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Barnwell People. 10. V. HOLMES, Editor 1 Prop'r. HROBOT COUIfTT CIRCULATION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, IWB Tho ^teemed T^jrlytatiire U now at tbc mhlille v( tbo lour«i4i wee* Iff R* ecedoii. Aftor loolav only fmop- toon worklnit p*y (Uyf roroaln. But tbat’a lot>x enough time f«>r plenty of ^ood or too mnch of bud law-makln/f. The I^alahiluro Ret* In to^ch wllh moro Important matter* title wVek end while It would he vain guveelrtK to pre diet whet It will do end whet w ill be left nr.done let tie ell hope for the Iwet. eo that when thelr work 1e completed all may r'calve the well dune of their consll tuente. The rebeljlon of the Wintbmp Col lege girls agMliist the tyranny of teach ers and trustees has been crowned with success. The paternal Legisla ture has decided that the deer crea tures must have a ten days vacation at Cbriattnas that they may enjoy the good cheer of the holidays, to Invite the gifts of Santa Claus in the old fashioned way and to atudy the history and purpose of the mistletoe. If All work and no. play .^v Makes Jack a dull hoy, It must equally sober .Mil. . .--Mi' •• • M One of the best speeches made in the Legislature (his session wua that de livered by Senator J< 11 Hudson, form erly Judge of circuit court. Speaking of the courts this eminent jurist declared that judges are entirely too lenient with lawyers, too acconi modating and often aceking the good will of the bar rather than looking after the real business of the courts. The dilatory methods U6w a custom are a shame loYlie“Bute and the pro fession. 8o long as judges imjulge. lawyers In longwinded speeches and dilatory tactics so long will business ho delayed, lie said lawyer, needed discipline and. the courts needed judges who would take hold of the reins, lie has the greatest respect for the bench •od bar but there is a crying need,jar reform. We have not seen the annual report wf the Comptroller Oenernl, but are in formed by the Columbia Record that lie ’Valla attention to the 'disposition of the general assembly to spend too much money.” ——^-^n**** ""TTofyeara past every Legislature has Idled as If boumien duty required the disbursement of every cent collected, •o that none should rust or refhnln idle. Thia auggoRlon of economy by a Slate olhclal is the first of the kind we re member seeing since (ion. iiagood’a The present Legislature is presum ably no moro extravagant than any or all its recent predecessors but as Us appropriations for the year are not yet mude It has the oppoitunlty to turn •oyer a new leaf, Uan any of our renders tell why our Jaw makers think it right to apend all CaX oo I lectio n* amj act accordingly? TILLMAN’d TRIBUTES. A Wushlnghm dispatch Isay a th at UenaWtr Tllhnan htta received a barrel of letters and telegrams approving hi* recent speech In tlie Senate in which lie an severely arraigned President j Roosevelt for his course as to han l)o- anlng© and as to the rough removal by Wliite Uouao underlings of Mrs. Mor ris.. ... "'Moat of these approvals came from women In all parts of tho United states, a THE PRESIDENTS SON IN-LAW, Washington gossip savs that Con- 4tre<*tiian Nick USorworth-proposed to the rresidept’s daugliter seven times before she accepted him. Hi* court ship wn* so constant and strenuous that U drove all other suitors out ol aha raea“'' — - _ He Is big rich and the family fortune had a queer beginning. His great- great grand father was n New 'Jersey . jAty- In tha Hevuhnldnar.v war and for tliat his land was coutlscMted. sio his m eon, grand lather of Hie present Nick, Went to Cincinnati jtud began to practice law. For hi*, first client he hail a horse thief.', who gave