Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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least, I which to open is If yonr tiMie Is B&i on the in-mo. ■Orftio KoM to.lav. Thurnilar, you tran not votoln the rrlmury Kleoiloft on nc*tTne*dny. An ■ ostoeui'Ml WeMtlfUton fricn*! ~$eo<l* «is a elipplnsr from the \Vs«h1ni{- 4>»n Jilar of reoont which quotes ’Irom the re|K>rt of United dtute* f'on> #nl,Jah9f* r>unntn{( of MHhh to the I»e- Wiin-ntolUX grlcjiltnre tnri flnnwor.^ Mr DntiniM *H,ts thntmoie than I'iOO• "fWft U HntftratfritBTU otit «>f llte UiittcJ States u» s oliitfie bank in Naples . JTIm* OXhiUl of the hank of Naples shows that It h.-w more than 1SJ.0)3 a*’- feOMDts opened to llalian tuii^fants In thoUnited States and during the Ml* swl vo»r just closed placed to tl) ir credit more than SS'H) OW DjirlBj' the saute perind its liana *qnt fnmi Sonth AmefleatO this one flank fl.llat.000 on Increase of fSOO,0'>0 over tito p»e- \laiia year ami there are mwiy other Hanks in Italy. 'i'he Idea.of most Itafian emigrants, says cho emi^raltdil cpnimlsslonor. Is to ftoenrtinlaio sowothiog Like a for* ttuie hi the Unitml btate* and return Vivh ft to Italr. Kotroft PKd’LB: ~ This correspondent —rommrms well atuT wI^Ty. I wonder what ltarnwell conPtv or Ihc -btain of >mith <Jnrottnn \vonhTt<i> IT They Woie t mopiod hv sstoh InhabHauts. itnpposs be ix'ople of ttie County or bt!Vt*s ►hoflld inukeitthrtr msln endeavor to cecuro gold, then Mind that-gold ti» »oiti« fur aoav part of the eanh, nod .i’ontlnui} ihere .to haild their uetmunts ■ In foreign t.anks, who i lien vvonld httild 41 p the industries of the State, ti.itln- rain MiG educational instatnthms, beautify homes and (eel the pride and Interest. In Iho community without Whh;h no place ran ho ilo«iriil.'Kv as a Itofno? Uov. Folk of Missouri in toh tltooilog t!m citizens of a town k> fliat btate JfSVef'thoin good advlee along thi.'. lino. aortsewsarxvn llisjulviue was Mia' ttioy shonld atauil by hTims*^oterprises. Instead of —vernhog a npiil ord«*r to some plane from home why not go to your home merchant and buy ot him. ~7~ „ TT Im has not what >ou vva?»t, wake It worth wlilic ami ho will keep It in utock. Heemf your money at home, where if. is made, and t!rg~cohFiim»lty ^VviiilLmrtf4s r lou ewnt jr :iway and the j ' --«orrrnrtTTTTfy pnlfors. TrTTnianWIds a home, ttoui spends tils cltorts to hcautf* fyitisf the home of smmtheiiy eNe will , it lint he to the detriim-nt, of hit own. -then vv hat liput ht will a ula*#of “people In to a konunuMity If they coino qo ■ viiilHiiV'J>sk Ikoiiqid ond rtiiid whrt'f trf^fft'rwnee wml : - |i|nVC llrm l|tU‘lltHrir"ni yield* to h(did up u foreign cupmu- prtr? ' ~ _ I never tire of rondhnr vaur ariiolew "TfRT fTfT* • ut)ject and believo It o a very Ttve-isauB. Carolinian. THK BSJTIK11FLY COUMTl'Y. ^ Sorveyors Misson and Reeve* liavo . Piifsh«-«l running Ihu lines of proposed new IJ-\>»ard_.County. If created U « 'will contain 4;1'2 square, mile*. .117 of which wiILtie sliced from A ikon and the balance of lid from Kdgeflehh, . fivthspc the nup rescmhles a butter- 1'1 * with N'oith Augil»ta ho the liftail ifrbwbmlr'?ir~'l|TTn'.Tle part Is n>ileH lirer.ih while the wing* mu' hack —:—and rew.dl to H'hito I'otul and Llh nuor- » on the one side and to way up In Kdeo- ileUl on the other. RARNWRLL BUTldT ASSQCIA- TIOX TiXPcntlvc Cort.inittoo met at Black* vllie on 'J'hursday the kud Inst, date liyed for the next meeting of the Barn- Well 'Baptist r Association to br’jlin j "^Tipyyda v Oetoher 2oih 11*03, place l>t n- marV. Tim Ladies Missionary Society nf Ih*! llarnwMl hsptUt .Asuociatlon will hold their annual -meeting orr . Friday H*h t»t *ach hour «* hi ay he m»igi>e r rtHh< > wi by Coinmittee on pro- graumin which will he announced after ■j-.