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'X-- >/ . - -7^-: '!• * '■* -?1 v~L ■- , A - 5 » » • i y 1> . ’ '' 1 I i*: „,j -A- ■ ■///■■ r —^ T J , * l7 SIXTY SEVENTH YEAR ESTABLISHED 1852 SIXTY SEVENTH YEAR r-': VOL. LXVll. BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER L>1, 1918 NO. 5« PEACE DEVELOPMENTS. As indicated in this column HOME WOMAN’S PLACE MRS. B. M. WALL RE- CEIVES LETTER FROM last week armistice term* sbe Could Not Be Degraded by were accepted and signed by • _ ... Germany. This is only the first C*™# Poht,c ‘- .step toward peace, but the To the Editor'of The State: term'’ have been so drastic that! Before we consent to revise we shajlLsee no more of war. j fundamental things we should Whue Tye shail miss the reports | be able to show that the funda- telling us qf the splendid cour- mental law relating to those age of our men, and their vie- ] things is wrong. Was the fun- tories, we shall be none the less damenta! law of society fixed by interested • in the events that man or God? Did Adam and must precede peace. Germany i Eve determine their relations to has agreed to such conditions each other, and their relative as puts jt out of her power to privileges and duties to the carry* on war. Germans must world apd themselves, or did retire within a specified time God do it? If we are to credit from all countries outside of the plain statement of the Bible, Germany, and permit the allies God certainly did it. There to hold three of her great fort-‘-must have been good reason for reases in Germany. She sur- his giving the woman a place of renders so much of her navy a3 subordination in the relation she HER BROTHER , to],cripple any intentions of 1 .fighting again. The same end was to sustain to man. The coarser, rougher and more dan- Secured by a surrender of gerous places in life he was to arms and munitions of war to- fill, while she, with her finer, and gather with a release of all al- more delicate taste was to fit, lied prisoners, while German adorn and with grace like that prisoners of war are still r> | of angels beautify the home and tained. 'make it a fit place for angel Germany has cracked, the problem is to keep it from fall- visits. The Christian woman does ing to pieces. We first heard i not want more than to be queen of Bolshevism in Russia. Bol- j in a Christian home. In it she atavism is a pestilence that 1 finds ample scope for the full ex spreads With all the rapidity ot ercise of hev heaven given pow- a contagious disease. It is J ers. She is not insisting that spreading all through Europe, ( the law laid down in the Bible at and by an alliance with the So cialists of Germany it has forc ed the abdication of a number of the reigning heads of Ger many. In Germany many cun- the beginning and maintained to Pvt. Maletus Harley, Who' I# in England in a Hospital. ^ We are requested to publish the 'following letter recently received by Mrs. B. M.Wall, of Martins, from her brother, Ma- *> _ . - • letus Harley, who has been in service overseas for several months and is now in a hospi tal in England, convalescing from wounds received in his left thigh: “Penonport, Eng., “Oct. 19, 1918.- “My Dear Fannie: “Just a line or so to let you know that I have received all of your letters and that I am ashamed ! for not answering them before now, but I really don’t have 4 much spare time and what little I have I spend it in writing to Mary, and, too, I know that she tells you all about me. “Fannie, I am getting ajong fine, only it is a little hard for me to be confined here in a hos pital after living such a rough out-door life, but it reminds me of home—sleeping in a.nice soft bed and going to the table for my meals. If this awful war would come to lan end I would be much happier. Seems Supervisor ditches resigns. ‘ - . Expresses His Regrets and ReiS5ns in Letter to the Governor. • November 19. 