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page two / ' ' •' - / . -THE PRESS AND STANDARD The Press and Standard Walt«rboro,»S. C. EfMtnlMWl 1877. — +■ —^ TtJBLISBED K\'KBY WKDXE8DAT Arnawoox by thi AXD STANDARD, z W. W. 8MOAK. Batorcd at tha P^tofflca at Wal- tarboro. S. C-. an Mcoad claw mall Subscription Rates: om YmT~TvT:. . $1^0 »•••••• • « « • • • • • • men.' The effort baa been to bring thin about through the channels of peace, and chief among the advo cates of this purpose has been that far seeing statesman, William Jen nings Bryan. Could he have been made president of the United States when he was a candidate, even the last time h^ ran. It is highly prob able that he would have been able to have lined up the democracies of the world sot^rftt fhis war might not have come. But, since the con flict had to come, and since almost the entire world has become engag ed on one side of the other, the rworth of universal and lasting peace, LOYALTY TO COUNTRY * ' . S * “ '. ‘ »r "" From The Greenwood Journal: In vi£w of the strange times upon which South Carolina has fallen the following wise remarks from the pen of Editor W'allace of The New berry Observer should appeal tp gv- ery patriotic South Carolinian and American. 1 It is not time to make a political fssue of a war, the result of which, if the Allies lose, will endanger the liberty of all liberty-loving peoples. A man is either for his country or against It. There can be no half way ground. Editor Wallace says: We cannot see. with our view of loyalty, how one who condemns his may be so dearly bought home to / ff<>™rnment. privately or publicly ; * - who says his government is wrong OPPOSITION TO DRAFT I. go [\ f ^ k 1' I I - / ■ In one dt - two states, notably in Oklahoma and North Carolina. ' there has developed considerable' opposition to the operatj^nr of the draft law. and as a result such op position *>as had to be put down ■ with k stern hand. In Oklahoma the Federal authorities had to tak»> a habd. and several leaders were - ahot in the clash. In North Caro lina the opposition took the form Tif collecting mone/ to employ at torneys to fight the constitution- biity of the draft law. and It is re ported ‘ that men will be ’ ad vised to stay away from the ex- , amination. The Federal govern ment has Indicated that there will not bs permitted any such opposi tion, and that if necessary the FetK; eral authortles; will take a hand and use Federal troops to secure com pliance with the law. ^ The Press and Standard is of the opinion that it futile' to stir up any such opposition. It- can ac complish ifbthing, and will be all the harder on the person called un- hc draft laWv k In addition to view of it as expressed in this, there will be a stigma attached to the mao who tries to shirk his duty which will-tow v.a heritage hard to live down in the future by the chil dren of such a “sfjvcker.*’ Surely there will be non< Tn t'.rjleton coun ty to do so silly a thing, anil so u.se- les8 and treasonable an art. ' . Governor Beckfett Is right in th«- position he lakes when he stated,' ••the man who in this perilous hour ^lifts'llis voice oi hand to weaker, 'the nation's will or shoitwq. its arm •,ls a traltciT to his f-pj/nfry and 1 *! friend to its fins. !!*• is more than a traitor; he is x murderer. \ny word spoken, any d«V^ done to hin der the vigorous proserHtion of~the war means- a prolongatbuX of the war, and this means th** adde^klns* of life.. n. ‘ I do not propose . fo ’tnjtr^tir treason in North (,'atuirn;i l>y v.Ord or d«-e«l if there be powei in the Btat« dr F»sleral Government to prevent It.’’ the Governor wrote "You'^and all sheriffs ami solicitors In the State ere directed to report by wfre to the United States die lift attorney and to this office anv man who. by word or deed, gives aid and ron#orf to the enemy by seeking to palsy the nation’s arm ft is raised to strike.** *.