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Wednesday, Mfcy 1®, 191T. **n*^:--*'Jj* t 1 V V •» > 't , . r THE PRESS AND STANDARD ■w- ## V**** * *-*******j 1 fenikl * J # ***** * * ******* Walterboro. Route f>. May 14. There are several thinrs we people ■ do not understand about the war and one of the chief thincs is the "electing draft law We know'that | all of us. from 21 to 30. have to register within the next three weeks and be examined by. pVysieian". j Now those that stand* the exannnn-. tion. will they he carried to the| drilling camps immediately, or how j will this be done? Now. Mr. Editor. I we are not at all afraid: we are willing and ready to respond, and to defend the stars and stripes at any cost, but we would like to know- just what the selective draft law means. Please, give us an editorial on this subiect this week. The writer would like to call to the attention of f/te hoard. of trus tees and patrons of Peniel school district. No. 14. that there is a va cancy in the trustee-ship caused by P. L. Bootle's recent move to C.eor- gia. We regret losing him. as i trustee, and as a Atiren. hut if on.- ioss b^-iits* rfueve-Kre mrr^n’st-wishes go with him. The writer suggests that the trustees/ at some date, call a meeting of ail the pat rons and let them select another in Mr. Bootle's place. I do not be lieve in some one getting a petition and carrying it around secretly, as has been done heretofore. It is Better Farming in the South i «**:*:* * * ****** i* s'. t WILLIAMSON PLAN OF CORN CULTURE 1 Hat Proven Successful in Coastal Plains And Sandy Loam Soils 1'. Mciver Wil- plants shoptd new be from twelve to L.rir.s n, of IXxr- iingion. S C., has or:g n«ied a plan of. 'urn culture which has been ad opted, by a grea ? number of farmers residing in the Coastal Plains of South Carolina and Georgia with •*- cellcnt results. Since a number of inquiries have Service ' Bureau J. N. HARPER, Agronomist come to the Farm aboui methods of corn culture it to- considered advisable to recommend the Williamson method to farmers in the coastal region or those who ha'e sandy loam soils. The following is an out line of the, met hod in Mr. WTFTiaiqson’s own words: ’ _ "Break the land broadcast during the future winter, using a two horse plow or. better, a disc plow. Bed with turn- plow six foot rows, leaving a five-inch balk. Whefi ready to plant, break this out with a scooter. Plow deeply in the bottom of this furrow, using a Dixie with wing taken off. Ridge then not Just to the patrons nor to the on this furrow with same plow still party involved. So let us all meet some evening and select another good man as Mr. Bootle was. «o work with the other trustees. Jonas O'Quin and J. T. O’Quin. I-et ev ery citizen fall in line and co-op erate with the trustees and ha^e on« of the best scBools next-'year that j old Peniel lias ever seen. Among those attending services at Great Swamp Sunday were W. J. O'Quin. and tamlly. of Thayers. Joe Morris and family, of - Walterboro. going deep. Run the corn planter on this ridge, dropping one grain every five or six inches. "Plant early aa soon as frost dan ger is past. Early planting is espe cially needful on very rich lands where atalks can not otherwise be kept from growing too large. "Give the first wording with a hai^ row or any plow that will'not cover the plant. For second working use t«*i or twelve inch sweep Torn should not be worked again until the growth ha- been so retarded, and the stalk so hardened that it will never grow and Mrs. J.'R. Mixson. of Hen dersonville. ,0 ° | * r S p T h > 8 i s the most difficult Tommie Trowel?, of (Vltinibia. i«! Point in the whole process. Expert | ence and judgment are required to know just hop- much the stalk should be stunted, and plenty of nerve is re quired tq hold back your corn when your neighbors, who fertilized at plant ing time and Cultivated rapidly, have corn twice the size of yours. "Whfikyou are convinced that your corn has been sufficiently humiliated, you may begin to make the ear. The i ; at home for a summer vacation. .. Eugene O'Quin