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♦ 4 ' • ' . ‘ r \ AND STANDARD «/ Wednesday, August 14, 1*18. j GENTIAN IRON^M 7 1 V.' ■: A Heal System Tonic • «* • - # •* . - • i : • • " ■. ’ ‘ The use of thur Tonic is recom- 9 y\ •• t r mended in the treatment of ma- •ia, loss of appetite, lack of vi tality and nervous energy. A General Tonic. • • ‘ v. and Upbuilder. $ 1.00 Introductory Price ! 55 L-* \ \ \ \ \ KLEIN’S DRUG STORE Every Thing the Best x yffi A \ Here’s AH You id for Summer Entertainment! • • • . TN thfc canoe or in the camp, around the *• campfire or on moonlight excursions, there is no more versatile and delightful enter- . taincr, nor a tsmsician more appreciated, than , lhc r/x -Aas ; Columbia Grafonola r / * ■ ^ . ^ (,r ^37-5° Columbia Grafo nola is not, too heavy to pack along with your immcr camping kiv- and it more, than is its keep” in pleasure before a week is out.,‘ x / t /Come and see us about one today and be sure to have us play our latest Summer se lections. We can guarantee you a treat! / X BROWN FURNITURE COMPANY X ✓ xT South Carolina’s Literary Stand Th<? Illiteracy Commission b*< (s sued the foIlwolDK statement: 1. The Illiteracy Commission of Florida Citizen Writes^ of Weevil Editor of TJ»e Press and Standard:- I am glad to say thalt Colleton county has a few live wire farmets. South Carolina w^a appointed by the who are preparing for the Boll Wee* Governor at the request of the 1 vil. by Etarting ‘td raise pure bred State federation of Women's Clubs, hogs for th« market, but I am *f*rld 2. Principles. ♦, ' . f that, the larger portion of t>q far- - 1. State PHdc. The shame of be- mera^fill not mike a gr^t start uu- ing tiaa. most lagg&rtPof alt States n til they have., to a* the people in literacy'should sting the decent Georgia and northern Fla.-did. self-respect of every South, CaroUan which i* sure to cpme in the pext( ians into vigorous action. • two or three year* and If the far-! • 2.-The Future. The terrific test mere Just alt down and wait for that' to which oiir polical fitness and in-: time »o coine there are lots of dust rial' competence will be put K ’ them who suffer -for it. the fierce after war struggle de-j I was born and raised in Colleton xhands universal education as a coo- a,, d * hope to see tlje.people °f nj y dttion of self-preservation. , home county get'busy and-prepare 8. A ■ War-Meaxorr €»f the Firwt their farms so they can depend on Mairni.'ude.—Since the success of other crops for their money crops the war depends manily on the whole and leave off cotton - which _ is a 1 hearted devotion of the people, the 1 very expensive crop and takes a lot first duty of patriotism is to see of hard work to make and harwest. that no citizen remain, insulated 1 believe by fencing ail the farming from the currents" of. the Nation’s lands and planting lots of eons, mind. , ' I ve,Te * P** 8 - peanuts and 4. To save the world, the effiflec- Potatoes and iairing hogs and cattle ey of capacity must be over-matched they can easily get rid of cotton, by the efficiency of Use democratic , while there are no markets in the .intelligence. ' county to take care of these hogs and 6. To deny any of our people ffee ] rattle if the farmers get to raising chance even |o read the word of them in large quanitttes it wouldnot God Is to violate the very spirit of, 1 * before some would build a Christianity. “ ] stock market ft Walterboro. If none «. It is pathetic and Intolerble! of people in the cdunty d«UU ta.ee that hundreds of worthy people .ntereri enough n their county to ^annot.read or write the letters b*- bui,<, • t *; , * mar het. it would no < tween themselves and their boys n long before some out-sider wouR sn,i tronrh X . build a market there but I rim sure that the business men of Colleton county would not allow an out-sider to com" into their county r to handlo such a profitable business as this would be. X 1 hope when the-weevil reaches Colleton . county the people will "e prepare.! to a certain extent to stop plantin’.' cotton and get along just as well as they tre now. While, cotton is bringing a good price and it looks like a hard proposition to some to camp and trench. 