him for. Ill* foe two copper whiskey stills, which ho swapped for 3.1 acres of land, then In the woous hut now in the heirt of Cincinnati, and Which before hi* death were worth twa Million doUara. He al*o made large money put of grapes |-n and juice thereof. -——¥«*tug Nick was admlttml to the bar hut has never practised. He Is said . to ho one of the be*t tiddlers in Cincinnati, having spout several year* in Enropct itudylag inMie. Hts favdrTte vi<>11n is a Miradivarius. worth 8<‘> 000 He ia nhout;H years old and beginning to get bald from the front. Miss Alice is 2J. GEN. JOE WHKEtER. f ; - -- ■■ v> Gan. Joaaph Whealar died of pnen- moida at tho home oT his sister in Now York on Thursday last. He Fiisd hoped tu die on the battle Held fighting -forwhathe believed to he right,-but survived two wars and surrounded by hla children passed gently Into tho eternal peace. Gen. Wheelar .was born in Augusta, Ga., September 10th,' 1836 and was graduated from West Tolut In 18W). He resigned 111* , commission In the United .stale* Army February 21*t. jMil, rttu rued Ao-Awgwdn--and-hrjpnr hla Confederate career as an artillery lieutenant at I'ensacola. In Heplein- lier he was promoted to he. uolniiol of the 10th Alaba*na lufsntty and in .liny 1862 to brigadier general of cavalry, and In May. 1801, When only 2? years of age he was senior cavalry general of the Confederacy. In February,. 186'), he was made Lieutenant General of Cavalry. He was wounded three times, thirty six members of Id* stair fell by lit* side, six killed, thlrtv wounded and sixteen horses were shot under him. I’rosldent Jeffcmin Davis character- Red him a* “one of the shiest, bravest and most skillful of cavalry command ers ” He fought Ids la»t battle for tho South on April USih. 1SG5, and on the 20tli, after the surrender i*suecHTt* farewell address to tho cavalrv. closing with these eloquent words: ‘‘You are the sojo .victors of more than two hundred severely contested Helds: You have participated in more thad a thousand conflicts of arm*; You ore heroes, veterans, patriots; the bones of your comrade* mni k the battle Held* upon the soli of Kentucky, Tonne-sec, Virginia, Nprth Carolina, Mouth Caro lina. Georgia, Alabama and Mississip pi: You Lavs done all that human ex ertion could accomplish.” For three year* nftsr tint u ar Ini wfT Tn~lho\ com mission bnslnesa at New Orleans, In ISOJ returned to Ids jdanta- tlon in Alabama, practiced law there, wts elected to Congress in 1880, re mulntng there until appointed major general of cavalry In the war w ith 8 pa in. In that brief conflict be won new glory, and afterward served with distiiyctlon in the Philippine*. In Jude, 1900 hi was commissioned briga dier general In tho United State* Ar my, retired last September, lie whs tho author of a nunlher of books aovj-- wing blanrltltSTyexpc-ricnces. « General Wheeler was buried on Mon day In the National Cemetery, Arling ton, near Wuuddogtop, w ith the mili tary honors paid to a brigadier geuer- .-A4lneno3r-GenwmtTT.Tr.T5unter, who has been a sufferer In a Columbia hos pital since August from tuberculosis of a lung, .lift* recovered sufflolent strength to be carried to bis home in llatesfnirg. An operation, remov lug a tib. ha* so Aell drmtTrrrt s* fo' save the other lung and Ids frieilds have great hope of bis living a score of years yet. with the proper care mhL climate. Few, however, expect him back to public life, which is 41 matter for general and public regret, as he is a man of both ability anqjuutaikUu. —I. ■ i.iwr ; MAKE FKIEND8 WITH HAITI* - . RK39. , lYtiy shoin«T we not make friends with happiness? Life hath Us grieving moments. It Is true. And daily cares—but, ob! Its rapture ;oo. Why should we gather