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•V. •••• The Press and Standard, Walterboro, S. C. Wednesday, February 26, 1913 | I I Hie Press and Standard WALTERBORO. A. C. • EVERY WKDXEHDAY AFTERNOON WT THE PRESS AND- STANDARD, I“c. ~ ~ ^ W. W. MIOAK. Editor and Mgr. .Main Si at the poatoffiee at Walterboro, 8. C. elaaa mail matter. > . ^ SVBSrRIlTlON RATES: The principal addresses were delivered at this ses. sion by Hon. W. B. Thompson, of New Orleans, and Hon. Clarence Ousley, assistant secretary U: 8. Depart ment cf Agriculture. Both these addresses were vehr fine, particularly that of Mr: Ousley. He urged that the South unite with the rest of the world and dethron? one more of the tyrant?. Old King Cotton. He said that the rules of this dynasty were as severe as those ol any of the Czars or kings of Europe. King Cotton .took the boys and girls out of the homes and forced fheinUo labor in the cotton Helds, keeping them away from school and in ignorance. ’ He forced the tenants and poor people of the South to live in huts and homes which would put to blush the Crowded tenement seC- t!cns of any of our large cities. In the com belts of 111., Indiana and other Western States the people lived 7 In painted, homes with good roads and farms well tilled. r Here King Cotton would not permit thls.\ The second session was held Monday afternoon, and n third on Tuesday morning at whteh time resolutions were" adopted. This convention was attended by about 500 delegates from the'cotton growing states. These were not only farmers but bankers and busi. rees men. They were all Intensely Interested and the concensus of cpinion was that unless the V South cut thj> acreage planted to cotton one.third and held the pre sent surplus off the market till there was a demand for the actual cotton, we would have a very unproflta. 1 ble crop. The delegates from other cotton grow.ing states pledged that their states were going to cut, and ic several , of them the^ signing of pledges was then going«*n. South Carolina had the distinction of hav ing her plan ad($ted, except the fertilizer reduction. Only a few of the cotton growing states use any ’ferti lizer to amount to much and it was decided not to in. elude in the New Orleans resolutions any reference to the cut in fertilizer. Former Governor liichard I. Manning wa« made chairman cf the South Carolina delegation and W. W. Smoak', secretary. Mr. Manning was also a member of the committeee on resolutions apd. was elected chairman of that committee. .-The other members of Flie resolutions committee from South Carolina were E.'I. Guion, of Lugoff; Dr. JI H. David, of Dillon, and Commissioner B. Harris. The other delegates from South Carolina were John T. Duncan, Columbia; W. G. Smith, Orangeburg; J. 11. Guess, Jr, Danmark; M. H. O’Neal, K#tUI; I. S. Hutto, Dorchester; T W. and M. R. Zelgler, Orangeburg; W. A. Strom, Edgefield; and Mr. Smith, Matlboro. •-4- . A visit was made by several of us to the "New Orleans cotton exchange, and we saw there how tl)e price of cotton is munipuated by a set of gamblers. Men and hoys who know nothing of cotton, but to be aide to juggle with figures and manipulate them so as ti make for themselves profits and in a manner most repulsive. . We cannot understand why the South hat sat down so long and permitted them selves to be rob." bed of millions of dollars every ybar when by taking the mat tor Into their own bands the cotton gnjtyevs can control the situation absolutely. Another most Interesting side trip was to The great l.onisfana cotton warehouse' onstbe Mississippi river.> Here is a proposition which should be tin* rule rathe* - than (he exception in the cotton growing'••s.tates. IsMtisianu has built a warehouse capable of handlin' t.noo.omt bales of cotton, and when the contemplated < n.1.;r; eluents are made. 1*.000,000 bales.' it costg ft cents for the first montfi vanittl 2 cents each a U'.i- iional mouih" to '.store cotton there. While there THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON CONVENTION. The editor of The Press and Standard'is under promise to give an account of his trip to New Orleans last week as a delegate from South Carolina represent ing Colleton county at the great cotton acreage re. ductlon meeting held in that city February 17 and 18. It gives us pleasure to comply with this promise, and tre shall endeavor briefly to tell of a few impressions gained froni the trip, and to pass on to our readers the gotftj things of the convention, We have read of enkton conventions at New Orleans since the first one was held there in 1905, and have felt that It was n great privilege to attend one of these meetings where the cotton farmers