8.'The Work of the t'ammiMHion. I 1. The" Com mission Is work under thf leadershipvof the State Depart-1 trent of Education and as auxliarvj to It, ' • ,* 2. It purposes to do all In Its pov- eC-tq co-onerate with., encourage, and ntit all persons, organizations, and other ageheies that ar*. striv ing for the eradicaGon of illitracy from the State. * \ t 3. It will endeavor To work for such legislation as is nec«*sary Tor the success of the cause; To use all legtlmate means of propaganda affd agitation; To become a center for the gat^erinzrand exchange of infor mation and for correlation of all agencies in the State working to ward the same end; to assist, as Tar as possible, in actual execution; T,o raise the. money that , may be nec essary forth above named ends. lay it aside yet the time is coming when they will have to. and why not ma’t" a Mart now? the soonag the better, it would be a very valuable trip for all the farmers who can to go into the sections of Georgia and other states where, the cotton has had to be substituted by other crops and see how wel! th* people there are getting-- on with substitutes for a moneyed crop, I wish thgt ev ery tanner in the county could have read the article in the Press and Standard some two or three weeke ago writjten by the Editor on hi« ttip through Fla. it would be a help g #-jito all who ’read them If they would «*•««#•***»««**• « « * * # «.# * * **#«**« * ' ' « •h Foorl AdmlnistrnUoti Notes * X try to do as r.gar like Mr. Smoak says those follu are doing as you can. To all . wholesale and Retail j Pardon me Mr. Editor for taking Grocers: l up much of your space and look The sugar situation is very acute, for tnofter Utter later on. • The Fond Administration must re- ["X ROBERT B WILLIAMS. !y upon your patriotic co-operatiop | , , Box t«!>. Key West. Fig* to tide over'the situation. ] August 7. 1!»V^' • X^ i The Food Administration estinin- •• X*.---——^ —i—X. .X ted ijiat the supply of sugar for July ' , ' for the Edited Sates would be thr*^ : * * * ************ hundred thousand M£ftn,0(H>v tons; 1 * • ■* the supply actually fell short of there * TAKOft * figures hv-a, largemargin. The result * » is-that there is not enough sugat^o ******J^*** 1 lk* * * * •» supply the country on the -baris of) r . n th» find allotment made and the al- „ U , IL D *'• V r V ~u! JfT t lot.m.nt for August must be furthe, ,| w IO T b H a “ ^ red.ie^d i »»*>• visited hia .home Sunday. * > n , ' , * o , { ■ ' Braotley Herndon has returned . ™ , ‘TI ’ !® r ,' h ' "■• »»«. from Cl.u.son Coll«e. where lailenrt.. ..wervle, the ,«Je j he »e„r lo .need the .hort couree < for bovti he ih'a« niuoh delighted Is Still Going 6h at S C», FRANK’S . . | si' iTL X igk ■ I". ■ ■ . * . * V ' 0 \ ' ■ r. ^ , c' • * ' » * - . ' * -V We have yet left a large stock > • of Summer Goods which we have to close out way, way below mar ket price--such as: Men’s Suits, Shoes,. Silks, Lawns, Voiles, • . x v - • * all the latest shades, figures and stripes, and a big line of other Cotton Goods. , \ X / ' ' \ • ' ' . We are giving ayray, actually ' -C . ■ X ‘\ below cost, our entire stock of mil linery, on account of making room for our fall stock which is coming «. ^ • * * 4> * in daily. Boys’ Suits our specialty. Nekt Door to Express Office Walterboro, x South Carolina •r T X N • /• />= and prevent those who' are . and unpatriotic fromxhbtalning! _ ittl h ' . : 1 mor than their fair share. The best! ^ Mr and H w devle. ,i aoeomplLh/rfl. I, to Wt . record ot all ,«.r -ale,, mala,- *.”.1 Sfc AT THE ( OUmiAL rvidgy.- iWJb newcomers to Hl'i* idrd .’Hetoplays are winifrod GreenwfMrd and WIHiam Carroll. Th*>v both appear in "Daniter With- l . X : ‘ ~ V . - — ••Mind-the-pnini-girlX: with Blanch" Bates in ’Witness for Defense”; with Grace CeMi-ge In 'Half Hour. ’ rind Mrs. Patrick In Shaw’s Pyg malion” and ’ The Second M’-.s. Tanqueray.” , •. \ both appear In “Danger With- The price of admission will, he 'in.” Hi?tie Zpc Rae Is the star ot 20 cents for oil children utyder 14 tlu^ latest Bluebird Mr. Carroll also years of age and 30 cents for all appeared in the last Zoe Rae pic- over 14 years of age (war-tax ex- ture. ‘ The Magic Eye.** Mia* Green- tra.) wood Is quUe'Nrell known In the realm of the screen., having been before the camera for five years. Monday.— There will be a good flvp real feature Monday night,ti tle will be announced later. Wednesday.