thorn* when flower* press - About our feet, and sweet wild things confess . Their Inner radiance, as if they knew There shone for 11* behind tho stead' fast blue A love that asks no guerdon hn4 to hies* ? . Foundation / for spiritual homo wc lay . In all we do and are. and if wo choose To linger in the shadow* day by day The power of inward vision we must l““ei — Nor shall Love come to dwell with ns, unless — -_ We’re minded,to make friends—with TRADE HARK REGISTERED cc • rr is the [ery The unprecedented popularity of Royster's FARMERS' BONE fertilizer has induced some of ' our competitors to advertise Fish Guano, claiming theirs to be just as good" FARMERS' BONE is the 'original Fish Guano, and, to prevent being imposed upon, buyers should be sure that our trade-mark is on every bag. This is the only guarantee that you are getting the genuine V Mad© with Fish S3S&&.0. IF. S. R8YSTM1MI8 G@. Mecon. Ca. ft*#*-?** T. S. HEYWARD, President J. K HULUSmit 1 S. S. KURSK, JR., Sec. & Treas. JJin rtnrs; J, R TTfff^erTTfMaLuNETw. Df.BRUYN KOPS, J. S. SIMMS, T. S. HEYWARD mm - m 120*122 Bay Street, East, SAVANNAH, GA. WHY HAS Sold 25 Car Loads of Stock Thia Because Both His Stock and Prices are Right ■»• . Just Received:' ■ 2 CARS MULES, ■ 1 CAR HORSES, Good, Sleek and Straight. Also New Car of W agons ‘Brown’ Make And one-horse Wagons ‘Virginia’ Make, r - - Buggies tlrat are Beauties, Car Load Nellie King Plows. With Whittle’s Stock, Wagons and Plows Best Crops pan be made,at least exjiense of labor. ^ WHITTLE’S STABLES, •" t ' EACKYILLE- S.C. ‘ ' m I DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY -IN- I THE BANK of BARNWELL, t; ♦ ♦ —♦ CAPITAL, $60,000- - $30,000. 5 SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS. Lk L___ : ; %4/ «" '■**—■ MONEY kept in jour house may be lost by theft or Ore. Deposit It with aa sad transfer the rc-spunsibility. vi/ \Yc- carry BUKUMR INSURANCE PUOTFCTfON, and have fire-proof vaults. will never be Kiren up. \it Checks and drafts < an l>e safely sent to ns by mall without being registered. \l> Either call in person and open an account with us or write us. C. r. CALHOUN, President: BUTLEK UAUO is Doue iuThrec States. happiue**. Helen A. saxton. FUR'S ALE. s Ono of the most desirable residences in thqjownof Itarnwell five rooms ami kitchen 8iin?xed. '^|jDl--arrang‘*d for convenience, barn antn^a^les and other outbuilding*, arid every thing compara tively, new and in first class condition Lot embraces 3 acres of land. Apply to Geo. H. Bates, , Barnwell, 8, G. .. Cottoii ^ood. . Ha» your cotton seed run out? Do you want to increase your yield another year? —, . * Then write foy price* and circulars of the Ofiginai’ L’hlUip* fiTTproved seed. J. L IMIILLIPS, OwngebuVg, S. C. ,. Jan. 18—3m. pv i i S' i; : ■ E As a new year gift from dispensary J iroHt* 10 the puhlin schools Oomptro'- er General Jone* hss apportioned to IDrnweil $2.-126,10 and Bamberg $1,. 467,15. The Greenville Daily New's of Sun day said thwt the Express Company on Saturday brought over two carloads of Intoxicanta into the mountain city to aanVify thirsty throat*. As a sequel to the account on fourth page of the death of Mr. B. T. Heed at Bamberg the coroner’* jury found that his death was caused by arsenic pois oning at . the hands of Mr. IV. Glare Dickinaon. The accused promptly surrendcreA^w Sheriff Hunter. He is obout 28 year* of age. a brother of Mayor Dickinson of Bamberg and a member of one of the best families of tli« State. Application for ball will be made anon, eh which time Mr. Dickinson’s friends ckim that fact* will come out which concludvely prove Mr. Dickiu- •ou'a Innocence. l/atyr, Yhh witness ©n whose evl- tienooHie Verdict wa< given Ita* made au atfldavit