of the South would get together and discuss ways and means for inffiroving the con. dltlon of the people who grow the very essential and necessary product which the South only can grow and Which Is so necessary for the welfare of the clothes wearing world. So when we were urged to go to New C^rieans as a representative of the farmers of Colleton county, we did so gladly and with great anticipations of pleasure and profit. Now, if the recounting of the events of this trip tfbd some of the impn-sHions gained will help the people of the county we shall bw nil the mors glad that we yielded to the solicitation of friends and went. New Orleans is the largest Southern city, and I* now said to contain a population Of about a half million. R is the seaport for the commerce of the Central sfates. and annually-,21 quantities of freight intended for export and for distribution to the South. ,ern. states'come down to New Oilcans on the bosom of “The Father of Waters,” the Mississippi river. Historically New Orleans whs among the earliest cities founded, being settled largely by French immigrants. These yarly settlers have left their 'impression in the, manners and customs of the people. The old‘French pertion of the City is kept intact, and pretty much as the early French set tiers left it. Now, however,, much .bf this section is Inhabit*^ by Italians, the leading French families living on their plantations. • T‘t is said that a considerable. number of the people even yet speak l^r^nch fluently. ’ New Orleans is a wide open city in So far as the sale of liquor is concerned. There are hundreds of open bits and the drinking of wines and beer seems to be the fashion. The South Carolina delegatioa- could not get accustomed to ‘jeeing men and women in public eating places dtifllftug. wine aitd beer. Y*'t the people of New Orleans seem to lake' this as a mat* ter of c6urse. k __ 0 We left Walterboro Saturday afternoon and reach* *1 Montgomery. Ma. next morning about !* o'clock. W**i^ n, *‘ •' lupussinu the hales the cotton ties are knocked A we saw the compresses al work. lb I had almost four hours there, which tinii> was spent in s« eing the city. A \ isit w as made to I he t 'apitol w hich is an interesting old building. It w<as constructed .7j' years aci> and has litany associations i f historic iu- t* r* st. For ihstance h* ie Where J* iTeii.on Davis v. - a» inaugurated pn-ident the t’onicilerai y in lxhi„ * t ami we stood u\< i theexaci pm. winch C.ci mmemora r - e<! by*a brass star placed there 1y the Da.m iiteis of the C**nfed* ary, ami luyl a sfiap -.-hot trade. In a room cf the Capitol is the t.. i * a which Mr. Davis died an l tdl the furniture which was in his mom at ihe lime of bif death ?Uranged jirst as he had it. Tliis room is carefully guarded and kept locked all tlj** time. Jt 'can he seen through a lass clb*n. Jeffersun Da>is’ home is now, being ihstiI as a iioartling hints** hut it is ju,st as lie left it. uth-i lurereniin: huildings w**re peen and enjoy «**i. ^ An interesting country between M* ritgomery and Mobile,, Ala, was seen. Formerly a great cotton pro ducing country but since thv advent oT tli 0 boll weevil now devoted to growing corh, peanuts on*l other crops. From Mobile tq New Orleans our journey was at night,- *hnd we reache*! the latt«*r city about 11 o'clock Sun day night and registered at the St. Charles hotel. This is a very fin** hotel und it was crowded with tour ists and raeiug •U‘\*»te«*s, this l>**ing the liuib^of the great annual race meet tli.-i**. s<* th** four of ut from South Carolina who had m**t at M«*ntg* uiery had to occupy one room, three on cots. Commissioner It. Harris. John T. Duncan, former candidate for gover nor. cf Columbia and/M. II O'Neal, of KsirU. and the editor were the occupants. The first Session of the convention was held Mondnv n.orning at 10:30 o'clock at the Gruoewaid Hotel, the r<*B% - eiition hall Wing on the 12th floor. The addre^. of w*!eoine was delivered by Mayor Martin Hehrman, whom characterized as the Richard Croker of Tammany. Governor K G. Pleasant, of Louisiana, delivered the address of welcome oti file part t?f the Blatt of LouIzUjw|. Mr Pleasant is what Ms.name Implies. He is only ab« n* ft* years of age and an ex ceedingly courteous an*l afiahl* gentleman. * He w. s chosen permanent chairman. ;.nd Fred \V. D^vds. of Texas, secretary. , ' *>n and ;tJk*damng**<r cotton is picked off the bales li'ic** ol negro women ar»* engav***! in picking tho Hi** bales. They art* paid tw«» cents a pound for all •!'**' <1amag*-d cotton iii»*y take off a hale,' ami th,** iiiana<g**i' of ii «* warehouse told us that this hat rit’oiiHi* d already (» ov» r a mjlHcn pounds. Som * • l '"' ■ - hlgh’as forty and htty "immuL:. b"f*au: * i ^ " '* * *' i Would permit i; .to li< on ifi*' grduod att**r- i. vvas baled. 