^oyhnijieglna^ Next murtiog wW be Site Sotli annunl rpstlon. It was do- eltlcd to celebrate tho event by request ing Ury. VV^ l). McMHlaq to pr^parc- nnd rwd n htstorival sketch of th« RnrnwcU AsBOcUtlmuirom its begin- nloir uu til tliP.fceosooteMmc.‘ Followed T*r acini centennial *«rmon Pro. 'V. Jf. Jones. All churches hIso Ladies Missionary Societies In tit is Arsocia tion are hereby reqnenied (o forward at ♦uwo to J A. JciiUna I'retsurer. Kdne, A. f).. «i|' M*t eljitg or ’Vonrhcr* frrr Hmtdes paUI out by them during ttm f- jpfeacat Association yr.ir. J. A. .Tdnklna, Hoc. ExrCtnn. Tbo CongressloriBl Record 1* great Afherlca’* gnmtest jonmal. Tho eon- tributor* to- U* coitiutu* wr« «H won of high degree, the Pie-ldent. tb« meinbera of the Cabinet, Senator*, Representative* and other dl* tliigoLh'-d public servant*. Published V during the *es-lona of Congress, It give* tho vKId history of tho todav, of tho progrrs* of tlio pro*ent iitvf the ornphecy of the future of "the. Jjepnb- llc.^ And while drallug with great eventa It I* equally careful of detail*, of the Tittle thread* that wie wr.ten into the great flak of flm Country. Tho history of every billjand resolotion I* glveti an I the record of every Senator and Representative l* a* faithfully kept a» the report <ff Aim atiendanoe, depotTmont ami progress of the school hoy who marxrowrtir-bp JMrtrter form ih the r.oxt goMeVathm. '......J-— l-faying read the Itrcord dtiring the recent s<-s»l<in of (Tongree*. thu desire (o know more «ff the riieThncl* of legis lation hirpclkd mo t<> Interview Con gressman Jahiea O. Pattorson, of the Second IH-trlct and his relation was so Interesting and Instructive that I oiler a brief HilUmiry of llte events of the strenuous life in tho nation's u.M-fUd. In substance, Mr. Patterson said: '•on tuLlu# mv seit in tho llou-e of KepreKentatlvrs at tho ooftHiioiuicinent of the Taat. ses*iou, I \va* Impresseil— almost awed—by the fact ho f or«) me Ihftl f was rstte of tiro small f tcmncra'lc minority in a body **f throe ImnsUod nod ninety six members, the ishlest public men of all the Stales, wav many of them with long vear* of service nml experleturn behtrrd them, familiar with sfliilr*, and all having tho one innch of selll-h hnitinn nature, to get their srotloha and their-fatrty the hest, ( jond qi *t s*f all the good loaves and rtifTios. and to throw rhe erusts nn<l crumha and bonos to the .states of t'he South. But that very cofttriist in condUinna and our clreuinstances kindled anew my am Id Hon to l >e of some service to the eon*tituenu who had honored me by'eTectlon and I resolved then am) I here that 1 would live and lalmr there in tho spirit and-understanding of a good and gr. at .Tdshdp’* motto, “a* much as In me la. 1 * “— - . I hail baen familiar with hard worj,-. with the necesaltv to overcome obstacles, the dvsira rurd do to r m I o arkm to play my part to tny he^r «hfHt.r, from tire days I spent si tho little log school bouse of the Lower Runs to the door of the Capitol And now that mv lir.it session is at an end, I am con tent that 4 bnvo acmOiplUhed