The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 15, 1906, Image 2
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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,