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J V The Barnwell People. W. V. HOLIES, Editor ! Prop'r. CIRCULATIOS THURSDAY, KRttRL’AUYU, I’XHV What ark ACTt\u. yali/kst All |H>n>oniil property lit »«r Stnt« U AMOns^d For taxation oilclt y»'#r. 'J b»t la don« becan*© there U conal^ut varia- Ron both In qnality ami value. I.himN are a.^eased, however, only o«ee In four year., beeau.c there can be no change In aerrwge anil little If m»y In their value* ThU year landv are a^ali. beln* returned for «**$*•- ment for taxation for the next four eeara. On next Tue.day. JNfch lu.t, %He •tatutory limit for the voluntary making of return. J. reached and after that date the lilty percent penalty at tache*. Our State con.titntlon, Section 0, de clare* the ouprcuie taw : ‘•All taxes upon property, real and personal, ehall bo laid upon (ho actual Value of the property taxed, as the aame .hall be ascertained by an a*.©**-’ mrnt made for the purpose of laying Much tax.” The process for ascertaining such actual value begins with the return of the property bolder, is next approved or altered bv the township boards, consisting of the (halrinen of the township boards, and the State Hoard, made up of the chairmen of the County Hoards, puts the finishing touches. In hU Instructions to his qubordl- nates, the County Auditors, Comptrol ler General .lone* has taken the posi tion that the selling rain© of land, the price that u willing seller would take and that a willing buyer woUld pay, I* the actual value.’ Wo understand that Goveinor Heyward la like minded and many of the strongest newspapers of the ffRUc are insistent and persistent In urging the adoption of that standard. They one and all mean well no doubt, but sre not perhaps in close enough touch with cxl-tlng and ap proaching conditions to appreciate the other side of the picture ns seen front fhe practical standpoint of the land owner. Their theory I. as pretty and i > ft r Kyvi H dolw of * AV ernmeot was, hut not more 'sintiHflo' these real tinvcs. Tbftt Is the feeling of the great majority of those who earn their daily bread and such comforts a* they may enjoy by either their daily toil in their Held* or the moro trying management of hired labor or Indepen dent tenants. In the ctninmercial—business .world tlie values of investments sre based xipon and regulated by their safety and ♦ heir profit earning capacity. And that business rule is rightly a. applica ble to real property, whether in town vroountry, as to stocks, Imud* ojr.TCTpi- tal employed to manufacturing Indus trie*. In point Of safety of investment land* take general preccdmcworer all per tonal property ami all hu.lness and •poculative vcnturo./Hiid That feature Is adding materially to their presenl and future values. The absorption of All respectable railroad properties by iblnatloos of watered capital operated and manipulated by the great •wider well systems monopolizing the Avenues of travel and trade shuts opt the small c<ipf&ill»t ‘from such invest ment*. A { Thhtds the tlr.t of the three prppho He* of that great commoner, Alexan der II. Stevens, to be fulfilled. Ills second prediction that the mercantile Business of ihc country would be con trolled by foreign capital Is well jpnder way, as is manifested by the develop ment olAhe department .tores and mail order 1 business'll! the great cities, that are already proving so harmful to -the local trade in every fHate. His third and last warning was that as it* dual coup de main capital from beyond the border* of the South would buy Ho Ita lands I. already manlfesliug U»e1f a. a surely coming danger a* plainly as tbe smoko rising from a volcano por -tenda dread disaster. The faith of. imestors In life insu rance a* a provision for the future sup port of those dependent upon father* and husbands has been mightily weak mod by the ugly exposures rf the crooked way* of the greatest American compauiei, and