more than 1 at first dared to hope ami fully confident that at tho next session I will caFry to complete success cherish- oil niMasnres that will be nt litrgo and lasinig iMncHt to my constituents. It was ihe busiest chapter of mv IKe. After tho earliest^ breakfaHt tnat mv hoarding house wmild fimiish I went, straight to my modest office where.all my pa pc rs were kept for study juul Wafiblngton. And list, but not , to ahow what the peonla elavwJier e depart tire, think of him. be has been appointed a member of the roceptldh fcoiomlttee to meet tlm Hon Wm J. Bryan In tho cUv of New York on hi* arrival fr«nn his trip around tho world. Now, Jn*t think of It ! a BnrnweH county man who, In bis boyhood. ptHbul tho bcll- /cordovera mule and veiled, like we do now. •‘(lec.yon fool!” think of him In greater New York at a ten Mion-Hud- dollar reception! Wn led Hko ho Is ahlo to stand h's hand among those Yanks, or clsosliero. Andln the face of this above facts, his opnonen.^shovihl have walted-tlielf Turn, with theondet- srantllug that theiels fortune for him that wait*. Rlah Mas, conduct new the large mall that came to nte from eVcry County in tny Uistrlct. After portant cominmdeatlon* I would go to Ttre CajiTtriT to do my share of commit tee-work H&d to bo in my seat when tho Speaker’s gavel fell, nt 1'i o’clock at the beginning of ihe^sessloii ami at II o’clock during the latt weeks. Very often the day session* continued until U o’clock p. m. uad then after a long, ileiaTed dinner night work would eon- tinue unTfriaFe houra. That was the regular dally routine, but the re "We re other dtUiea just as important nndex- a cling—icpc.iunl fall* >T thn di tie rent governtnetn deoarrinent Lu ui«. huaroat of the extension of rural freo deliverv, tho securing of ponaiona, for tho faml- jjea of veteran* of th« o!tl wars, and furthering the passage of measures of vital interest to the people of the .Second District. —Itirring the tesaion I introduced 57 hill* auil IT Keniliitions. 11 Handing mo a printed statement, he con tinued : “Here l* a list of the bills and resolutions introduced by me during tho s«*aion which 1 am sending out lo my conatUueuts a* tho recoru ami ac count of my stewardship. -To show the dil'.Uuilty a new man has In securing legLlaliott, I mention my -experience with my bill to establish a F’isIi Hutcheryjiii me second District tor the purpose of restocking ID Ht,reams with approved fish. I went to the Department of Fisheries and stared my case and rooelyed courlemis treat ment, yet cold comfort Tbo ofllcials wiM-o i bn pressed wir.li tho necessiy or desirability of tlih hatchery. Not dlacouragciT I-went there again, tium after timeirud on my sixth argmntmt tfwy openad their eyes and hearts and recognized that I was light. Theft I introduced my bill, U was referred to tlmCoaiuiitieeon Marino nod Fisheries ^JtlAih went to the Department where l bnd lwvn six times beforo thnn. '1 lie 1 >eI>ariinenl approvgrt slic UIU, the As you Wish to know and majke pubM j the pintLorm or each and every c iudL-, 1’LAIFORMHUi’ Til£UAND1- fthitn 1 gladly fhrnUTi the foliowlng, which ha* hci napluc *itice the.agitrttUm- DATf^’ Realizing that many vetoes have heard the (unpinti^n spcocTic* of rhe eafulid.ites for ijte. iloo-o of Represen tative* we proposed on eampsfgti day in lliiriiwelLbj_4)uo!