• - - . *" - jr THANKK IlRnTHKH YARN * We appreciate very much the kind words of our good friend. Hon. D. M. Yarn. No one knows better than Mr. Yarn the valu^ of a bou quet while one can catch the per fume. Too often we wait till our friends are. gone t& say the kind words of affectioa. So. In thia case, the editor and his co-worker* are delighted to have the commenda tion of ao competent a judge of good eqdeavor. *’ "To fhe Editor of The News and Courier: I notice in yesterday’s News and Courier an Item from Gaffney headed ’Old Man Ed on the/| j,y world to Job.’ -I wieh to say that Mr. IV- ’on the the peoples of the world, that^Jhere shall never.'again be the desire to enter a war. But, aside from this feature It is well worth while for all the people of our country to know the causes of pur entrance into this war. If we know why then we can fight bet-, ter and more freely. Many ’ men have not taken the time to investi- know, and knowing. See the wisdom n and righteousness of the war. and’ tries to make other pereons think it ii^wrong, can be considered loyal, or <aa think himself so. Such a'person, as far as his, ’ influence goes—and these are no persons without some influence—chills the patriotism of others, creates dis satisfaction with the government and with the men *ho have been chosen to rule. The inference is that, if they dared to do it, thev would i!-.- up against the govern- gate, but now they will be glad ment; that they would be glad to Camp wa* not the only man — ..., Job.* for W. W. Srooak, who edits one .of the best country paper* In the State, got oat » special contain ing the list of. drafted then from Colleton county and sent out Satur day. the day after the draft was made. Tribute to whom tribute is due. Mr. Smoak and all whq help ed him In this ,dlfflrUlt task have the congratulations and thanks of the people ot our county. • "Ehrahatdt. S. C. 1». M. Yarn.’’ The Press and Standard has been watching with a great Uf-tl of in terest a series of articles published in The Hampton Herald each week from the of a gifted young writer, at Garnett, Thos. 0.'Law- ton. Mr. Lawton is one of a num ber of public spirited citizens of that section of Hampton county who are.doing many things to im prove their home -community. The most recent activity of the Bflghton Agricultural Tlub is to arrange for the purchase of Percheron mares for the farmers. The buyer had in hand last week enough money to purchase -4 of these valuable farm animals, and he will soon go to the markets of the North-west and bring then) back with him. .Other such activities are being engaged in by these live workers over there, and they proceed along the lines indicated by the phisolophy of the following excerpt front Mr. Lawton’s column in The Herald. We pass it on to our people for what it is worth. "Are you not glad to live in this community? 1 love this country more and more each day. I love her people, her opportunities and the possibilities that unfold thejuselv.es on each and every sld^* 'Sometime I think-pf the'really great men of the world, of the' nation, of the Stale, of the rounty. and of our com munity. t hey "are few and very few and God ordered it thus. The world and oui littl- community are no* really large'enongh for .marry real great men. A f^w' iire sufficient to .In the-grejff work In this wovid. ,r Have you ever thought of a leal hteat man’s career? And his worth toX community? Well, it is wuiri^ derfuL .and short. ^ He soon , ottft- grows abd little conininfrfty and takes up hbs. ahode^'fn other and larger fleld'^jrfverfdeavor «ind oppor tupity anil outgt’uws these and new and larger fields ahd travels on to still larger fields aatl tp on till he reaches the *(,p rung of <he ladder of fame, accomplishes. God-given work in life and passes out into the great beyond and his deeds on earth and his name lives forever as h lamp to our feet and a guide to our. live§. i / "The whole world is benefltted by hi* touch, but the true builders of .any community are the average man. the medium men. who live their lives