tliat she swore falsely, Itccau** she was told tliat mile** she dfj so^her ntH-k woald crack for It. ^IwllIf iyhMii* by prominent citir.cn* 1I.V c-tublLb uo alibi for Mr. WEST END ntOPEKTY .FOR SA LKr J — My home place, lot contalng one- half acre, with comfortable small dwelling,-good well, barn Ac., and My shop lot o nitsining one quarter acre, good shop bujlding, fid by 30 feet, well stocked with tools, are offered at private aaie on reasonable terms. Apply to Mace JefL-ont, Barnwell, 8. O. 0 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF BARNWfLL, In thf ProbateiL’purt. By J. K. SneiHng, wm. Jqflgo of Probate in Barnwt-n tj^unty. Whereas Jnlia Daria hatli made suit unto mu to grant her Letters of Administration on the estate of Abram Davis, deceased, These are, therefore, to cite and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said Abram Davis, deceased, that they bo and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate to l>e held at Barnwel}oq Tuc*day, Ifeb- mary 6th, 1900, flext, after .puhlfoation hereof, at ll otelock iA the forenoon, to show caase. M anydhey have, why the airid admiu- tration should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 20th day of Jan uary, Anno Domini 1900. JOHN K. 8NEU.INO, Probate Judge. Published In The Barnwell Ptoi-tr. Jan uary i'uh. 1900. REGISTRATION NOTICE. The RegDtrutlon Book* will be onen in the Court House on the lirst Mon day (sale davi in each’montlt for the trar.*i.etjoo ofVuch business as is re quired by law. „. _ W. J. Baxley, Chairman. G. R. Duo bar, Socrcury, Importers oi German Kamil, Muriate of Potash, Nitrate of Soda and Fish. Manufacturers of the Highest Grade oi Fertilizers is the South. __ Motto: “First-Class Jaterials, Plenty of Them lor the Farmer. Qur Goods arc Dry Mixed and Therefore the Best. rUTT No Water to Pay For. Pure Chemicals Only. - 3: ~ For Cotton, Corn'rltats, Trnelr. 'flfass'S Everything That Grows in Plant liie_ StoeklfSlders ore'largciy farmers and merchants throughout Georgia and CaroTina. NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice i* hereby given that the un dersigned will, on Saturday, February 21th, 1906, tUe hi* tln.al account as Ad ministrator *>T ttie estate of Jolin Washington, deceased, with John K. Snelting. K*q , Judge of the Probate Court, ami ask for Letter* Dismi*sory7 George H Bates, _ Administrator. January 20th, 1906. FROBATRJUDUE’S SALE. Tfib State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell, In the Probate Court. Pursuant ,to the judgment and do creo.ol the Frobale GuuvtUn tlie ea*c of J. F. Bnrno*. in 111* own right »nd os Administrator of the Estate of E. T. McCreary, deoetised, against R J. Mc Creary and other* I will *.c!l at. Barn well, irr front of iho Court llotvso, on Monday, tlie fifth dajLaiL FebViiary, A. I). 190 it hi ing saloday in *anl~~nionU;. within the legal botire of sale, tlie fol low log itesciiticil real esfitte, to wit: ‘‘All that Cirtain-nraot. or parcel of land, situate,' lying and being in the County of Barnwell, State aforesaid, containing one hundred and forty [1-tOj acre*, more or less, and bounded a* fol low*yGn the North bv tract No, ,fi mi. ibo East’hy tlnuurNdS. :! ainf 4. on tiy* South by lands of James Grubb* and L Green and on rite.West by land* of- G. Green and L ooley, s^hl tract of laud lielwg lot Ntt j)7 _ as draw n the said K. T. McCreary in tire riffgi- nal partition of the lands of Joshua McCreary, and being.more fully do scribed in a plat of tho same ma te 'by. J-N. Hankliison-r depot''survevor, tuj the 5th day of Nortunbcr, 18s6.” Term* of mlc Cash. Pntchascr to pay for paper*. JOHN K.JiNJOJ-LNfL - ' J. F.^ January 15th, ISKttl. SHERIFF’S SALE. State of South Carolina,) County of Ilarrtwell. — f ' i Rosa Aldrich, Plaintiff, ' ^ . 