1918. Ills Excellency, Richard 1. Man- liiltg, Governor, j Cqhimbit, S. C. Dear Sir:—-l hereby tender my resignation as Supervisor of Barnwell County to take effect as soon as my successor can be appointed, -not. later than De cember ist, next. *— I deeply regret the necessity of doing this in view of the fact that I will- not have the oppor tunity to serve any of the tvrm to which l have recently been PICKED UP FRAGMENTS THAT YOU MAY ENJOY; I DID. *4 L t '< • DuBois. My garden hose, though nearly new, Already shows a break or two; I’ve had it but about a week, £ And now it’s gone -antMprunr leak! I’m sure I don’t know what to do* t ■ • -r / '% / • Of rake^And hoes I had a few, But^hey’ve been stolen, Won- der who Could be so horrid as to take BARNWELL WOMEN RICHLY CRH MENDED. -rJ * the end of it is unsuited to pre sent conditions. She is not the woman who would cry “holy horror’’ if boards of health tticts have taken place between 1 would put an embargo on short dresses and naked arms for sani tary and other reasons. She would not say that such boards reelected, after si hard light, and it was my earnest desire to com plete the work l have com menced for thjy county.- Tire salary is, of course, inadequate and.is no attraction. , I regret it also becau-e it wfU necessitate another election ; but- conditions aqe sneli* on account of the recent death of my father, G. Sam Dvches, that this action on my part is imperative. I am the only member of mv family in .a position to tate'e charge of my father’s business and to take care of mv mother and a brother v i . who are both in very bad health. Very respect full v yours, B. li. Dychfs. My garden hoes. I like to be well -dressed, *tis true, But briers tear silken stocking —pooh! Though j am patient^souled . and meek,, I can’t keep up this gardening freak— These short skirts so expose to view My garden hose! —Carolyn Wells. the Bolshevist Reds and the Geiman troops which are not yet ready to .see Germahy un dergo all the horrors that over spread Russia. We may look for a continuation of Bolshevist teachings for some time to coroe. It has shown a good deal of strength in Italy where were comfSftsSd of widowers and old bachelors. On the other hand she is able to show that the greatest events of the world’s history have been brought about by persons who occupied subor- last year it helped largely to dinate positions in the affairs of bring about the great Italian defeat at Caporreto. In Hol land last week Bolshevism rose to ^uch-an -extent that it really demanded the abdication of the queen. Bolshevism is ig norance, prejudice, criminality turned loose to wreck every thing in sight. In America we have its counterpart in the I. W. W. i N men. . She can point to Joseph • - who, from a subordinate place, kept his father’s family alive and gave impetus to the promise of the nation that was to bless all people. She can point to Jochebed and Pharaoh’s daugh ter, who in the quiet home, were made the instruments of God, in saving that nation from destruc tion in Egy pt. She can point to AWIUW,.. Evacuation of the territories Esther, wfio in her quiet home, which the armistice terms caU [worked out Jhp plan of saving for is proceeding within the [that nation from destruction in time limits set for.it. The Ger mans are withdrawing troops. The cities then form some form of government to preserve law and order until the allied droops get there. ^ The Allies are being told by the German officers just where the mines are laid and remov ing or destroying them, and just what water supplies have been poisoned or ‘polluted. There are vet..rumors that re- tiriP" German soldiers are pil- lagii jr a* they. go. . This may ’■be expected in minor instances. The appeals from-Gorjnany are to the effect that they are about to experience severe hun ger if not famine. When these appeals were made to Mr. Wil son he saw in them the possi bility of an effort to separate the allies and to try to pose this nation as the friend of Ger many *o he directed that all German appeals be made to all the allies and not to America alone. As a matter of fact Mr. Wilson knows from confiden tial, but trustworthy sourced that this German supply of food as if there is a chance for peace now and I am praying for it day and night, and let me beg you all to do the same. Towns and cities are being torn to pieces and destroyed each day and thousands of men killed and wounded every day*-- If you folks back home could see just half as much of this war as we boys have you would live bet ter lives in the future. “Fannie, write me often and all the news. How is your crop? Good I hope. Guess you will have a line Xmas this year. Wish I could be with you, but don’t suppose it will be possible. Tell everybody hello for me and tell Mary that I will write her again soon. I had a letter from Kathleen and Brooks a few days ago. Will close for this time. ? “With lots of lqve to you all, “Your brother, “Maletus Harley.” Asia None of these, .ware -^suffra gettes. They wefe