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( . 0 > . X' V A ir * •4 PAGE EIGHT CHRISTMAS GOODS—BIG LINE OF OIFTS .Hie Press andStandard, Walterboro MADISON Yarn WRITES UNCLp A Wednesday, December 11, 1918. Suitable For Christmas LH(«r From Former CoV v’ •: t I Mom 1)07, Now la China, Tel)- Inc of OURS BEFORE YOU MAKE YOyR SELECTION. WE ARE SU^p YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH WHAT WE CAN SHOW YOU.; ; . ^ fisttume’s Drag Store M. C. FISHBURNE, Proprietor. ^ ; The Beet of Everything. GREAT X I '4 ; : * %/' •It I I II 1 /• v We have in stock a large number of all steel Davis- •Dietrich one andtwo horse plows. These plows we 4 can unhesitatingly recommend. A farmer can do no better ,, than to secure one of these for breaking his land- • * i ii / I | ■i l)l ti-i iv. p. ■ We also hayp in stock the well known Oliver brand of \>!<n\s, which there aiC none better. These phrwV have stood the test of years of service of the most exacting; kind, and they have proven up'Well. X Repairs in Slock- » * ‘ X . • ' 4’' _ # \Ve carry repairs and parts for both these plows in stock at all times so that there will be no delay in secur ing any piece that should happen to get broken. Stalk Cutlers We are offering a limited number of stallc outlets at the Very low prices now of $3Ti.OO. See these before you buy—we can save you money Koger Hardware Company WALTERBORO, 2 SOUTH CAROLINA X Z—“• ^ An • interettioK letter form Madi eea H. Vanfe written inm Swatow, Ck4aa. tea teem received ^7 him as ele. PhU. M. Van. Mr. Tara la a aow. of Mr. amd Mrs. 0. J Van, of Sniderp, amd is a granduate of The Citadel lie-has been In China tor several years, being an employee of the Standard Oil Company. His let ter la most interestingly and well written. •' ‘Swatow, China, September 8th, ItW. A Dear Uncle PhS:—I knhw you think I nm n “deuce" of a fellow for not wrlttlng you na I should, but honeat I have been putting it off so much until now I Am ashamed to write you pt all. But teres hoping yon wont be angry with me and will for give mo for my past mistakes and carelessness. I guesa father has told Ton that I have been transferred from Canton 'Jm now locate f at Swatow, China. If he hasn't that* where am at present and am liable to be herb for quite a while. - If you wit find Swqtow Is north of Hongkdng and is about 200 miles. Swatow, which was thrown open to foreigners by the treaty of Tientsin, fa situat ed at the mouth of the river Han. near the eastern . border .ot / the Kwanjctung province. It is the shipping port for the city of Cha’o- chow-fu, the seat of Ihe local govern ment, 25 miles inland, and San-Ho- Pa, 40 miles father up the river. Sawtow is built on the northern bank of the Han^ river, which forms part bf an alluvial plain through which the branches of the river flow. The shore on the opposite side is bold and striking, the hills stretching away to the coast and forming what is known to sea-going people as the “Cape of Good Hope’*. . Pegoda Hill rises at the opposite side! and in a direct line from this lies the large island of Natnoa. „ The first foreign* trading depot in this locality was inaugurated at Namoa, sphere the opium vessels use to anchor, hut it was subsetra^otly" removed to Masu or Double Island, where we now go down fot a good swim every week end. which is situated jlust inside the river and is four miles from Swatow. Forei gners here made themselves notorious in the early years of the settlement'* by the kidnapping of coolies, same being‘the laboring class of men - in China and called hy his name, and so strong was ^the Reeling .shown against them by tjie natives that no. foreigner was safe far from Double island, while they were strictly for bidden to enter Sawtow, and it wan not'•until 1861'thaft they could do so. the country round Swatow* the i.ntihqthy to a foreigner was of much loivger duration. The Itri- tish Consul <¥*.s held technically to it fdde Hu Cha cychow-fu, and sut>- se<|>tont to 1861'•several ineffectual Attempts were madc v (o pass through I Well, its gates. In 1866 a visit ' was vou | ot ’ s made under more fa von NOW GOING ON AT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOW PRICE OF OUR MEN’S SUITS AT A VERY LOW COtTON WE HAVE DECIDED TO SELLQJJ PRICES. JUST LOOK AND LISTEN BOYS’ AND MEN’S SUITS You are and will be able to buy just about 50 per cent cheaper than anywhere in the State of South Carolina. $20.00 all wool Blue Serge Men’s Suits, sale price only $14.50 $25.00 Men’s One Blue Serge Suits. 2 piece, sale price $22.50 up $35 00 Men’s high grade 3 piece SuitsTXlack and blues, sale price 522.50 up; « A full line of brown and blue and grey, all wool worsted suits at from $12.50 up. CLOAK* SUIT AND DRESS DEPARTMENT Ladies, Misses and Childrens Cloaks, Suits and Dresses at the same prices as last year. All this we have to thank our shrewd buyer, of course! this is ouv Mr. J. Frank. Little Boy’s Suits from $1.69 to $5.00. You can buy the well known Beacon Men’s 9 Shoes during this great sale for only $5.00 per pair, in all kinds, tan, vici and gun metal. V . ■ ' • We are handling the strictly guaranteed shoes for ladies, boys and children. OUR YARD GOODS DEPARTMENT Such as Cotton Goods, Cotton, Wool and Silk Dress Goods, Serges. We are selling way, way below mill market price. OUR MILUNERY DEPARTMENT We havd just got in a big shipment of Ladies 'Misses and Childrens Dress Hats at about half price. Men’s Hats we are selling way cheaper than we can buy them at present. Something new in Colleton county. We have -on hand a big stock of white -Home* >pun, good heavy quality, sale 16c yd All grades of boys’ suits from $3.98 to $12. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS NOTHING ELSE BUT THE TRUTH AND WE CAN MEET ME AT V PROVE IT AT FRANK’S 4 / . Next door to the Express Office. Ry Buying here you will save money to buy War Savings Stamps, v /. ; i . .jia. 4- MEET ME Walterboro, S. C. vrgetablfH and/fruit. Swatow ia boteM for iUXnne orange* which are sent to uH parts of the Far East. They are very sweet and are the lust I have ever tasted in my life. lihcle Phil. 1 oonld write ..ou lots more about China and its le riremu- p 00 pie, but will notify “"<1 tell you stances, but it is only within very a „ in - one j^ tter> I. will draw it recent year* that the population has , oul as you can hear from me more refrained from annoyance and in ; „/|,. n tlian tq try and put it in one suit to foreigners within its wall*, i k , tt< , r an( j t heji stop. • The above U I was only at this place a few days 1 on i v a bout the city of Swatow. and ago and the modes, of living an 1 1 tht> BeXt tlm< , j write you I will try *M*tom» of these people are very | aB d tell you about the people, the interestihg. In 1862 the lease of way they live, etc. X is worth more to family life today than ever before The Com i 8 V X _ anion 'SUi ion a piece of land was applied for amt granted to the British Government on the north hank of the river about 0 mile from Mawtow, hut so strong were the demonstrations of the pop ulace against^it that the matter fell through. Foreign residences how ever. commenced to spring tip here and there, and many of them art* consequently somewhat scattered, though the majority are in or n«§r the city df Swatow. The climate of Swatow is reputei to he very sdlubrious.' ' The city oc- ■ X L>> \ ♦ p" !i. t S . > • x • ‘ - • ■ X i X o e , » * - .*'«»•>«»» . -- ■*+*• • '>».'*? No. V v:. ... : . . 5*! wrirt !9 n n : ;w~t i 1C Hm < io.jo • r» -. or PER No. 2 Tit 1C"T I S COKfAMOk i AM for lr ml IRV A* * , iW l T!.£ALL*S V M OiHli *2^ v n u >>>. xr ■\>r srnm 0»-fk voit 4-r•' « r,. .pan w.‘h jrmir "rrinr.iK* n ih- PtWU-dttS Of MIS MKt. or to l w Youth * Cnmp tnfc-ti. Uixon. Mas*. SUBSCRIPTIONS kECERID AT THIS OFFICE Ho W« AM ia a Haahfcy Child .wkkki tk# I is. *aM lk* CkM wii ka t tataka • XOTK’R? AH persons are forbidden lo cut wood or in aay way to trattpas* on the Mauldin tract yf laqd. which ha* been purchased hyV*. DURHAM l DURHAM./ 12-4-3t. » Smoak*. Roue 1. cupie* however an unenviable posi tion as regards typhoons’ on'account of bping opposite the-lower mouth of Hie Formosa Channel, anti it has on many occasions been subjcced t.i all tlio violence of these terrible storms, whirl) every year swe*p across’ the lower coast o! ChipaX The iM|MtIation of Swatow is tyti* mated si about . 7^|6d families; ic- presentihg from 70.000 to Xtm.OOi) inhabitants. / » , The principal exports of Sw.'.tow ; re tea. sugar. tndigjXswcet potatoes During Convalescence the aftermath of acute disease, when physical strength is at low ebb, the body needs particular, effective nourishment to hasten res toration of strength and vim. | There is no better time to utilize the peculiar nutrient ; qualities of scorn EMULSION Being a rich food and tonic, it quickly aids in the restoration of the depleted vitality end improves the blood- qualfor. a JjMff'# build* op the body by Natnro’s I am gelling along nicely only doing double < work on. account of the company being so short of men. Lots of them have gone home to fight and of course the t company is handicapped for’help. ' I guess I would be in France mysflffif I hadn’t have signed a contract with 'the cwinpanj^for a Specifiavtime when I joined it. . But* I am doing all i can to hold our trade in the ***’ Xa ntl we fellows out here have been 1 I fhtt on a deferred list before being called up for military duty in order to carry on the-commercial fight in China I hope you all are well and get ting plqitg nicely. Give my love to all oj the family and with the best of Tuck to you, I am, / Your loving nephew. MAI). ts E LOST—About two weeks ago from Khrhardt. one black and tan * ' bound, with very Ion'; ears, 'to ward If returned to F. I? Cop.«-» land, at Khrhardt. _ 12-4-2tp MONUMENTS! Fresh * X* .* HORSES / X AND MULES xs Our shipment of mules and horses has just come in, and we have two car loads of as nice stock^as has come to Colleton county in a lon^ while. These were pick ed bye.our Mr. Ayer, who went to St. Loui> - ' x* ' X last week. He reports that the war ha- had the effect of raising prices on horses 4 k ' X and mules, and that it will pay a prospec tive buyer to g-et the pick of this shipmen rather than wait for others to come in. CALL AND LOOK THEM OVER - «C«M*asWM.l I AM AOENT FOR CHEROKEE MARBLE WORKS. SEE ME FOR ESTIMATES AND SECURE MY FIGURES BEFORE BUYING.. C. C. HIOTT ROUND. 8. C. Colleton’s Leading Sales Stablfes.