there, and wbo toil and give to their community the best they hgve. / w-"-. "Our little community i* blessed with medium men. who will always live here and each day they will think of some better method of im proving their community and mak ing it better for their’fellow men.' Each of u* has a special work to do in thi* neighborhood. Let’s cast about until we find our respective place* and then do our part well. "No great man can live hi* life in obscurity; his working life sortn travels abroad and he is Bought out ve to answer the larger call. Communities can’t hold them." see the United States fall in this war and the country defeated an 1 subjugated by. her enemies. Why else their denunciation* of the ad juinistration? Why else the effort to make oth^r citizens of the Unit ed States believe their government ia wrong? r la timefl'of pei< ^ a great deal of latitude.is conceded to the citizen. He can abuse the powers-that-be to his heart’s content; he can denounce the policy of the administration, state or national; there fs no limit to 'what he can say. except a libel law—and he knows a president dr governor, or other high official, is not going to appeal to that. But in time of war it is different. Con gress declares war. The president of the United States. a» "command er-in-chief" of the armies of the United States, is comp*II*d by his oath of office, no matte r what his opinion might be. to carry on the war in a way to win,, » What would be thought of him were he to proclaim the war an un just one? What would be done vTith him? Of course he would b- impeached at once, and would be driven in disgrace froni office. Whoever in the l'nit*d States de-‘ nounces his government in time* of war is doing what he can W destroy the liberties of its p* op!e, and is. therefore, an enemy to his country. a man is loyal, he is going, to stand" tey—hls country.- No matter vbat his private-opinion may he, he is not go in? to try To-cJtill the patriotism of the ,people hy claim ing that his country is in the wrong. The worst enemy of the United States today is the man who pre- ten to love’ his country .and its people yet'-'ls critxisrng and Cl Officii L ENDORSES AIM SAYS IT SHOULD BE USED BY EVERY PERSON’ADVAXC1NG IN’ AGE “IT PROLONGS LIFE” The following itateernt, coming' f nt from a prominenT city official of Salem. Ya., bear* weight in that it comes from one whose position de mands the truth at all time*, lu-ad what he say*. v "I have tried Acid Iron Mineral and highly recommend it as a constitution builder and general health restorer. I believe every per son of advanced age should take A*4*1 Iron Mineral,vary] that It will prolong their ' life. I have also found it very valuable In stopping blood and healing sores,” says Mr. F. G. Webber, Chief of. Police and Supt. Water Works, Salem. Virginia, Men prominent in public life do not make a habit of praising medi cines. .Rather they condemn them. And in that Acid vron Mineral has proved so efficient as to win the praise of Chief Webber is- indeed a triumph' for this wonderful prep aration of B»t»re*8. Acid Jroh Mineral is not a patent hfledicin*\ The chemist hx** been unable to, imitate or reproduce it. It is obtained from the only nat ural medicinal iron mineral deposit of ifs kind known to the world. For creating appetite. Increasing weight, purifying the blood', building up weak, anaemic people. a»d restor ing weak vita! organs to normal It is of exceptional merit. Many doc tors prescribe it. At nil reliable druggists in and $1.00 sizes. 10-* LICENSE MUST BE OBTAINED All Prison* Dealing in Seed or Un packed Lint Cotton Mu*t . Have License. a bus itMT :*n<l rtn<llng fault vith P >**!- id- n * YY ib v »n and his eih;n*t hi.H ot!i« i adyiaefs ; tiio ia n *.v’o is t ryinp to ui n ji/Ofnll.-H i»y ; nd offle b* v. ; t ! i ’r- oiW' "fonyh**; » . > , i.j. for. \v t * " 1 ’vX^andH’ ” :>Ud h’.H ; ► » s >*e who ■o* • TMfh i ng in non 1 '<:rt of thy .;;>r to v,’- h he pi v p vliis unqn;; liflcd and • 1- whhlf .i pproval/ w he plays a: • ,lo girt t-v the ;i/1 mini strafion. and af th-- > >■ r•-T#i f■ rye in.-.i-o* vve "nu-o win tli* ■ l >i’’“Hrjrirg to, please evew^ body ur,il*-r IV prcurse of being "fair In ,both sifles.”. , Thyre is only one .side to this war —-tbht is our side. No nmn can be on two hides of a question like this. He who is not for the Unite^ States at this most critical period io his- ioiy is for Germany. It is'-nne thing or the other it cannot be boHj nor part one and part the other. There |s more respect for an out- and-out enRjny than for a man who is for the^Uatted States with a qual ification or a reservation. -■* WRY UK ARE AT W AR The Rest laxative. To keep the bowels regular the best laxative Is outdoor exercise Prink a full glass of wateiwjtiilf an hour before breakfast flind eJH an abundance of fruit and vegr«nb!V»*. also establish a regular habit and he sure that your bowels mow* pm * each day. When a medicine is ne* I- e<J f.Tk«i-Chamber lain’* Tablets Tb*’v a>e pleasahT 1o take and mild and genMe In effect. whereX Obtainable every- In this issue of ThV Press and Standard 1* found a few of the best reasons wbjy tTxe United State^ h.v-; gone to war. and among these r*v- ■ons wijl be found sufficient cause for apy nation to be engaged in so holy *ud righteous a conflict. Per- . Yaps there has never been ,a war .j- fought in which more righteous cause existed for a people to become enfaged than this war. Should the issues of thife-war be settled for th» / x causes of right, a* we believe they Will be set tied, then It t* possible thers shall never be another war. Let us hope at least that such wilt be one of the results of the strug gle. Universal and lasting peace has long beea the dream of nUtM- Howard SXypders. of - the pr s Creek s<*<'tiop, accepted a posi iw>U with the Utqntio Cm-* I?-it ipad. in th** office VKColunrhia. Mr. SnMn.lt rs ha** ,iq«r X Nc*>mi*!*-t«*if n RECORD OF IKE FIST No Stronger Evidence Can be Had in Walterborm. -vt Look well to their record., VVbat they have done many times in years gone hy is the best.guurantee of fu ture results. - Anyone with a bad back; any reader suffering from ufinary ^troubles, from kidney ill*, should find comforting woids in the following statement;' J. 8 Jaikson. Black St.. Waiter- boro. says; "My ba< k and kidneys had been troubling me for some time. 1 had a dull, (grinding «ch > in my back and pains through my s lpins. My back was very weak and got^sore and lame. The kidney se- cretiotts weie highly colored and contained sediment. I got Doan’s Kidney Pills'- at the Walterboro Drug Co..' and tVy ga\e me relief at once. fhey' strengthened my hack, removed the ache-ged regu- lat***l my kidnevs. 1 sh ep iiiuch better now and feel perfectly nell *’1 Over six ykails la.tkk Mr. Jackson scidf: "|. lutA;. n't t»een bothered by joy kidtu-ys r som Any person dealing, in seed oot- ton. hr unpacked lint cotton from n.i.v on will have to secure a license 'font the Clmk of Court. At the List session of the Legislature a law it,is passed requiring that a license fee of fflo.qo, which shall go to thy. general fund of the countyXsfiall be paid l>y every perriwrVvho handle; se-d cotton, in ^addition to the pr* visions requiring license.’, all peX sops Tiapdling cotton are requifr-d To ket |> a book in \vhii!\ tlucnariie ■ the seller. tb»- amonntVfM ice and date of fukichase s'lMl be kept. This hook *hi\\\-bp/o\)ea to public inspection at all . Mines. The follow ur^ Is, a copy of the law: s' S-ctiqpr 1. That from and after the nassage of this Act. it shall he layoful any person or persons in the county of Colleton to sell, buy or offer Jor sal** any peed cotton. ‘License Required of Dealer.— Any - person, or persons within the said county may sell or buy and otherwise traffic in seed cotton upon the payment by the purchaser to the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas a license fee of thirty dollars, which shall go to the* general funds of the said county. 