3 • VP ' , T Alfred Aldrich. Defendant. Bv virtue of an execution in tho above stated cause to me directed by W Gilmore 81mm«, Clerk of tho Court 1 have thia day levied upon and w iJl sell to the highest bidder forTafsh in front of the Court Hott*e at Barnwell on Moudav, tlie 5th day of Fcbuary, A. D. 1900, It being salesday in said month-, at 12. o’clock, TU. the following described real estate, to wit: All tliat tract of laud containing One Hundred Acres,, more or ,less, and known as the Brunson nlace; and bounded on the North bv land* of the estate of William L. CaVe; rin the East by the Willlaton and Barnwell piihli.c road: arid on rhe Booth and Weju by lan’AjWllfAlio estate of Mrs. M A. A1 drich. '‘LVvIed upon as the property of Al fred Aldrich to satisfy tlie above exe cution and eo*t. Terms cash. Purnbaser to pay for papers. " FRANK H. CREECH. Sheriff Barnwell County. Sheriff’s Oflice, Jan. 13tb, A. D. 190C. A\ r i 1 < cl 1111 is sp^tee for Ryan’s New Year 1 al k, Next AV-eek.’ 125.900 Strong, Vlgoftn*,' Heattliv Cabbage plants of the best established Varieties; safe and »nre headers for •ale and delivery a* soon as the Spring wH*-rants, garden planting. Mak.P up your chibs now and write me number wanted and I will book order* and quote prices f. o. b. \ J. M. Brant. Ulmer, S. C. NOTICE milKUIORS AND CUED-.. . ' . —* - > All person* Indebted to the estate of Slnuni Owens, deceaied, are requested to mukp payment to me at once and. all person* having claims against the said estateMjflH present’ the same to nm dnly altesieil as rt quiiVd by law. ' M. W. Bosh, 1 - r . Administrator. Miltetteville, S. C. I)lt. re. MILHOUS. INSURANCE. Life, Fire, Accident, Health. We represent only “Old Line” com panies. THE GERMANIA LIFE, OF NEW York . THE NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS AGENCY THE AMERICAN FIRE, OF NEW JERSEY ^—*' THE EQUITABLE FIRE OF CHAR LESTON *• THE EMPLOYERS LIABILITY OF LONDON All kind.* of insurance promptly wri- ten and attended to in person by Snclling & Sltcrfesee, i^ts BARNWELL, S. C. . Barnwell, - - - S. C. From November ist to April I will be in my office every day. From April to November I will attend calls in the country or meet patients at any of our towns by appointment. Cabbage Plants. '■ 1km again ready to ■ ■ .. _ ' xh fill your orders for ear- \ ‘a ly and late varieties of ’ Cabbage. They are grown in open air near salt water, and will stand hard cold with out injury. Prices—$1.50 per 1000 Larger the lots, smaller ~ the price. W. F.CA-RR, M^XKJETT, S. C. FINE >IILCU COWS. f-y. ’ * V * Parties desiring fine milch cows please write to —•—— W. C. SMITH, W1 r.i.iBTox.S C. £«-Wtt1 Fell for cash or exchange (or beef cattle. * • . ' For Sale. ’ My Dairy Farm is for sate* consisting of 90 head of Regis tered and High -Grade Jersey Cattle, Silo, 4 horse power Ga solute Engine, Grain Grind er, Cream Separator, and all ttaflgs- necessary for rurniing a modern Dairy. Cattle and Fix Farm on easy terms. Write for particulars to GfENDALE JERSEY FARM, Barnwell, S. C. MONEY TO LOAN. Ox FAllMINO LAKMI, LoKA TlMX. No CouMisaiuNS Ciiarurd, Borrow- . ek pays Actual Cost or rxxrRCTtxo Loan. FOR rCRTIIXR INPOItMATlON addrxm JOHN B. PALMER A SON. Box 282, Colvmhia, 8 C. — 1 PKXUION NOTIC*. The County Pension Board will mc«C the first Monday In February. 