model wo men who loved their homes and were in their homes used of God to save the nation that brought to the world -a.il that the Bible speaks of, or’ the faithful hope -for. She can point to Jesus Christ, who occupied a subordi nate place and by his submission to death won a victory that shall thrill all eternity. She ’knows that the graces^ of the Christian I woman are at their best in the | quiet homeUiShe finds it to be : in the direct line of God’sliigh- jest promotion lor her. She does not want to be jolted and postlech and degraded with the coarse and corrupting things that live in politics, Tojoe the queen of a quiet Christian home, as wife, mother or, lister or daughter sounds far better to her than to be a suffragette, or even an hired woman, withouta home. Constitutionally she Is DEATH OF MRS. N. PATE GRUBER • The many friends of Mrs. N. Pate Gruber, of (Tinties on, will regict to learn of her sud den deni’ll which occurred her home in Charleston Monday evening, November IS. Mrs. Gruber was Miss Willie Host, belote her marriage, and made her home'at Kline, S. C. She leases surviving her her hus band, Mr. N. Pate Gruboi^ and. one little daughter, of Charles- [ ton; her parents Mr and Mrs, (! C. Be-t, two brother-. Messrs. 11*. 1). Best and C BessJ FARMERS MEET AND ELECT DELEGATES A mass meeting of the farm ers of Barnwell County xvas held in the Court House on Sat urday, the 16th inst., at 12 o’clock, to discuss the matters and marketing of cotton. Upoiv motion of Mr. R. C.-Holman, Col. R. M. Mixon of Williston was elected temporary chair- man, and on motion of N. G. W. Walker, John K. Snelling was elected temporary secre tary. Mr. J. A. Porter moved that we elect delegates to rep resent the farmers of Barnwell County at the meeting to be held in Columbia -on Monday the 18th of November. Mr. Por ter, in support of his motion, made a very strong and intelli gent speech, outlining many matters of interest in the cot ton situation. Col. R. M. Mix- 4 " — » on also delivered a very‘inter esting and instructive speech along the same lines. The following gentlemen were elected as delegates to the Columbia meeting: R. M. Mix on.'T. S. Cave, N. G. W, Walk er, S. E. Moore, E. D. Peacock, J. O. Patterson and John K. Snelling. The meeting consisted of representative farmers at j throughout Barttwell County! mriand ^11 seemed to be interest ed and enthusiastic. J. A. Por ter moved that .this organiza tion bepjnade permanent and be known as Barnwell County Cotton Association, and the said motion was adopted with out comment, and the follow ing .executive committee was (elected: J. A. Porter, S. E. “Why, they’re exactly like people!” The French rubbed their eyes and stared again at I the doughboys who had just come among them. “They don’t throw food at each other! They haven’t tried to shoot up the town! Look at them, will you, walking around so quietly. There’s some mistake. We know all about the Americans. Didn’t we see them long ago with our owneyes in their Wild West show? And don’t they make us giggle every Saturday night at the cinema?”! It is a fact, we are assured, that the good French people were expecting an American army of Buff alo Bills and Char lie Ghaplins! * For Efforts Put Forth in the Unite*! Wer Work Campaign. P!ea«o, allow me space to ex press my deep appreciation of lhtr-Tfspon.se made to the call sent out to the women of Barn well. in Peace Monday, to meet at the Red Cross room for llie purpose of organizing the town for the United War Work. Those thirty women who so promptly left all personal af fairs and put themselves on re cord as willing workers in this appeal of their Government cer tainly showed the l ight spirit. It is to their efforts, duriug that day,’ the Government 1* indebted for the first thousand dollars raised in the quota as signed to this town. This has lieen a most difficult campaign * in many ways, apd ff r ea| anxi ety was felt by our county Y. M. C. A. t han man unless the required amount be not forth- • coining. We have met and overcome many serious and diffi cult problems, and thiv first and spontaneous support given by the generous, devoted women work ers, went far towards keeping hope alive and sustaining us in the hard work that followed. jFor my part, I shall never for get their work, but hold them* each and every one in grateful memory. M rs. W. H. Duncan, CountyGbairnwin Y. W. C. A. i.J •: Washington, Nov. 15.