissipate the fund in, this manner would have, been repugnant to good hitstness judgment, or wo it seems to me. I’to- vision was made for- every section having its share of the good roads Then, we felt that the commission 1 should have some discretion in the; llogen.-Ackerman, matter, and being representative of 1 Bishopvill©. Aptil H A mar-1 almost every community, they could rlage of much mteiest here wu* that t have seen to it that their respective of Miss Juanita Rogets and Dr. | communitie, w ere not disrriminat- Harry A A< kernian. of \\ a lierbot o. ' ed against. Hut that point is ini- They weie married Thursday after-, material now. noon at 3 o'clock at the home of' Now. it were just as well, per- the bride's parents. Nfr and Mrs j haps, for this reply of my colleague G. O. liogetx,. The ceremonv was to go without comment on my part, performed by Rev. G P. Watson, jfor It is immaterial in so far ^ tho .the pastor of the bride. The wed- county is concerned what was done dine was a very quiet on*- only a ! and wh<t waa not done, what was few friends and relatives of th© ^ said and what was not said in the contracting parties being present. ] legislature. The matter Is settled After congratulations the guests , by a vote of the people who acre were invited into th© dining room, made the arbiters, and while only where delicious refreshments were* less than half the voters expressed aerves$ by Misses (Jllian Rogers themselves at all. that portion said Enwni© Stuckey and Sar.a Smith | they were not in favor of a bond) Mrs Ackerman is an attractive; issue We shall not hare better and popular young, woman Of the' road s thin we have been having on- town, having won masiv friends by less the people pay for them, and strong personality and gta* Her thwe is not much likelihood of their friends rel » , : n.iy ^er .•>•* g"‘. for doing ro at this time. they appr'.sive her woil*.. hov » v- There seems to be a point at issue er. she has left Dr. Ackerman is between my statement and that of a rising business man of Wal!©i my colleague as to his position on boro and is esteemed by tbo^* *1.0 the bond Issue when it was b©im( know- him. discussed by the delegation I think | The yoang couple left on the af 11 can refresh his memory He told ternoon train for Charleston After, ! us In on© of these meetings that if the bridal trip Dr and Mrs. Ark Senator Padgett and I desired to eraian will be at hem© to tber pass ttai-j bead Issue without sub friends at Walterboro NEW ARRIVALS . r • <* f Spring Arrivals of Suits and Gents’ Furnishings Coming in Daily. Let us shew you before you buy, amt will sell you v. hen you set*. It pays to buy dependable Rood* and it pays to tie well dressed. Let us fit you up. • ’ * SHOES FOR ALL Also, our stock of ladies’, men’s Shoes is most complete/ Herndon Clothing and children's C. H. HERNDON. Proprietor. WALTERBORO, S. C. YOU WOULDN’T 60 TO n BUSINESS WITH A DIRTY PAGE WHY WITH UNPRESSED \ CHIMES?" So much depends upon your personal appearance rbat we want to play our part in helping to keep you “spic-and-span”' by thoroughly cleaning and sanitarily pressing your garments weekly. MAY WE CALL TODAY IDE ECONOMY PRESSING CLUB B. M. CROSBY. Manager. ’Phone 84J Viard * Barber Shop.