1 bi> is .. «« iupl*'t« i", s fo the farmer, and no other p oph* und* r th.* min wouldrfard for this annual *iial» » <'*?)( tho Southern farmer. No-other ti.«ipl*' could aiford th* 1, .',.* The **ditor (ir'"Tlie ; •‘“'I Standard has call, ,| tld^ matter to the n* I* Htmn ol tiu* I. I liOji ^ (,j Cidlelon ctotim x, a,nd »* W nuikji* Hi** stat* nu nt now iliot wo »an’c*.mM pioyo than no l*al**s in a day ride *>vt,r.; the cofijnty now in th > .VMtiDier w.lorvji was dumped after it was ginned, lonli.di waste, ami an invitation to gr/»at loss and •iisastei'. ( h** place lor a bale of ct tton is in a dry .bouse, preferably a warehouse where it can ho inSurod. \\ b have only briefly touched on a fow - of the things w« saw and heard. Wo could tell a great deal more, and we may retei to this trip again to drive home so my lesson or other. Mean while let us urge the farmer* ef t'ollet. n county.to join with their colleagues in all the Southern States* to assert their rights and their ability to demand a fail prh^> for their cotton cfop. ■ 1 et us help lo dethrone 01*1 King Cotton, ami emulate Hi,* states up north ami west wIuho the'hem, v an (it for human habitation and where tlie childhood is re. I* a sed from i-norance and the people enjoy living.* Pl ant °ther cr«ps than cotton. The SoiHh with a} glowing p* ;io,| of practically the entire year.Nas com pared w,t|, these* other seel ions which have a growing period of five or six months, should have the grealsj- piosperity and it i^linie for us to io'ok int.) the reasons v. by we cannot share some of th* longs to them. .. Sign the pledges ami grow'other crops. liny a i* *v eood Mo.**l pigs a'vl a g* ,»d cow or two and defy Oil lx ip;; ( *tton. Let us build better roads, better homes cr.n if .we will. Respectfully, W* W. SMOAK. . Eil® i !«: *" «l '• !j 1 1‘llt, I kdlie lliil* .il* 1 i*' 1 ' q \ T ALK about smoker. Prince Albert * * At' X Coprritfhl oopjr ■.J. ReynoUU Totacro Co. is geared to a joy handout standard that just lavishes smjkeha P piness on every man game enough to make a beet line for e. tidy red tin and a jimmy pipe—old or new! Get it straight that what you’ve hankered for in pipe or cigaretteV.akin’s smokes you'll hnd aplenty in P. A. That's because P. A. has the quality! You can't any more make Prince Albert bite your tongue or parch your throat than you can make a horse drink when he's off the water! Bite and parch are cut out by our exclusive patented process! You just lay back like a regular fellow and puff to beat the cards and wonder why in samhill you didn’t nail a section in the P. A. smokepasture longer than you care to remember back! Buy Prince Albert everywhere tobacco it told. Toppy red bagt, tidy fed tint, handsome pound and half pound tin hurudr,.-s—and —that clever, practical pound crytial glass humidor with sponge noittener top that heept the tobacco in tuch perfect condition. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston-Salem, N. C. Id Nervous Mothers X. Should Profit by the Experience , of These Two Women Buffalo, X. Y.—“ I am tho mother of four children, and for nearly three yejrs I suffered from .a female trouble with pains in my back and side, and a general w eakness. I had pro fessional attendance most of that time but did not seem to get well As a last resort I decided to try Lydia K, Pinkham’a Vegetable Compound which I had seen W .V' XV IWi v-ii * ' , x (VI advertised in tho newspapers, and in two weeks'noticed a marked improvement. I continued its use and am now free from pain and able to do all my house- work.* 1 — 3Irs. 1J. 11. Zielinska, 202 Weiss Street.* Buffalo, X. Y. . , Portland, Ind.—“I had a displacement and suffered so.hailly from it at tinv's I could not lie on my feet at all. I was all run down and so weak I could not do my housetafork, was nervous and could not li** < down at ixi^ht. 1 t,x,k treatments from a physician but they did not help m<>. My Aunt recommended \ Lytiu K. I'in4;ham s Vegetable“C«)mpound; I tried and now I am strong and well again anil do j own work and I give Lydia E. PipkhamV I vompmnd the credit.”— Mrs. .1 os e r u i n b KiAiijLE, bio West liaco btieet, Portland, Ind. Every Sick Woman Should Try LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND lYDIA E.PINKHAM MCDICINC CO.. LYNN. MASS, • ^ if*?* *;• UPriilhfei prosperity which h.*- littcr M'hoolM an*l cTiurobes. \\ • ft V * * # * * « "Sin**atb sp<*nt Sunday x«*ry pleasant- [ *##*#*■*#***#** Mrs. IV C. God ley spent several * da>s last week with her s< n. Caleb, * 1HLANDTON , of Hainptpn.County. « v . K # I Mrs. Edna Polk ami Jimmie • •••••A « * * ... \ Izlandton. February 21 —It •brnary 21.