1900. and ]>**« on all th« applications prepared and submitted to them by lb* Pension ‘Commissioner, approving or disapprov ing the same. .They will meet again tlie first Monday in March, lOtd, at which time they will examine and verify the listr submitted to' them by tlie Pension Commissioner, and sign and immediately forward tho same to the Comptroller General. W. Halford, Pension Commissioner. Treasurers Notice. The Treasurer’s Office will be open for the collecUbn of texe* levied fer 1905, from the* 15tb day of October te 15th day of March, 1906, Inclusive. From jhc l”t to the 31*t day of Jan uary, 1990. a penalty of one per cent will bejMded to all taxes paid In Jan uary. From the 1st to the 28th day of Feb ruary, 19<jC, a peoalty-of4wo-p«r"efiK b »USflr--ResidcnU! Uirtf" wirrheidded to all uxes paid U Feb- ruarv. J. M. Caldwell. CALDWELL. *6. New Goods, William McITab, ^ McKAB & Neyv Firm, Best Values. J < I^owest Prices. A. P. MANVILLE’S C^LD STAND, Main Stueet, Barnwell, S. C. We offefVur entirely new, earefolly seleet- c«l and hoiiKlit 'stock at pleasing prices. Not » shop.norfi article in stock, . In -Dry ami Dress (Joints aTTTRc wtandaWT fa-' rorites, all the newest candidates for’-faror, latest styles and ta>.*t qualities. , Shoes are a Specialty with fisr and the old and the young of all occupations will find here the complete comfort of easy wearing and Jong lasting shore, slippers .fee. OurltETs wiil plcase all good tastes, both in the beauty of style and excellence of mate rial. Our Notion*, dents Furnishings and mis cellaneous goods need only to bo seen to be appreciated 1 he early calls of our friends and the pur chasing public are most cordially invited. We are confident that we can give complet- est satisfaction to all cash customers and that we can and will save you money and give you pleasure ou every purchase. . Verj- sincerely, * McNAB dt CALDWELL. ~ t ft-.* *<• y f-'YFYFYF JAMES A. WILLIS, ‘ ATTORNEY AT LAW, Burckiialtkr — Building, Barnwell, - - - - 8. C. Practice in State I Prompt Atten- and Federal I tion Given to Courts. | all Busines*. rnary. From the 1st the Kith --we - March, 1900, a penalty of seven p*r cent, will be added to alLunpald Uxm. LEVY. For State purposes For Ordinal y County For Constitutional School For Rlackvlile Township, Special road tax “ Special School Levy, Ce- dar Grove 1 - mill. Allendale, Barbary Branch, Blaekville, Double Pond, Elko, Edlsto, Fairfax, Friendship, Healing.8p r |ng», KHna.- 5‘* mill*. 4^ mills. 3 mill*. 2 milla. Morris, New Forest, Oak Grove. OI4 .(dlumbie, Reedy Branch, Seiglinc. ville. Seven Pine* and Tl n ke t Creek, 2 mill*. Willlston, 2J mill*. Barton, Big Fork, Cave, Hickory Hill, Owens’ X Roads, Sycamore No. 51 - and Ulmers, 3 mill*. .Hercules and Lees, 4 nillU. Barnwell, 4}^ ml']*. The Commutation Road Tax Notice will appear a* soon as the County . Board passes on same. The cornutaiiou mad tax of two dol lar* will be received until March 1st, 1900 ' J. B. Armstrong, t> „ „ County Treasurer, Barnwell, 8. C., Sept. 12, 1905. DICKS - HOUSE, 634 BROAD ST., Augusta, Ga. Excellent rooms and good table bogrd. Rates, 11.50 per day; special rate* by the week. A. P. Dicks, Prop. AUDITORS NOTICE. The Auditor or his a«aeaeor» will ate tend at the place* and dates named be low for the purpose of Uklng Tax Re turns for the year 1900. Tax payers will bear in mind that real estate a* well aa peraonal proper- ty must be returned, wnd owners o£ Real Estate are cautioned to come pre pared to state the number of acre* and value; building* thereon and value of same; whether any ha* been sold or acquired since January. 1904. from whom acquired or to whom sold. The Auditor takes this ocraalon to say that the tax returns constitute tho material with which tbe Auditor’s du plicate 1* made up and error* In the ro* turns will cause errors on the tew book, hence the Importance for care In making and taking returna Allendale; February let. Kline; February 2nd. Barnwell, C. H.; From February At to February 20th, IflOQ. 1 ^ B. W. TROTTL Dm! 2ml, 1M(. ^ "-C. l: