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r , ■« |— The Barnwell People. W.’ V- H0L)IKS, Editor 1 Prop’r. &AM«8t COCSTT CIRCDLAWOS. 1 r THURSDAY, MARCH 2», 1000. ' KU I ■ ■ THE BATTLE FOR CHEAP . COTTON. Mor«* nnltedly th«n even In the dark jenrt that eKWawed tbe South from 5WII to All the world *errled tHKeln.t the cotton «teie» of A merle*. Then It w** entirely h mutter of phkH- •alo sentiment—*nURonl»m to human slavery, now It I* » fact of biuiiie**; the on# Idea of their own prosperity, at the expense of tbe poverty M the toiler* In the small God favored sec tion who (trow the *U»plo that clothre the world. _ . Now the busdno** force* of the Northern »tate», of England, of Eu rope and all the yellow race* that hive In Aal* are a# one to* make the white* and black* of the»e Southern State* the hewer* of the wood and drawer* of the water out of which their own greater growth I* to be built No oongre** to that end ha* been held and no procla mation of *ueh alHance publiahed, but It cxl*t« all the same a* plainly .is if written In the star* of Heaven. A common interest, the want of cheap cotton, ha* marshalled all the oomminers of cotton Into line a#—com pletely as If one world heard bugle call had •ummoned them into battle ar- array. Separately they have worked toward the aame purpoae and- now their game I* revealed a* threatening the direst disaster that ha* ever.jnen- aced an isolated- peopTeT Here are a few facts: Months ago when the sympathies of the United Staecs and Western Eu rope were slmoat equal to ncttial al liance with the Japanese In their struggle with Russia these far seeing Yankees of the East, borrowing at their own rate* of Interest all the West ern money needed to carry ouLJhelr plan* accumulated Immense stock* of American cotton, bought the mills of China, built many In their own land, and prepared to make themaclves keep ers of the door of trade In the Orient, the vast purchasing territory of north ern Asia. At their crafty suggestion the Chinese boycott against American googi was dgyised*. A waste* play In their behalf. The Japanese still have their great aepplv of American •otton. To mix with it they aro now free buyer* of the shorter stapled fh- dlan cotton from their ally. Great Britain. The conclusion U plain that the Japanese will not need AmerttfSh cotton for a long time to come and that they will not enter the market ^agaln until Its price shall reach the low level they have In mind. All the European powers are making tbe supreme effort this year to grow larger quantities of cotton In their Asiatic and African possessions. We do not know what measure of success will be theirs, but it Is • fair presump- tioft that with stocks of ootton and good* on hand and the «rops they will ■sake tlila year they can atay out of the Market longer than tbe American growers can or will hold their 1V00 crops. T if the people of the South continue to plow on xnd plant on without look ing beyond the horizons of tbeir own larwa and aeasons should favor the production of another bumper crop like that of 1904-5^ then Indeed they will be at the mercy of their enemies and from the disaster many will never recover. Put tbe price of the next cotton crop down to 0 or 7 cent* and the following hard times will he such as the South has never known, so cruel that few recover from tbe disaster. Of course the optimist will consider ns a pessimist conjuring up spook* and we hope that our prophecy of efil ■ay mot come to pats, but it is the part •f prudence to fend against every pos sible future danger, and whlj,e we have no hope that the goutb will, as a whole, be guided by onr counsel we have the ItUh that acme few will ho ** J ** >t * l “fT*‘ 1 to take care of themselves, to cut down cotton acreage and production and to Increase home supplies, so that If the «vil days come they will be safeguard- Earthquaki* kill many *nd keep all terrorized. Frequent droughts parefc- the crops, and mslarhrt diseases pros trate entire communities and till the grave yard*. Nowhere have we aeen any statement that the Italian farm laborer in thi* country would expect and exact, and no assurance U irlven that even