in our own State the disasters that have in the last twelve month befallen the cotton mills of dewberry, t’liion, ('amdau Ac., have Broken confidence, iu the general soundness and sanity of such Indus trie*. — Hand is the only thing that cannot Be stolen or carried away,... As to the profit earning capacity of Teal property, hi d especially of farm lands, there are many element* to be considered, the price of the cotton crop, the cost of It* production, the «m«t anfacarcUy-and etnciency ol the labor employed in making the staple, gathering and preparing and deliver ing it in market, the cost of the com merclal fertilisers so absotuTel/ neecs wary,under existing labor conditions, the expenditures for work stock and Implement*, the values of foods of ani mala and laborers, tax#*, the niainle- nanoe of families with AH the Inciden- tals of church and educational sup port, medical attention and iiewsjmp< r necessities. And the worries, aiixie- ties "grid vexation* that follow the /anner'a* his shadow from new year to ChrlsttHH* entitle him to broad rebate. To our inlud the Aft per cent, valua thins of the past have been ,so conspic- won sly *nd abnormally honest and fair that no broad gauged man could ques tion it* correctness. ... The declaration* of Comptroller General .lone*. Governor Heyward and Afc* Air Oracle m-nsi-ajicrs th it the in crease In valuation* could be followed by a reduction In the rate of taxation and *o would not re*nlt In any increase In the burden* of taxation doe* honor tb their heart*, but not to tneir beads ,For the forty Senator* and one hun dred and twenty~fi«ur Representative* wbtt jaaitw- up thw Genevai Assembly are the power Unit makes the appro piIatTor)* and spend the money, In the pnxt no.surplus has hceu left to lie Idle In the treasury, unless by mistake, and In the present and the future they will find *ntne place to put every pen ny gathered by the tax oiltchit*. That theie.Jiave bien, are and will always be tax dodgers is a fact and truth of human nature, Rai-e the val uations for taxation to the !0<>pcr cent of selling price and the temptation to dodge taxes will be doubled and the number of dodgers many times multi plied, The dishonesty that is now spo radic would become a demoralizing epidemic. From bearing small Ills, easy of correction, we would ily to other* larger and harder ol control. The pr»*erit k tax system la all right In principle and can be niade as effective in practice as any human process by the simple overhauling and tiglr.ening of the machinery. Lot the township boards go gunning after the tax dodgers, take The lime to make complete and thorough inquiry into every return ami spur their cour age to holding the scales even without f ar or favoritism. They w ill do. that if the people ami the powers that be desire and demand. Tlie homely truths o°f looking before yon leap..of not.jumping from the fry ing pan into the lire, of btdng sure you are right before you. go ahead should bo well remembered before we swap for q dreani the tax methods that have obtained liFRouth TIartHtna for two centuries, the Ideal system devise*! .-by tile best talent and tmrest clilxenshii* ► . <>| the generations that have made the pa**. 1 1 " ~~ ' “Let well enough alone.” FOR .SALK. One of the most desirable residences l^ ttie tJiwmoI liarn weii- fl-ve-romm* a«4 kitchen annexed. All arranged for convenience, barn and stables am) oilier outbuildings, ami every thing com para lively, new and rn Mr.t class condition Lot embrace# 3 acres of land. Apply to Geo. H. Bates, y , - Barnwell, p. C. . ~ NTOWETTO tlEND" ~ IVo are prepared to negotiate loans on lmpr«>ve«l farms for Mvo years, piirttw) paymenrs interest b [>erct-nt on loans under $ 1 ',000; 7 per cent on loans ovei 11,000. liou’t write, come anil see us , J. O. I’attbrson A Sou. 2X—3 ; k ^ tv i sa V#'' s 1 * -a'* * A given number of acres fertilized with Farmers' Bone produce a greater yield of cotton, than the same acreage with ordinary fertilizer. Farmed' Bone does more than that. It makes it possible to reduce the acreage and increase the yield; Try it this year. The man who uses Made With Fish has twenty-one years of fertilizer experience back of him. Over J 3,000 carloads of Royster fertilizers were used on the crops of 1905. This volume, of business stamps Farmers' Bone the best. LOOK AT OUR IffEKTY YEARS’ RECORD 10 DAYS’ Commencing Wednesday, February 14th. In order to make room>for our Spring Goods which are coming now we are offering our entire stock of in -O' 1685-250 TONS 1090—1,500 TONS I305 - J2.000 TOMS * 1900-53,455 TONS 1905-130,091 TONS Norfolk, Vo. Columbia, S.C. F. S. ROYSTER GUSRO GO. Tnrboro, N. C. Macon, Ca. to\he mercy of the public at extremely low prices. DRESS OOODS—54 inch heavy mixture in the leading shade*, nice for ladies’suits and skirls regular $1.50 value, sale price 75c per yard, , ’ - All our regular 75c dress goods at 45c per yard, 54 inch Broad Cloth, regular $1.00 and 1.25-value, during the sale for only 75c. Amoskeag outings at 7 I-2C. 36 inch S. Island at 6c. SHOES—We have a large lot of 6dd and end shoes which will go during the (Sale for nearly 1-2 price.- $4 00 sho^s at 2.75. '$3.00 and S2.50 shoes, at 51.75 and 2.qo. A large lot of ladies’ odd and end shoes to go for less than cost CLOTHING—We have^abont too suits left over, from 5.00 up to SI5 OD, to go during the sale from'2.98 up to $8.98; this is positively below cost. . - ''f pH A large lot of odd pants, nice, and medium priced goods for ex tremely low .prices. OVERCOATS—at one half price. SKIRTS and JACKETS—Our line of accordion plaited skirts, in black, brown, green^nd navy blue, which we have sold for 4.50 to <5.00, to go at 2.4^8 and $2.98. Jackets at nearly one-half their value. T. S: HEYWARD, President. s:s. ' J. B. HULL, Supt. Directors: J. It HULL, C. B. MALONE, W. DeBRUYN KOPS, J. S. SIMMS, T, S. HEYWARD M, JiNO. P. LEE, JR. Dentist, mriLWS’TON, - - 8. c. Will work anywhere In the count* by special appointment;/' Stolen! At Night!! On account of the unexampled high prices j»aid me last season for my matchless Eden Gem Sol idly Netted Cantaloupes-grown 4n- Colorado I saved only, a limited quantity of seed beyond what I require fulr - my own planting. Planters wishing Eirst Class Seed From First Class Fruit should apply at once to the originator and propagator of the most deli cious, prolific and profitable canta loupes in \hc world. They are, in their excellence, fully what'the continent praised Eden Watermelons originated by me arc universally accepted to bg. No cantaloupe seed Except Col orado grown for Sale, and .no one reiser, SS^-TKem, for only fifty pounds arc in othef-hands and they were stolen for private use. EdeaancLBlue Gem Watermel on Seed grown at Blackvrlie- ior sale. For leaflet and full, detailed formation apply to r _ CJI. MATHIS, Blackville, S. C. in- C. F. Uillieiin, P. M. BuckiugDaiD Win. McNab, Galhoun & Co Life, Accident., LIGHTNINC and Live Stock INSURANCE, .5—At Lowest Rates In- • Strongest Companies* ,, CALDODH & CO, —OFFICES AT— THE BANK OF BARNWELl li20-122 Bay Street, East, SAVANNAH, GA. Capital Stock Paid In~$5o,ooo.oo -iy— • Business Done in Three States. Importers of German Kainit, Muriate of Potash, Nitrate of Soda and Fish. Manufacturers of the Highest Grade of Fertilizers in the South. ~ Motto: “First-Class Materials; Plenty of Them for the Farmer. Our Goods arc Dry Mixed and Therefore the Best. - - _ No Water to Pay For. Pure Chemicals Only. ' 1 ■ ' . v *1 > I^oritilizieacs — For Cotton, Corn, Oats, Truck. Grass! Everything That Grows in Plant -Life. pfcg- Stockholders are largely farmcr^an^l merchants throughout Georgia and Carolina. We have decided not to carry oyer a single hat for next season. rost and What we are offered for them. You will see for yourself that you are getting them from 1.00 to 53-00 under thoir value. Yours respectfully A. N. GARBER & CO., W IOLISTOX, S. C. -“mTrry.rf/gr— 21S a«^ r e*. more or 1 <•-<*, -of land, wit) soiiio ttiiiher for sale at reasonable fijt ures. Thejract I* sitnati* ab<>M *lx or seven miles JSotub of Wl llixton, S C For partifulars write Croft & bailey, Aiken, b..C. MONEY 1,0 1.0.CV: , * On F.UtMIXG T.AXPK, I.ONC, 1IMK No-GiOtMI^SlOX* < llARtlKO. liOKItoW- V.\V8 AcTL AI. < OST OF PKKFKCT1NO • I.OAX. Frru Ft'KTIlei; inFokmation apdress JOHN H. I’ALM KK &. bON, liox 282, <H)LV>:iiiA, b C. Fine vqiirijj Jersey Cow. Fre«h in nilk thr.e weeks, kind HnU gentle. I raise, them tor sale. Apply to IV. H. Kave*,» , » Winiston. A C, FINE MILCH COWS. fine milch cow* Parties desiring please write to ASPARAGUS ROOTS FOR SALK. . 1 offer for sale a number of thousand* KARLY A R(i ENTEUIL ROOTS, a noted French variety Mv root* are raised from imported French Seed, lirigbam Reed. ' Elko. S. C. /V Cotton Seed. Hss'yoiirCotton seed mu out? IK) you want to increase your yield another year? » Thou write for price* and circulars of the Original Phillip* Improved fieed. J. L. PHILLIPS. OrangcTiXffi^'S. CT 7- .fan the Best Bred 4^: Horses and lluks Arc the kiml ft. A. KENNEDY keeps AtliViiliston, S. 6. Two car loads of clipping good ones just received. -^Xo go wilh llicm,, j»fit rc- ccivcd, One Car Piedmont Wagons, One Car Studc- baker Wagons; a Complete Stock of Tyson & Jones and other well known best makes of Buggies. Delays are dangerous, but there is up danger in buying my hi gif quality of stock and goods at my bed rock prices. Remember, they are at Q. A. KENNEDY’S, WlLLISTON, S. C. DR. J. H. E. MILHOUS. - DENTAL SORGEON. BLACKYILEE, S. C. Will be at his Barnwell office every Monday and Tuesday, and at his home office in Blackville ever* Friday and Saturday. We Are Ready For You. Impossible to say all we wish in this will add next week. issue. Come and look over the premiums we give willi CoUee and f I\ a, r: >meb~ as Toilet fSeTir Crockery. Tin-ware. Glass-ware. Hoping to see von and assuring yon'we can please you cme way or another Yours truly, / v * G. K. Ryan, J. S. Black, Bust ax Mohkis. .akr-W tVEST KND PKOi’KKTY FUR SALK. My home place, lot containg oitc- balf acre, will) comfortable small dwelling, good well, barn Ac- and My shop lot c '»uiiilnjj^oi^‘ quarter acre, good shop huUding, Off by 30 feet, well stocked witli tocda. fct* j)tfereii;«fl?^-. private sale on reasonable t^tns. . Apply to .Mace Jeticoat, Rarnwell, s (5. INSURANCE. Life, Fire, Accident, Health. We represent only “Old Line” conr- pttniea. 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 AII kind* of insurance promptly wri- ten and attended to In person bv SaellinA & Shcrfcsee, outs BARNWELL, S. C. TBarnwcII, * - - S. From November jstrtp~April I will be in my office every day. 1 7_ a m \ xy . -11 s»ur ANuiit»ii^, nfius riirtUMimgs aim miK 1 - rom April to NoVernbd( l HF^lU-jic«Uane<»us jrooda need only lo lie seen to be attend calls in the country or meet patients at any of our towns ■by appointment.* • DM C. MILHOUS, DENTIST. ' . Cabbage Plants. I am again ready to * fill your orders for ear- ly and late varieties of Cabbage. They a r e grown in open air near salt water, and will stand bard cold with- - : I..'. •■■■■•■ --- l out injury. Price*—#1.60 per 1000 Larger the lots, smaller the price. .... .W. F. CAFIt, — ■ Meggktt, S. C. ^“Wlll sell tor hcef cHttle. W. f. SMITH, Wt.' T.tSTQX. S. C for cash or exchange For Sale. PENSION NOTICE. The Cotmfr Pension Board W ill meet the first MonJav fo March, tO O. at which ttrrre thev__vrTlt examine and Vt-f+fy-fbe >4-ta s.tbnrtfted- to them t>V tlie Pension CommlMbmer. and »ign and innne Lately forward the Hame to the Comptroller General. ' ^ W. Halford, Pension CommUsioner. Treasurer’s Notice. •The Treasurer’* Office will be open »• r\ • t' • r | •' •%- Uig'Wtlleitlon of taxes levied for Aiy