3. Record to be Kept by Dealer. — All. persons in the traffic of seed cotton in Colleton county are re quired to keep legibly written in a book, which shall be open to public inspection, the name of the person or persons from whom they pur chased or received by way of barter exchange or traffic of any sort, any seed cotton, witlj tbe number r of pounds, the price paid thefefor ^nd the date of the said purchase. 4. Violation a Misdemeanor.— Penalty.*—Any person or persons violating the provisions of Sections 1, 2 or 3 of this Act shall be deem ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and. upon conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not exceeding 30 days. 5. Inconsistent Acts Repealed.— That all Acts and parts of Acts in consistent with this Act are hereby repealed. Wednesday, August 8, 1917. \ . -• % /.'* • rva ; ; • ... V : —* - * *. A Few More Left Ladies Wash Skirts $1.50 value 98c F-i . * \ ' * ¥ * . Straw Hats ♦ , 1 • «* f K Halt Price The H. W. Cohen Store A. S. KARESH, Mgr. J t - - ■ Buggies and Wagons We desire to otTer for «i]e at prices and terms to suit, a full line of buggies and wagons. We hM'e in the following well- known make^i ‘ • Taylor-Cannady, Parker and Kentucky. ■ We can suit your fancy in any kind of „ * buggy you desire. We handle also the celebrated RUSSELL Wagons, one and two horse. BUGGY AND WAGON HARNESS IN yX STOCK. ' 1 x See us if interested before placing your order. Walterboro Live Stocfa'& Vehicle Company. COLLETON’S BANK DIRECTORY / x BANK OF SMOAKS SMOAK8, 8. C,' CAPITAL AND SURPLUS • • • Zy * * ■ •BIfl»722.88 HAFB, PROGRESSIVE, ACCOMODATING W. H. YARN, , A. EUGENE YARN, 8. P. J. GARRIS. J» President. Caahier. ^ Vl<^-Presid«Afc GIRLS! WHITEN SKIN FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF COTTAGEV7LLE, S. C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. 115,116.70 EVERY BANKING NEED FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE B. H-WlLUg. ^ w. £. WILLIS. B . O. WILLIS. M. D. President. • Cum. Vice-President. .*-“ - iikii r — •Nc* Make a Beauty lx>tion for a Few Cent* to Hfnioie Tan, Freck le*. Kallownrs*. Worrsv a* Drauv’n n s Bih h ge. C.Hjimlhi col- tim*’. so 1 sfill'think we;i c f Doan’s 1 Your grocer bus the lemons and Kidney Pills." . Will Sew on a Button, Mend a Rip, Put in a Tuck, or Let out a Pleat •lu*f the Thing for Diorrh.vertex "About two ye«rs ago 1 hfo n "e- v* re att.uk of diarrhoea-which last ed over a week." writtlvW C. Jone-d Buford. N P *1 hecame so weak that I couRUtot stand upright. A rirugggigt reormmemied Chamber- lain’* Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relievet me and within two .day* I wa* as well as ever." Many druggists rec ommend this remedy because they know that It i* reliable. Obtainable everywhere. I any drug s^tore or toilet^counter wtU Price 60c. at all dealer*/ Don’t ^ supply you with three omfries of or chard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fre*h lemobs into simply as<k for a kidney rvnie<ly- g*t Doan’s* Kidney Pi Us— thy that Mr. Jackson had. FWer-MiP'f a bottle, then put in‘the orchard burn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N No. 666 Tkh to a peneriptioa prettied 6*eda&y fav MALARIA or CHILLS 4 FEVER rtre w ms Mmt will brtsk • tf tak«a thee as s loaic < 4e F* lerere. It acts on the Brer fltipc or sickso. 2Sc whitb and shake well. This mskes n quarter pint of the very best lemo/i skin whitener and complexion beau- tifier known. Massage this fra grant. creamy lotion daily into the fare, neck, arms and hands and just see how freckles, tan. sallow- ness. redness and roughness disap pear and how* smooth, soft and clear the skin becomes. Ye,*! It is harm less. and the beautiful results will surprise you. JHERE’I* NO JOB TOOL’S MALL OTi „ NONE TOO LARGE, NONE TOO SIMPLE OR TOO COMPLEX TO DEMAND OCR CARETAKING AT> tkxtiox; \ tT.EA\I\(i, PRESSING, REPAIR ING. «* _THE ECONOMY PRESSING CLUB B. M. CROSBY, Manager. Thone 84J Viard’s Barber Shop.