- it ‘Ifblfia A anrpriae to the tuaqy friends or am cuz Polk and Miss Minnie Polk the newt vent out that they b«4l been married Wednesday even. 1 lax J t ly with friends, near Walterboro.. > We are* very glad to see A’idi ami IWtiie Sineath out again after .1 severe case of influenza. We are sorry to report that some X of R. H. Herndon’s children still soon as he was able to be up, was seni home. He 'did not like what he ,saw of Frame and • the Frenca habits. JUrs. Ed Manning and children, and Mrs. Charles Manning of* “the Camps” also Mrs. M. V. Polk and rhildreti spent Saturday afternoon very pleasinily af the home of Mra. Q. Lyons. f IN MY SIOMACfl This S. C, Merchant Says -he .Often VomPeil up His Meals. Dreco llifs ltelie\***l all His Tnm- \ bR's. It looks as if we will liave to jog if r Leon, snd Cl.r*nc Herndon b “< situation rtlll up our highway commissioner and f. C. Lyons and Clarence Herndon seems to be improving in this eoni.#et him after our Crew P.*r.t it Sunday evening very pleasant. . munity. ly at WUliams MiM Beulah C.odley spent few day* UM week with her sister, Mrs. Crosby. Koger has returned to la Columbia. 8be Van accompanied an far as Fairfax by Ch«rU« Klekllffiler. get him after our Crews Ford cans?, way as it is in such a terrible conui- xArthur Stone and wife, of Hamp-tion. ton county visited relatives at Island- ton sod Sniders Saturday and Sun. _ day. Arthur ia ^ist horn** from France. He. did not stay in Franc«*^ iCiult (tu tn | |tc tni1 but about two months. After thcttvit naoMOQUUtiMStetMMAttMawdtaMe first month »* Brest he had to havevvtytanjmpfimemmet an operation for nppondldtlf utf Bfitoek tor u« QuiBiot Sra 1 TM MM M MM MMk ■t, UUIA- 1 swUasry tbs Ml aaaM sxt a< s. w. onovs. me “I have frequently/ vomited up my. mealxthat I had Just eaten, on account of having such a weak stomach.” declares that well known merchant Mr. \V. D. Blackwell bf Inman, S. C. "Everything I ate burned like fke in my stomach, and soured,, form ing foul gas which bleat**,! me up. f I gOt very nervous and bilious; often had wpetls of heartburn and my bow. els were bound up all the time. One of my costomers one day ad. vised me tc try Dreco, as it had helped her so much; and she sure did me a good turn by giving me this advice, for I-am in^etler shape now than I have been for years. My appetite is big. yet my stomach dig est* everything I eat and gives me strength and does not lie heavy or burn as It used to. 1 have not vomited once since I finished the 'first bottle of Droco. My bowels are regular, nerves steady, liver acts fine. In fact, Tv* got my old time ' shap" and vigor and Dreco is due all the ciedit fer this great change in my condition.” Dreco is a combination of Nature's own herbal juices which act on'ihe stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, nnd the blood. Its action is prompt and efficient. * • All good druggists now sell Dreco and it is especially recommended in Walierboro by Jno. M. Klein. Dreadful Cough <'tired. . A severe cold, is often followed by a rough cough for which Chamber lain's Couch Remedy has proven es pecially valuable. Mrs. F. W. Olsen Marysville. Mo. writes: "About twf years aao my little coy Jean caught a severe cold and coughed dreadfully for days. I. tried - a number of cough medicines but nothlflg did him .xnv good until Ugave him Chamber- iaiifs Cough Remedy. It relieved his cough right away and before he had finished taking one bottle he was cured. I think it is just liny for children.” That Terrible Headache. Do you have periodic attacks of headache accompanied by sickness of the stomaefi or vomiting, a sallow skin and! dull eye*? If no. you can get quick relief by taking Cham berlain’s Tablets as directed for bil iousness, and yon may be able to avoid these attacks if you observe the directions with each package. Mop I sing Dang* mu* Drug Refoio it Salivate*, you! If,* Horrible! You're bilious, sluggish, constipui- e*l ami believe you needBvile.Xian. gerous calomel, to start vour Jiy t and clean your bowels. Here’s tny guarantee! Ask y<. r druggist for a bottle of Dodson s nhr T<> ?,V" d ,akp " «P««nful to. night. If it doesn’t start your live 8tr i a,l ' h, , t ‘ n you r,K W^up lM*t|e, tnakini* %**■*"*»< •«; lok *h° U k 1 UUl,t V 0 ’ 1 *0 g.* back to the store and cot your money ,0,,ay an(1 Ipniorrow you will feel weak and sick and nausea,ed T ^ Don't L ose a day s worK. Take a spoonful of harm less vegetable Dodson’s Liver Tom tonight and wak© up feeling great voSr^chiM * h * rm,W *' 80 K,r ** il ‘P your children any time. ft can'f S ^ them “ at TImiw Is C-W.CKWrt 4