Liiiry r^rm is for sulc, j tgor,, from the i jtb day of October ia March, 190C. inclusive. consisting of 50 head of •' i;rcJ and High Gr^de Jersey ... m Cattle, Silo, 4 horsd power! win'be added to all taxes paid in Feb- Gasoline EnginerGrain Grind-:'"rmin the i*'t to the 15th day j»f ,.n March, HXtfi, a penalty of seven pi “ 1 cent, w ill be added to alj iinpitid Aaxa ti er f er, Cream Separator, and things necessary for running a modern Dairy. Cattle and i F<>r state purple* Fixtures cash; Residence and F ® L<kdfn * ,r " un Farm .011 easy terms. Write for particulars to GLENDALE JERSEY FARM, : Barnwell; S. C. ^ ^ of Feb- M. Caldwell. William McNab, J McNAB & CALI)WELL. New Tirni, J < New Goods, Best Tallies; 1 t Lowest uriecs. A. P. MANVILLE'S OLD STAND, Main Street, Barnwell, S. C. seler t- prices. Wc offer our entirely new, carefully od and tiouifht st ’ek at pleasing Not h shop.worn article in stock. In Dry and Dress fhxxls all the standard fa vorites, all the newest candidates for favor, latest stylos and hesequalities. * Shoe* mv a 8poo ally with us, and the old and the young ot ail occupations .pyai, ffiuT here the eompieti^ comfort of easy wearing and I0115 lasting ahoeajpysliniiers <Ve.. Our itolGi-yvt fc+ikaso tusU's. Jn the btAuly’Of style afidTXccllencc ot mate rial. - Our Notion*, Gents Furnishings and mis^ LEVY. tr For ''onstitutioiial School For -Blackville Town*bjp r S|ieclnl road tax 5^ mill*. 4 l Y mill*. 3 mill*. mill*. appreciated The early calls of our friends and the pur chasing pulilie are must cordially tntitid. Wclire confident that an can give eomplet- est. satisfaction to all (tish cistoincrs and that we can and will save you money and give you pleasure on every pnrehase. Very sincerely, ' McNAI$ A, CALDWF.I.L. JAMES A. WILLIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Bl-RCKHAt-Tm — BL'II.DtNO, burn well, ■ ■ ■ Ifr <). Pracfiite in State and Federal Court*. Prompt Atten tion Given to all Busine**. DICKS - HOUSE, (531 BROAD/ST.,. * At’GCPTA, Ga. Excellent room* and good table board. Rate*, $1JW per day; special rate* by the week. A. P. Dicsa, Pitop. Special School Levy, Ce- dar Grove 1 mill. Allendale, Karbatry Brnncb, Bl*ckvni«, iKuible Pond. Elkp; EdN'.o, Fairfax, • Fr!eiid»|i1p, Healing Spring*. Kline, Morri*. Neiy Foreat, Oak Grove. Old * Tohnnbla, Reedy Hraflih, Selgling. vil!e..t»eA,en Pine* and T I n k • r Greek, 2 mills. . Wiljjston, 2} mill*. Utmoix. Big Vork, Cnye, Hick or r Hill, Owens’ X KoHils, .sveamore No. 51 Z!!Md.-IUiPtat.^^lli*.^—— - Hercules and I^'es. 4 mills. Barnwell, 4!^ mill*. Tlie Commutation Road Tax Notice will appear it* soon a* ■'the County boMrfi.*|>a*se* on »H4ne. ' T be (Mimntatlotj rn.ul tax of two dol lars will oe received until March l*t. TOofi J. B. Armstrong, Countv Trea*iirer, Barnwell, S. C., Sept 12. 1906. - - .. AUDITOR S NOTICE. r The Auditor or hi* a*ae**or* will *t- tend at the placr* and date* named be llow for the pit'pose of taking Tax Re turns for the year 19(10. Tax payer* will bear in mind that' real estate a* well ** personal proper ty must be returned, and owner* of Real E*tate are eautioiaerl to come pre pared to state the number of acre* anti value; buildings thereon and value of same; whether any ha* been aobl or acquired since Januarv. 1961. from whom hi quirej or to whom sold. - 1 lie Auditor take* this occasion to say that the tax return* constitute the material with which the Auditor’s du- plicate I* made up and error* in the re turn* will cause error* on the tax boolChene* the importance for oare In making and taking return* Barnwell, C. H.; From February 3d to February 20th, ippfi. S. W. TROTTI, Deo 2nd. 190fi. Auditor, REG I ST R A TIO V NOT 1C E. The Registrstloli-Books will be onen in the Court House on the flrat Mon day (sale da\ ) lii each month for tlie business a* i* ro- transaction of such qitircd by law. non J - N’** 1 *-*'CMunxn. G. K Duiibxr, 8et;*eUry,