is at home on i vacation. / Mrs. A. R. Ramsey lias returnel home from he; daughter's at Ash ton. , / Mrs. J. J. McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Trowell and family and Mrs. A. B. Ramsey, of this section, at tended a biv birthdav dinner Sat urday. given liy J. Ci. Nettles, of the Black Creek section. (J. B. O'Bryan, of Estlll^/was at home on a visit to his nCother a! few days agoe' / Mr. and Mrs. Jacob,fS’Quin dined ! with Mrs. II. X. Tr-owell Sunday. Miss Xin Bagjtbtt. of Henderson ville. js spemHng some time with her cousin, Sirs. Eddie O’Bryan. (In reference to the request for Information as to t?u» operation of thq■•'selective draft, will say that prilv those selected, about from Colleton, will have To go to train ing camps, to be designated by Gen eral Wood, and they will be calied doubtless about S*‘pt. 1st. or at the ...... , clo«e of the training school at Fort | niHnd and r '* al,,e the Kreatfr l>ro,it5 Oglethrope. where officers are be ing trainycf Is this the information our i/ff respondent wishes?-—-Kdi- eightgen im tie.- high "Put half your fertilizer tthis being the first u: ed ai alii in the old sweep furrow on both sides of every other middle and cover by breaking out ihi* middle with turn plow About on« week later ireat the other nidldie the same way. Within a few days side corn in first middle with sixteenth inch sweep Put ail four nitrate of soda in this furrow, it less than 150 IHMinds if more, use one-half oL* it. Cover with one furrow of turn plow, then sow peas in this middle broad cast at ibe rate of at least one bu-tiet to acre, and finish breaking ou*. , ^ “In a rew days side com in othef middle with same sweep, put balance of nitrate cf soda in this furyow, if it has been divided, cover with turn plow, sow peas, and break out. ThiaJuery man get a new start toward, im- A* 1 #. .l.Lrri i;s from *• * , THE PEOPLE* * * .^ - * ********.->* .> > ^ > -x j To M> tiiunt) and Good Fellow Citizens of Our Entire State: I !>«••-. to ;(sk everyone to think the' mallei u-. ei carefully and see if It ia not v. :ve to enact such laws, for 1 our io mers who are said to be farm ing themselves and who have grent need .of help in their farming, to give a nuiue through the good | paper to all who are said to be farm j ing that there will be an inspector with -ruvcinment authority, at i certain time to inspect all farmers farms ,nd -to see what they are*do- ing on the farm in the matter' of helping themselves in their great need in war and in foodstuffs. it may be a areat help to some of our farmers uno started out and who get worried on the way before theyj have time to reap what tliey have sown. I think fhaf it will make ev-' lays by your crop with a good bed and plenty of dirt around your stalk. This should be from June 10th to 20th, un- ~ier-:-tht , 'KtTt?bn is"vei*y late" and'corn should be hardly bunching for t&sseJ. "Lay by early. More com is ruined by late plowing tbap by lack of plow ing. This is when -the ear to hurt. "The stalks-^thu* raised are very small, and do not require anything like the moisture even in proportion to size than is necessary for large, sappy stalks. They may, therefore, be left thicker In the row. l.arge stalks can not make large yields except with extremely favorable seasons, for they cannot stand a lack of moisture. Corn .raised by ibis method should not be over seven feet bigb. and the ear should be near the ground.” For Piedmont Section. For the Piedmont section the Wil liamson Plan ran not be closely fol lowed but must be modified. Half of the fertilizer should be applied before ph-nting The other half should be applied not later than when corn is knee high The nitrate of soda should theri be applied when the com is waist high Raise Corn As War Measure in response to the call for food sup plies in view <Sf war conditions, the Southern farmer should plant as large a crop of corn as possible.- He should fertilise liberally ami cnitrrate thor oughly so that maximum crops may lie produced It is..recommended that from i>G0 to 6(n> pounds of fertilizer be applied on Piedmont soils and from 800 to 1,000 to coastal plain soila. proving their Atapdard oi farming. Respectfully, R- H< Sr.lhr— Round, May 12. Better Farming in the South WORRY YOU? Actd l ike Dynamite on a Sluggish Liver and You Lose a Day's Work.- Thefe's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating calomel when 50 cents hu/s a large bottle of IiodHon’s Liver Tone- n perfect substitute for calomel. It is a pleasant, vegetable liquid which will s.tart your liver just as surely as ealomel. but doesn't make you si»k and can not salivate. Children and grown folks tan I take Dodson’s Liver Tone, because it is perfectly harmless. ^ ( Calomel i-^i dangerous drug. Ij is mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose of nasty calomel today and you — iH feel weak.'sick' and nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a 1 day’s work Take a spoonful of Dodson s Liver Tone instead uud ' you will wake up feeling great. No more biliousness, constipation, slug gishness, headache, coated tongue or sour, stomach. Your druggist says if you don't find Dodson's Lipcr Tone aits better than horrible calo niel youi money is waiting for you. Wash Skirts Regular $1.50 and $2.00 Values FOR ONLY 98c. r We hav^, on hand a big assortment of the latent styles to select from. We also have a nice line of Men's ' v * * Suits, Shoes, Hats, ladies’ and (Jents* Furnishings and Dry (Joods. V ~ All'cash malt’orclefs will be given prompt attention apd guaranteed to satisfy. w * * v Sobel & Bogoslow “Where the Dollar Does Its Duty/’ N . — WALTERBORO. S. C. MEANWHILE THE WORLD WANTS ITS TOBACCO FARMER HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS WHICH WAR WILL ONLY IMPROVE—FERTILITY PROBLEMS. CHARLES A. WHITTLE. World wide war and war prices should not disturb the tobacco fann er in the least, and should move him only to try to meet the increased de- tor. i ******** ******** * * * DRV. CREEK % * * ******* * * ******* Walterboro: May 15. —- Every thing «eento to be awakening in our little seytior There was a singing at Mr. 4- ^ Strickland’s Saturday night. , Rev. Ftin<Vrhii''k filled bir- ap pointnient at Dr.-. Creek Sunday tdorniug. The new chu- '': !k!-s not yet been completed, although sendees are conducted in it. Sunday school ev- * rv Surtd'n at l»'; o q o’clock. Misses Louna aid Athalie Strick land dined nth Misser Edna and Mattie Mob- Sunday. Mic-g 1 rer * Hodstfii and grand father. Lawtence Breland. visited Miss F.tm Biclnud Clara EsDorn Infirmary Sunday •i.ffernoon. Oi.illv Fender and snn dined with .1 F. -gfricklard s • nlav There wa c ;• sih-'ing at Mies Rosa Adams’ Sunday afternoon. Bennett, of Stokes, passed through here Sunday afternoon in his new Fold. Montague Breland was a visitor .n -thi- -M-tion Sundto afternoon. Miss Clytie Saunders, who is t* chine at Green Pond, and Miss Annie Carter, of VValterhoro. were pleasant visitors in this section Sun day. Mr 11 , i C. St' C-’.-nd visit* ! Mrs. Callie Srundrt' Monday - afternoon. ' Well. Mr. Editor, the farmers arc iovinv n any nice vegetables now. We are very «rorry to hear of the iltrr ■ s oj- Mrs. Mac Black, but hope ‘ho v-dl! soon recover. Monry Bryan was a visitor here Monday. wbicli the market affords. Prosperity is abroad, why abould not the tobacco grower ge.t his share of it? On the battle front tobacco is the one sedative, its aromatic smoke rises a- an incense from every trench. be obtained, the nearest fertilizer to it,' cf course, can be used, every effort being made to givr* the plant its full food requirements. This se*?ms to be about the best advice the experts are giving to tolacco growers this year, with respect to thia one important ele ment of pfkn' food in raising tobacco. As for Cue other lemenls of plant food for the growing of tobacco, there lias been no serious trouble to sujX ply on account of the war, unless the ******* * * ******* * LITTLE ROCK * * * * * * * * * .* * * * Jf * .v Ruffin May 11 The fanners of this section are busy chopping cot ton. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Griffin and cbilri reu. of \\ illiaius, .-pent last. Sunday very pleasantly at the home I of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. K I If Griffin. . Miss Octavie rimer dintil wilh^ Misses Anni. Belle and Ena Mae Crosby Sunday. FREE! FREE!! , s * IN’ORDER TO CONVINCE YOU THAT OUR CLEANING. REPAIRING AND CLOTHES. PRESSING SERVICE IS —*mrr UNPARALLELED • ' * ' • . . a • * fa p j -d WORK GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED 9 ' - » , ^ r . We will positively, Jior the first 50 men joining our pressing club within the next 10 days, dean and press one suit absolutely FREE. THE ECONOMY PRESSING CLUB • / B. M. CROSBY, Manager. Thone 84J Viard’s Barber Shop! The army demand is great and grow-; ca r shortage is to be considered. But ing" Persistant rumor lias it that the i for the farmer who ha* been fore man ufaciurer*’ stocks are running low. | sighted, car shortage* have not been Certain it is that consumption in this ! serious difficulties, since be ha« or- Ci-unwy in increasing. Bright Outlook. In fact, the outlook for tobacco ts bright, and it would seem that every pound grown this year wonld find ready market at good prices. U is, therefore, a year to go in to raise bumper crops, to prepare the seed bed well, to plant good s^ed, fertilize lib erally and cultivate thoroughly so that the maximum crop of the best quality could be obtained and the largest prof it accrue. Feeding the Plant Liberally Just as farmers are doiug for all other crop.*, the tobaccu farmer should be doing for his crop, that is. feed lib erally with plant food. This is a year when prices which crops are bringing should induce the farmer to be gener ous in feeding them, and considerate In giving them the best possible culti vation, feeling assured that at no time In many years would this be better justified by the returns that can be expected this year. No plant is more responsive to good fertilization and cultivation than to bacco. It yields heavily when proper ly fertilized and when the fertiliser is Little MLs Alma Griffin spent j Saturday night with' little Miss Novice Caldwell Our Sunday - bool at Little Rook' is getting aloni' nicely under the management of Superintendent S?. i 'll. CrosRjr. ' " . , We are practicing for our ('hit-i dered far enough in advance to make !^h.V wiiniaV- it'' n ” ^ ^ f sure of getting hi. shipment in Urn* , Miss Chessre Rikv, of this place.; , P P n i C * C1 ? I “ ending sometime «„l, 1,,/ should be used only in the form of ' acid phospha’e and the nitrogen should come from those materials hav ing it in quickly available form such as nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammie nia. dried blood and cottonseed meal. Quoting from Virginia Experiment Station bulletin 198: "Higher applications of fertilizer ap- brut?ier f . E. li. ('r osj>y of Lodge. We hope to hr. \ e jrer h.o k to O.ll Sunday school soon. 'Mr. and Mr« W U i’a.' i‘ k an-l children spent Sunday w th Mr. arci Mrs. David Rre! land. • Bert Jones le 'ft tjiif week for t lie army, where he i s enlisted Mrs. Annie Jones has been spend plied to tobacco usually paid better 'tig sometime with her son. Triixnii than light applications Fourteen hun dred pounds of an 8 3-3 fertilizer give a net profit of $19.58 per acre more iban 800 pounds hf the same fertilizer, and the after effects on succeeding crops were more pronounced.” - i Fertilizer for Gardens and Lawns. I ... ---•- v ■ / ^ Inquiry— What kind of fertilizer and how much would you recommend tor a garden and lawn? Tell me in terms of a lot 100 feet square.” For a lot 100 feet square to be used for garden vegetables you can use with profit 400 pounds of an 8-4 2 fer tilizer, that is a fertiliser containing 8 percent phosphoric arid, four per- well balanced the better the quality c( > nt nhrogen and two percent potash, of the yield. ] If potash ran not lie hid. get as near The shortage in the supply of pot- j th; 8 kind of fertilizer as possible, ash incident to the war has been a j Pm on about 200 pound* of this fer- Jones. near Cross Sw;i nip FKDFKtl, USD IU\K l/OANS Have l’;ivv«-«| the Million Mark. Dollar W shington. May 15.— Loans to h.riners by th*- federal land banks Have passed t?ro 81.000.000 mark and are being mode, at the rate of $150.000 a day. If the present G'fe of increase keeps up the farm I-o.in Board estimates the total during May at 13.000.000. Loans thus far hv State* inrlode- Garolina. ..41 07.700: Mfwsis “‘t’t'i- ^ 105.325: * \ort}n Carolina. 000: Tr*ar. «.:7 400. and Vir- *53.430. T?ie first issue of farm loan bonds was announced today, will be Placed on the market month dr sis weyi*. within a disturbing factor, It is true, but if m fertilizer containing the amount of pot ash generally recommended i* not to tilizer on a lot 10n feet square, as a top dres.-ing for the lawn.-J C. Pridmore ■ • Saves Doctor’s Bills i Isstaad of eakvml andoiber viokr.t purga- whiali ar« dangrrrniaaa v eil M fcauneatinc, t M better to use • reliable nirdieine like Iranger Liver Repiator TJnrW date of Oct. £7.1014. J. W. Click, Lafayette, Ai i . It. I D. No. 4. ■wn’i • "I have lx- i a nr.s Granger I.i.» r P- rulator in n f fani.’y forycara r.r.d f.-.J it to I*) a f - • f •: V r»f ■ Jy e. i-rh bit aaved _ r im- 'l l' d )-.-t r*s li s. I Iv .y - r .* AV r . 1 r. ; 1 v .‘J»- ,J? 1 v . v ’ ^ '* i V f 1;. KMOAKS * K « ^ * * * * » * * #*****#1 Smoaks. May 14.- The many, friends of Mrs. J. L. Smoak will be a grieved to know that she ha* been 1 critically ill for several day*. Mr*. William Strickland. of Stokes, visited he r mother Sunday. J Dr. Glenn Hiers, of !«aureos. is visiting his mother, Mrs. Salh.>^ Hi«rs, of Smoaks. , jor Girl.” Dr. H M. Carter s house will soon I Pantomime—' Adve-ttsijig a be completed. , Wife.” Gilbert Smith h«r j.ist ret lined I gong Mammy's Little Man ” from an operaat Bak-rV San- PUy—"The Train Leaves in Ten itorium at Charleston. Minutes.'* , Miss Mamie Hiers. of Smoaks. is. Recitation—Phontella Maxey. visiting her Tricnds at I-iurens. Tabeleau—“Liberty.” The Smoaks school closed May 4 Hoop Drill. The following is the program foi Play—"Cncle Rastua Blink’s the closing exercises: Monstrel.” Welcome—Edwin Carter. Chorus—'‘Summer Fancies,*' Vacation song. The Little Chefs. Thank You in the Farm Yard. Declamation—l^aurie Maxey. Kittle** Drill. Play—"Old Women who Lived in Shoe." VlothorV, Helpers. "'Our Flag.. ‘ John San Garris. ( log Dance Declamation- Mary Myers. Play—"Information Bureau.” Tableau—•"Old Maid and Uac ie- The Noble Women of / f * S' . ' . y • O France Have Set The Style French women have made more sacrifices for the war than the women <\f any other nation, but have con tinued to dress as smartly as ever, and -et the mode for their foreign sisters. They have done This.by making their own clothes and by making it stylish to wear simple gowns in war time. * ^ Now that war has come to America, patriotism and fashion alike demand that American women follow the example of France. You may liest -erve your country by doing things yourself that previously others did for you. Make your own clothes! Use Butterick Patterns, and lie gowned in the latest modes and at the same time be "doing your bit." The Illustrated Instructions in each Butterick Pat tern (and <<nly in Butterick Patterns) enable you to make your dress with perfect ease and with absolute accufttcy. Make your selection not at the BUTTERICK PATTERN DEPARTMENT The TAYLOR: Store S £5^ J!w<- r ^rn. a » b: »c;*^M«UieL»o Ca^ ! JT«n* KIT TO DIE With fear and trembling !i<* ap pro:’»hcd the doctor. I knew tlier'« < something wrung wilh mv h*art. doctor. I have a feeling that 1 am not going to live very long.” "Xoosense Give up smoking." Never smoked in my life, dm- tor " •'Well, stop drinking ” I am a total abstainer from al coholic drink.” * A Well, try going to bed carlhr; gel sleep.” ' I’m always in bed by S o’clock ” On. well, all I can *a> ia. mv dear sir, that I think you had better let nature take its course. You're altogether too good for this world.” —Judge. FRESH ARRIVALS -» * ‘ Every day of Dress Goods. Ladies Hats at reduced prices, you can buy them at 50 cents on the dollar. . - ' H. 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