tempo rary profit would come to the labor needing fanner from their employ ment. We understand that Iq railroad construction and phosphate mining th° Italians work In trangs, employed and controlled bv their padrone*. In « state of practical slavery. ' We think we have Mifflolently shown tbe undesirability of the Italian as an IniaUgmnt and In onr next chapter we alia 11 give (be stronger political reas ml* nspttnst so suicidal a kiirrcudcr of the South. - GENERALGUNTER DEAD. Attorney ^UfUffiral Uriel X. Gunter. Jr.,’ died An rinnday morning at bi- father'* home at Batcsburg, aged dfl year*. L4*t.August be had an attack of typhoid fever which was followed by pieurtsy And terminated in con sumption. He began public life a* private sec retary to Governor John Gary Evans, was afterward a**l«Mnt to Attorney General. W. A. Barber and O, Dun can Bellinger, and tour voir* ago was elected to that oltlce. He was a man of high character, great ability and unflagging Industry, lie served the State well and leaves a high and faith ful record. ~ ' trade hark ERS' BONF. It REGISTERED K-j,. Imitation is the Sincerest Flattery” Pianos, Organs and Sheet ,THE COMING CAMPAIGN. State Chairman Wilie Jones will call the Democratic State Execbjive Com mittee to meet In Columbia'on .April fith to issue thd formal call for the, .meeting of the State Convention on May 18th. The town«hip club* will meet on Sat urday, April 2Sth to organize and fp elect delegates to the county conven tion to be held May 8:h, w^lch will elect delegate* to the State Convention, a county executive committee and a member from each countv of the State executive committee. Capt. W. I). Black is now the Barnwell member of the executive committee. i v THE PEOPLE AND 1 IS PUPILS. CHAPTER IV! tn Chapter III we gave the opinions #f people who have made a srudy of the class and character of lmmig>ants* now trooping from ®hfnrpts liito the UuUedkitfmss. ^'To' the fact* already presented we offer the preamble to a * bill introduced by SenwtAr Penrose of Vennaylvanla in the United State* Senate: ^ ", ‘•Whereaa, tn the opinion of the Government of tbe United Statea, the coming of the anarchist, people of au- arohistk: tendencies, all people of had •haraeter, all violent, disorderly peo ple. tbe incompetent, the illiterate, the ▼icloue, the phyetcally unlit, defective, degenerate, Insane, idiotic, epileptic aud pauper iiumigrants to this coun try endangers tbe good order of every locality within the territory named, therefore, be It enacted, etc., etc.” Ae« vtry large number of the Ital- Ihh* who come u» this country settle in Feanayrmnla, which is anxious to get ltd of them. Senator Penrose distinet- ly understands tbe new comers. Within the Inst fortnight we notice that in New York City Italian* kid- - napped the son of a well-to-do coun- tryman jpf their* and foreetl the boy to write hi* father that nnleaa he sent* bla captors a large sum of inoaey he, the boy wonld be killed. Fortunately the tad eacaped. In the aame city an I tal - lan editor was found in his bed stabbed tbrough tbe heart because he had not sent a thousand dollar* to Italian* who daibanded it through the malls. Tbe ■alttmore American gives the «a»aea of tbla exodas of Italian* to tM* -country j They are desperately poor at overcrowded, land rent -their "ennrtnga. CONCERNING CORN CULT1VA- . Tiow. _ r f- Discussing the Mclver Williamson plan of making small corn stalk* and many large cars a farmer of long, large and successful experience,*ays: It’s all right to Btunt the size of the slatks, but that must be done‘before cultivation commences. When you begin plowing corn you must give it its workings at regular times or it will suffer. The WiIfiamsoo-pl«n~of plow ing twice and then let It 4tand without work won’t do In Barnwell. Lest year I tried heavy manuring on neglected corn and the. rcimRo'tHd not satisfy me. All old farmers know that if corn is left without work until jt turn,* andTtrtf stalfe g&s roundlt is^past re demption, They know too that It won’t do to fertilize freely at or before -planting time. The best time to apply commercial fertilizer* freely is after the corn ha* passed the