—Lib erty bonds, following the sign ing of peace, will steadily in crease in value, and in the meantime “sharks” will be bent on persuading small holders to part with them for their face value by offering the induce ment of “spot cash,” it was said by treasury officials this after noon. To prevent such “sharks” from getting bonds for specu lative purposes the Treasury Department is now engaged Upon a* plan by which it hopes to protect the small bond hold ers; ft was RED CROSS NOTICE. The tune has been extended for shipping Christmas boxes to oun bovs overseas, to Nov 30th. ' It will be be.«t, however, to get the boxes packed and pres ented to the local Red Cross at once to avoid the rush which will be sure to arise if thoso boxes are held back until the last moment. Friends and re- Jatiws who get labels from overseas should present the labels and get the autitortxrd box, as no others can be used. DANTZkER—OWENS. Mr. Furman G. Owens and M iss Lillie Mae Dantzler were married on Nov. Lfith, 1918, Orangeburg, S. C. by Rev. D. 1). DanizDr, at his, residence on Whilrn an Street. The groom is a young busl* ness man, of Barnwell, S. C* The bride is a -daughter of the late Mr. George Dantzler, of Klloree, S. U. A company of relatives and friends of the contracting par** ties wfre present to witness tF»e ceremony, and to wish them a long and happy life. opposed to revising the law giv en in the beginning. She knows that. God’s order of things is best. She regrets ttol any of is not as low as Germany has her sisters should spend any of represented it to T>e. Feasts 1 their time in Seeking the coarse ■■ q <^”8* of p°! ilic3 . ll “‘« n «*ded ji'ni one sifter, Kiss M;iry Best, uf Kirn0. * , , i\ 11'". firLthq 1 \va< 11-0re 6n a visit about two weeks ago, :»]id it turned tn hrr homo in Churfe-- -4 < —r—' q • " ~~~ ton and contracted influenza which developed, into pneumo nia which roHiltfat in. her death. * • Manv friends extend , their sincere sympathy to the* be reaved family iu thoir affliction. SERVICES”AT SIIOAM. — There will—be services at Si- loa'm Methodist church Sunday at.3.,30 o’clock. This will be the last service before the meeting of the annual conference. in cultivating the nr^ces which adorn the Christian'home. . Joab EdwardiU— Leesvijle. Moore, T. \Y. Scott; J. 0. Pat- ter-on,. T. S. Cave, W. Z: Bry- an, J>M. Farrell, G. Andrew Best, P. . S. Green , and L. W. Hill. A resolution offered by J. A. Porter that “We the farmers of Barnwell County stand for, and hold our cotton for thirty-five T35) cents, and that we reduce the acreage of cotton for 1919, 25%, and that the delegates-ta instructed to endeavor to have the same resolution passed at the State assembly on Monday. The resolution was unanimous- ly adoptad.b —The meeting adjourned sub ject to a c|ill_by the chairman. Singing canary birds for sale at Ovreus Drug Co.,Fairfax, S.C. “God is a spirit,” explained the Sunday school teacher. “He hasn’t any hands. He hasn’t feet like you have. He hasn’t a body.” ?.. “Well,” demanded 'seven- year-old Jenny indignantly in credulous. “Hasn’t He even got a skin But here’s to the cleve'fcest girl of the lot— The girl that can cook a good dinner!” , w o»» In the month of October the Bureau of War-Risk Insurance of the Treasury Department mailed 957,240 - checks, of which 934,157 were for allot ments and allowances, 6,074 • . b s for corppensation and 17,009 After the war is won this for Government insurance, world that we live in is going to be a much smaller place than Father—“You children turn . . up your noses at everything on any of us h ? ve_ever_re#^ .t r(he tal)le when j was a boy> could be. -If .s going id lie a , was ^ ^ bread a „ d small world and yet it is going', butter to ^ r : to call for bigger men. “A health to the girl that can dance like a dream, And the girl that can pound piano; A health to the girl that writes verse by the ream, .Or ; toys with high C m so- prmuo; ——■ . • To the girLthat can talk, and , the girl that does not; To the saint and tl^e gweei little sinner; ' Tommy—““Say, pa, you’re having a lot. better time of it now living with us, ain’t you?” The mental ages of man are about three: First, when he does not think (sometimes ter minated by graduation); sec ond, when he thinka fairly ex clusively of himself (sometimes terminated by marriage); aad third, when he thinks chiefly of his family (terminated bye' whatever ends his worries). 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