—H. E. Herbert, co- starred with Florence l>a Barite in the patriotic cintma drama. "The Man Without a Country,** the at traction on Wednesday is a well known Broadway leading man and •cqgfed with Billie Burke in Pinero’s Wilhelmiaa. of Ashton visited Char leston one day last week. . B. A. and A. A. Herndon went to Bamberg last Thursday. Mrs. II. H. Sweat and children of Hendersonville are visiting her perenis Mr. and Mrs. Cr H. Berry, of Tabor. . Mrs. f* W. Breland has returned home from Branchytlle and Bam berg where she wqnt to visit rela tives. X. ‘ . . x makin a carbon copy of the record, send the copy to the County - Food Ad mini? trator. H e can. therefore,' check on those who- are buying more than two pounds per person per month. This record of sugar sales will be re quired of ell retailers in .South Carolina 'S' v./• ' See that an equal distribution <»f sugar Is made to your customer*. Wholesalers should furoish sugar to retailers in original package.* wherb possible;. No new jobbers or -wdtoiesaters starting tb handle su gar after "July-Jal^will be given li censes or/ certificates.''Wholesjtler* should not give sugar to retaile’-- in excess of normal requirments even Jf certificates area presented, such wholesalers should tmmeri- notify the State Administer. With reference to canning, it should be spread, in every possible way that fruit can be water-parkeo without sugar. The sugar may be, added at time of consumption. In formation on this can be obtained from the Department of Agricul ture. Washington. D. Cl The profit on sugar will be strict ly watched and the rejail profit should not exceed one cent a pound. Sales of sugar should not exceed two pounds at on<> sale to a curium-! Mr. and Mrs. Bennett will be at .ei who lives in town., and should hnm<> aft°r September 1st. at CHo. hot exceed five pounds to a custom-. s, C. er who lix-s in the country. The al-: r XX x low a nee of sugar is two pounds per, .% Pnwy-foot erLittl e Joey Jqsro person per month. This change was; «-as entertaining hig sister’s serious taapessno on account of the short-' admlrbr. and after making the usurl . ge o utgar, j juvenile remarks on marblesand | B AKER—BEX NETT - The ^flowing invitations ha\e been, received in town Miss Baker is pleasantly remembered here- by a Urge circle ot friends made while, bet- father was rector of St. Judes Epis copal church. X . * * ' . . • Rev. and Mrs, Thomas Perry Baker request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter MARTHA ARNOLD * . to ^ Mr. JOHN -REEDY BENNETT on Wednesday the fourteenth of Au«. at six o’clock in the evening Xl EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH INirt Conway. Virginia. j’"' X ' OF \ T* -/ V y - Young Men’s and Men’s -fine Suits at, very low prices. Men’s Straw Hats • • • • • • $1.00 Genuine Tayo Panamas, special — X --.$1.7o Shoes for Men. Women and Children at reduced prices. ^^S’pecial in Wash Skirts, $1.50 values at - • • • -98c beautiful aCray of Waists,. Lawns,, Voile, Ciepe de •’7'v. / . \ X^ \ ' v * Chine, (ieorgette and Top Silk, any shade. Just received a shipment of fine Skirts?, Serge, Poplin and Silks, the latest makes. / X / SHOOS ' / WALTERBORO, S. C Jor canning purposes do not sHl t tops.ho suddenly announced: more than twent/-frt- (2&» pounds -Ethel told ina yesterday v io«i wa^ I’opular Hricnee.—“I suppose yo.l understand the science of govern ment?*’ ' ’ -V \ - ’’To bp frank,” replied Senator Sorghum. “I km not as strong on the science of the government as 1 ought to be 1 have been tied right down to my studies ft the science qf how to get re-elected.’'-^Washinptojy- to a fcoseholder on Home CannerN ,, bon, politician " Sugar C ertificates.- and if more j i j j need,ri reqttire the written pemiX J*?* n,an &nd ■inn nf mTir \ JL, wishing to know more, asked: rion of > our Count) Fo\m! AdmHiK-1 -Thai sor Why does she think that?” X . Admhj la- traitor. I For the Vast majority Of the re- taijers the above will ,l*c patriotical ly follewH: th^unpatrlotic few who «*., r-cillation, "TbaUs just what ma wanted to and Ethel skid it’s because incur the sternest penalties the Food Admini-trdlinn can inflict. * v WILLIAM "ELLIOTT. Food Administrator Tor iSouth I Carolina. *o much talking with out committin’ yourself—London 1 Answers ' With 0 '’ Fight.— , t WiU Be Fed I p »South .American soldiers are the btest ! fed fighting men ft the world, ac- , " 7^ v». cording to the war department’s diet Wlea Cared In 6 to 14 Days i expert. But before the war is over 0 OOTMENTMt • the German soldiers are going to be wTratrhriatTUm. the- best led-up fighting men in the ^2oJ"Vriw4t v orld.— Syracuse Herald. X . J. E. Beach .. Solicits the support of the voters of Wal terboro, Wolf Creek and Ritter for mag’is- ' trate / ' S. - > 1 S. \ • ' , - / , ■ He promises a faithful performance of X every duty as such. " x ’ " • ' • x He will abide the results of the Demo-! y . 7~ys 7 x i cratic primafies and will support the nom- * inees of the party. VOTE FOR HIM / . ' t A x^ • V