suckering pe riod. Then all the plant fou.l In the fertiliser goes to making ear*. I’er- haps it would be the right thing to put out the commercial fertilizers soon, n couple of feet from the corn. Tbe corn root* will And It after a while. »I hope the Williamson plan will be tried on a email scale In every township, however. No farmer ought to plant nil hi* crop* that wav thia year, ibt* can’t safely run tbe risk. lorn is State of South'OareHHa,) Jtflllft*. •€Ouu>rt>f"HkHD>dll. 1 f Jack Frost’s last week’s equinoctial visit to Georgia is said to have cost the peach grower* a coal lost of two mil lion dollar*. There has been lesa small pox in this State the present winter ihnn for sev eral years past, but there are signs of more base ball the coming Summer than ever before. F. W. Wagener-.and other rich Charleston-men, who sold their fer tilizer work* to the Virginia—I’arollna Company g dozen or so years ago, are going back lulo the bu*tive*s, the time they wore pledged to keep out of It having explredr : Generous American* have sent over s hundred thousand dollar* to savoJhe lives of the thousand* of Japanewq suf fering the pangs Sbf hunger. The Japanese governmewt at the same time continues building the most powerful warships in the world. The South Carolina State Sunday School Convention will be hehf In the Creshytcrian church. Reiser, April Itl- 12. Every Sunday school in the State is entitled to represenlation. Delegate* will he enteruined. Special -rail road rjte* have been granted. A Georgia genius claims to hariTdD^ covered & process for making paper ont of cotton stalk* of better qmrlity and cheaper cost than that >n*mttectored, out of wood up North. Macon uudtal. !»t# promise to back him with all need ed cash if ho ilrst prove* what he promise*. The new State Board of Controlhtst.. Its first purchase* of strong- drinks l*.»t week 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 - r ’■» • ■* • ’ Farmers’ Bone c have arranged with several Manufacturers to Sell their goods in this territory and will car ry their goods in stock where they may be seen. AVe will sell strictly high grade instruments on ly and will make'terms to suit you. Would be pleased to*have you call and examine our lihes, or vre will, aend catalogue on request. Also, wc carry several hundred pieces of Sheet Music in stock; Vocal and Instrumental. And if we haven’t what you wifnt wc will get if for you. We can get anything that’s published in Music. Particular attention }>nid to mail or ders. Sheet Music is strictly cash and no pieces sent out on approval. Sind for catalogue. Made with Fish Allendale, - Columbia, ®. O. F. S. ROYSTER GUANO 00. S‘A N . a BUT @ii NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hpreby given That the un- (ler*ign.‘d will, on Monday, April 9th. 190(5 file their final account with J. K. StielHng, Judge of I’robate for Barn well County, as Rdmiiilatrafors of the estate of J. T. Smith, Jr., deceased, and a*k for letter* di<mis*ory. S. E. <fc J. WrHnrtthV „ _ Admiulstrator*. j MilrcbtRh 190CT . m AsrEirssirEr Court of Common Fleas. , A. B. Connor, IMaiiitiff, va. Cora Bell Connelly, ct. si., ^—i— ...JJefeodants By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause. I will sell at Barnwell, in front of the Court House, on Monday, April second, 1908. it being saleday In said month, within the legal hour* of sale, the following described real property, situate in tho County and State afore- sa)d: All that piece, parcel or tract Of land sUunte, lying and being in tho county and State aforesaid, containing one hundred acres, more or le**, and .bounded by lamlsol the-estato of Seth William*, Dr, Stoney anti others. y Term* of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. L. O’BANNON, M aster. Master’s Office. March 13th, 1908. We Are Ready For You. You certainly ilo not appreciate the fine prem iums we are offering vou with Coffee and Tea. , Call and look at the beautiful G piece Toilet sets which wc give with one pound of coilee for $3.00. JThese sets sell for $4.00 everywhere. The cov- k'JIRlVGIlFAMiT# G5c sell everywhere for 75c each. The Glass Pitchers we give with one pound of coilee for 35c 'sell everywhere for 25c each. The Glass, Dish es, Vases &c., given >vfth coffee give you ^the DishVases and Coffee for a little more than the Dishes ami Vases would cost you anywhere else. The thing for you to do is to come and look over this display and judge for yourself. Hoping to have a call from you, Yours truly, nnn mnnn/nn o i Cheaper than wood. W! •i|h*U *««(*• ■wM'i ~ ‘ r llF«. winiai hkTk Iron Fencel I a Ufetima. 1 G. K. Ryan, J. S. Black, Bunyan Morris. - ' * • ' ■ > ^ EOEN ITERIH si5el>: Oil© Pounds Pest “ r— Selected- Pure J5 Jr— Reaper grades and from new houses, h* many of the old concern* will get no more order* until their dealing* with the State dispensary have been investi gated. There am many ways of maktnfr.a. living,'ttfirvlpg ,one’s self being .Ore Sacco, an Dalfan r hpitiWeck'" Bnished a fast of forty-five days, dn*- rlng whh-b •he'wss sexled "np* TfT’tW 5 window of a Loudon circus. He wh*- pald $750 before beginning and 17.50 af ter finishing. Next time lie will fast iu the open air. — It seems certain that there will be no scarcity of candidate* for Governor this year. Hon. M F. Ansel of Green ville, who made #o excellent ft race four years ago on the good gray horse" “Fare von Well, Biother Crafford*. I#: the first to launch his platform and It appear* that Lieutenant Governor John T. Sloan of Columbia, State Senators R. I. Mannlngof Clarendon and Cole L. Blease of Newberry and Speaker .Smith oTCftm4fn will keep bim company. Beside* there are several dark hor*es that may come out of the wood*. The out look for tbe continuance of the R. F. D. Route* Is brighter. Con gressman Flood of Virginia ha# Intro duced a bill requiring tbe post office department to continue the daily operation of all route* now In existence carrying a mimiinum of 3.0UU pieces of mall matter a month. Tb# appropriation bill now before congress Increase* last year’s expen diture three million dollars. All the uuuu the patron* of the R. Ift. D. route* should manifest tlielr Inter est by taking more newspaper* and magazines. The money will be wall spent, besides helping to continue this law of most benefit to tbe people of the country dUtikU. ■W a ter melon .j Seed Foresale by 11,1). S’JHLr \t IvN IIAj:, s. ILL REGISTRATION NOTICE. The Registration Books will he open in (he Court House on the first Mon day (sale davl in each month for the transaction of such bmdness as is re quired by law. W. JrBatley, Chairman. O. R. Dunbar. Seorefarv. For Sale. A^y Dairy Farm is for sale, consisting of 50 head of Regis tered and High Grade Jersey Cattle, Silo, 4 horse power Gasoline Engine, Grain Grind er, Cream Separator, and all things necessary for running ajBodenr Dairy. Cattle and Fixtures cash; Residence and Farm on easy terms. ' Write for particulars to x GLENDALE JERSEY FARA\, Barnwell, S. C. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND FINAL DISCHARGE. CKKDIIORS. ^ Notice is hereby given that the un- All parties holding claims against derslgned will on the estate of James A. Davison, de- Monday, April 2d, IWofi, ceased, will present the *ame to SL F. file hi* tipal account with 'Hon. John Davison. Administratrix, or to II. F. inciting. Judge of I'rohate for Bulst. K*q., her Attorney, and all par- Barnwell County and apply for letter* ties owing (he said estate will*mHke di-mi-sorv «* Administrator of the Es- payment to the of Mary i’endijr, deceased. M. F. Davison. Administratrix. Blackville, S. C., March 17th, \Wir . W&I. »7«h.a90«. • THE # ' Best Bred - Horses and Mules J "Ire the find ' Q: A. KENNEDY keeps At WillistOD, S. C, L' Two car loada of clipping o .. ; . ■■ good ones just received. To £0 with them, iust re- --. ,. I* L. Pender, Administrator. Cotton- Seed. Has'your cotton seed run out? Do you want to increase your yield another year? Then write for prices and circular* of the Original Phillips Unproved seed. J. L. PHILLIPS. Jan. 18—3m. Orangeburg, S. C. ceivcd, One .Car Piedmont Wagons, One, Car Stude- baker Wagons; a Complete Stock aT Tyson f & Jones and other well known best makes of Buggies. Delays are dangerous, but there is no danger in buying my high quality of stock and goods at my bed rock prices. • ^ Remember, thcy aio-at - Q. A. KENNEDY’S, W1LLISTON, S. C.— DR.- J. H. E. MILHOUS. , > ... • - /. T . DENTAL SURGEON. BLACKVILLE, S. C. f . Will be at his Barnwell office every Monday 1 and Tuesday, and at his home office in Blackville ever? Friday and Saturday. JAMES A. WILLIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Burckhaltbr — Bl'ii.dinq, Barnwell, - - - - S. C. Practice in State I Prompt Atten- and Federal | tion Given to CuurU. | ~all Busines*. .. . JILHOIIS, DENTIST, Barnwell, - - - S. C. From Npvember 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. INSURANCE. Life, Accident, Fire, Health. We represent only “Old Line” com panies. THE HARTFORD LIFE, OF HART FORD, CONN. THE PHfENIX LIFE.aOF HART FORD, CONN. THE SEW YORK UNDERWRITERS AGENCY THE AMERICAN FIRE, OF ifKW JERSEY THE EQUITABLE FIRE OF CHAR LES ION TIFE EMPLOYERS LIABILITY OF LONDON All kinds of inaurance promptly wn- ten and attended to in person by Snelliog & Langley, BARNWELL, S. C. CINCINNATI. O. ^Onr IN .1 IrM F«*c* ate** I* aw l tew prittt will twyriM IW. tell u* For sale by BEY. B. A. YONGVELL - Not wire, but Strong Iron Fence. At prices that defy competition. AUo Agent for the Celebrated BALL GROUND GA^Kj WHITE MARBLE., Will notdl*-^ — vy , * fcolor or stain. Direct from Fac tory to Customer. Only tho best Marble. No aand and cement. Cheapest and beat. R. A. Yongue. ttrrwell, S. C. McNAB & CALDWELL ADVANCE SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT TO THEIR FRIENDS IN BARNWELL COUNTY. We are receiving, and have in stock, a complete line of new and seasonable goods, which are very attractive in style anil quality, that wc offer for your inspection at prices which will please you. —Dress Goods— ——- Our line consists, in parvof Silks, Chiffim^LawH, OrgMdl*. iBdU Linen, Madras, Gingham, Perea Is. Swiss, Dress aiid Blouse Linen in white, brown and colors, Pique, Waistings. LACES, Embroideries, A?il-over*Jn lace and embroidery, Glovee, Handkerchiefs, Fan*, Collar*. Cuffs, Umbrella*. Purses, Hand Bags. . ; 5'/ Hosiery. A full line for ladies add children. A special line for school boys. Men’s half bo*a-ln.gteyt-vario>ybf style and flni»!i. J Table Damask in bleached, turkev red and blue, Table Oil Cloth, Towel*—In Turkish liath. Damask. Crash and Huck; Bureau Scarfs, ■ — "Roller IVwelling. Rubber sheeting, Sanitary Diaper, Sheeting in blejfcheiWand brown. -t——■—— % * - l_ r ' ■* V Underwear for Men or Women, Infanta Capi^md Toquea. Shoes. For Men, Women and Children. In Black. Tan and white canvas variety of styles In button and laced Oxfords. v * Plats- All the newest shapes In Fur and Straw, for men and" "boyf ... ilrea*rSchool Hat* arntTCapa In straw, czastmere and duck. This I* no clearing sale of old goods—dear at any price—but new fresh good* of latest style* and pattern*, aod-wc guarantee pricca to be as . low a* Is consistent with fair dealing. Come and see u* and satisfy yourself. McNab & Caldwell, ^fNextilooi lo rofil OlffcfiVT— BARNWELL, S. C. •2= YOil R MONEY" -IN— THE BANK of BARNWELL. CAPITAL. - - ' - - SURPLUS and UlTDIYIDED PROPITS. 060.000- $30,000. Keeping your money In a bank isn’t necessarily gating money. But it is protecting money from loss of all kinds. Some people think that money in a bank must not be spent. Quite the contrary. Put your money in tho bank and pay your Irillg by check. Then you will know at all times just where you stand. Bills paid by check are never question ed. Wen with check books iu their pockets, and their money in the bank are never robbed. '* It will be to your advantage to talk this subject over with us. If impos sible to cull, we should appreciate a letter. V V. CALHOUN, President. BUTLER 11AUOOD, Vice-President, P. M. BUCKINGH AM, Cashier. O. W. MANV1LLE, Asst. Cashier. HOMEY TO LOAM. On farming lawns, LwffrTgi*. No Commissions Charukd, Borrow- rr pats Actual Cost of ferfrctinq Loan. FOR FDRTnKR information ADDRtSS JOHN B. PALMER A SON, Boi 282, Columbia, S. C. * in DICKS - HOUSE, BROAD at* Augusta, Ga. Excellent rooms and good teMo board. Kates, 91.60 por day; special rates by the week. A. F. Dicm, Paor. i : . X- - . -I ■ .* •1‘t ■ ..■i.