|«l» the platforms on which the ejindi fates stood and were running, if fumishad to »*. Tn dr rea- ponses are given lit the order lit which they were received. » . -y i' / ^ ' • ’• 1 ; DR. A. li:TATTERSON. A. B. Patterson lake* the pnsl- Dr tion thata maj >rltv of tlm people de .-ire thj HqtTbr li.indl-iLiicuonling fcoRitr constUiitic.ii- and the law. Had this -been done honestly there would he very few opposing the dispensary, lid has always boon a friend tn tho dispensary and like others have thought that the- dispensary was the very best solution of the liquor question. He fulls to ate how a candidate for the Houae can positively tfecDre. wh tt hD utiltudc Wilt he next J muarvi-—w tho facts are gathered togethhf, when all the tran-actiou* of the dispsosary hi emitted, when the truth is known as, to I vs inner working*, a* to .its honesty 1 snd dishonestyitnd a« to Us bnstnes* and tinhu#rness JTicthods. '1 it at we are gatherinydnformatjun and should not haHlIy arrive at conclusion*. That we should proceed, cautlonsly^ All change watt not ri-form, it is reform That itio people demand. This I* a OusUiess proposition and not a sentl • menial one That *->nte of our political frlrnds arc advotiting County dlspcn- ,s«ry and sonic priTJithltion, wiiiie other* vvoro adyocaling h.*l,llug on to the State (lispeiisary and enacting law* purify ing It. Tho Doctor holds that if this I* done so as to prevont. graft^-bribery and stealing, that he would support the mca-ure. otherwise he woitld vota .igalfist it, and would support a hill for County dl*|wn»arv,'proviiictimll corru{>- can beo-Xidsid si. • ; The Pres* and a few prominent edit-, cater* sic advocating Compulsory edu cation. because of the illiteracy iu some of tiie States, a id the law *e nns to bs a necessity. He docs not iblnk that Jiia iicceasrTy exi*ta rn ppr ftdinVbPA Wising aUSidard.* In the County Schools, so as to prepare a pu- pr> P) enter Hie f | Ifei'k Mi 1 ! attcudiug Ur the most urgent irurttm-' "nrt^U'ftTsbn. TTe Ts HtrOngly i,-n pre-sol WS —CLT’Vk < f lHhiberg - ' ha a Aoahlcd bl» five vs*nr rcc -| r<l a- first bale - farmer; wpeK-hcfnre last he snr |) iisc '1 Awyii f r*» with t<* 4+>Vrrtid-on-^f hnmhiy cams to time in ClmrlcMon w ith a t’r»t of 6Jo pound*, good middling cotton, vvhioh brought 1.1 cts per pound N MWADVFdVHs K M K NTS. — r- Bank of Barnwell—Quarterly State• jtiifkof WllHaton—Quarterly Statc- lueut V ^ U M. Darlington—Rxaminatibq of Teacher*. W. B. Johnston—Elto Lot and Land near Blackvilie for salr. . Ji PtlBulsit, Esq. -Let* and Land* ■VHatB,- ,. NOTICE OK DKMOCRAtfK 1 J RIMA R V. fu accord unco with the coittstftutlou «ad role* of the Dr.mocra.tic pnnv due notice I* hereby given that on TUBlZ. DAY AtKrUiT iM. thOT a prlmari! election will beheld Rttlie usual frlaceif of voting iu Barnwell Counfy-ffrrHrw purpo** of acmlnattog candidates for the following oftiee*,-Tt> <)a« (favernpr. ,Oue fcloutetunt Oov One Secretary of H One A.djtitant and j One State superin (ion. v . One Attorney Gene One State Treasurer} Railroad Commissioner. ittnr General, nt of Eduea- CT.Tmnittee'repunod unaiiTinou«ly in its favor, uud the bill would have gone through without trouble but for thc- f,j':t that iu tbD eampitlgn ttuu' speaker LAm.-on act lxls faus ittee g IHnt agaiust Bpiiiulrrtarlous thai; yrotfldhaveswelled the cxpriidiitires of the year. At tSo nexteeaalou mv Hatchery bill and oth cr* of'TDYnrTmiM.rtttiice, will 1 hope and bctUn>bee»meh«tpTnl Iaw»~air,d "SefrelTort* wHitnr^givpn to^tliclr pas- When the next cession rpmrr.ence* 1 hopo to he ifFTHSFenjoyment of my usual per feet health, far having learned how laws arc marie f propost; 'then to do my full pare In making them, and when 1 come home 1*11 he. glad to see you again and to compare what 1 Khali .hnvcetfected with what i have under taken. Congressman Patterson is the same uiiacHlsh gentleman he ha* been all his life, a man of untiring, unllagglug energy, a Imllfivor In and lover of h.tr-rf . iwork, of broad judgment, sound teas- J. A. Jonkina—AdminUtrators Salc.-^ajning, straight principle*, pure Demo cracy and the open manly manner that command* the respect of hi* political opponent* and wius the loyal contl (kn.eof his multiply lag friend*. J. W.S. --4 Cong rdas, Second House of Itepre- nr. ndent at S o'clock a. pj. ni , when the result apd’thc A* to Congress tin n Patterson. ^ When we consider that qur nongress bnm ttotinff r.u- a few month* heeu seatiul and consldtrej a represontii tH r eof the 21 dTsirlel. your correspond ant was surprised to see two aspirants asking for Urn place. Of cour-v they have h right to run, oven If it U for “Teddy’si” place; but our J. O., bejng a bora son of Barnwell, who, In hi* boyhood sealed sucker* on hi* father’s mllldam, ground corn for the custom era. worked on tho farm just like other pbapatlo now. whose career In Con- grcK* I'.as jufct iKJgun and has been marked hjr good sense, intelligence and jiuigmdm, and whi>*e nmeh learning— not like the Hcctisalioti mndo against J’auVn- King Agrippa—hat uqt inadn hfni hfad, but diligent iu bu«lness; nut given to much wine <*o far a* 1 know), - kind, aceumn.iodating and homelike, full of the hu-ines* placed in hi* hand* by hi* election toCougress; and. 1 am informed, thl* l» the ftral time In it history that Barnwell county ever ha a native n sit a* much at one session tu tkoiuw making house-la. tSe ticy 0 with doing away with the preparatory departments in thoso institutions^ and rai-ing the standard in the County School*. Tlw ih*)* not fnvor bringing emigrants into the County in quantities, that we, have no room for them. He is oi)po*erl to Mie ItaiWm-d.ve* not object to any fi.rtign family coming Irtto our neigh borhood and making their homes here, especially the better class of Veotich, iri*h, English and Clcmramr.* we are deseendsd from these people. Ifc oppos- <*.itny einwt'gtrIn uui ilias hOafThg upon Ulk Bccauae,-after throwing away. Btato property to the value of f2*»<;,5tO 00 and ereatlng new expense* of 139.100 00 amT burdening the people with tg— creased taxation during a hard year of poor crops, you have accomplished nothing but the launching of an experi ment. < Taxation should bu held down to the need* of the goVtrmmnt ceoaotnicaMy admlhlrfered. On this declarathin of principle* I ask the votes, of my fellow citizen* of Bai n well County on the ad'h Inst. - R. M. Mtxs,on. L. P. IJOYIJBTON. of i^c questions ivV)W before tho people not began, j entered the nttur at ir f.-ire hour a* the peopln generally know. My reaaoji* h»r so doing wore that I di j nor think that there was a single candidate in tiie race that would advo cate thu principles that l.wUbcd to i vn ain «nd b‘come la w and not being able to get any one to . enter the nu-e who woulil take ;iip the tight I, from honest,, conviction*, for the well faro of onr county and htnt.\ offered my self. J stand for the lowe-d rate of taxation tint,will ce.qnomlcallv. defray the expenses of the government and favor the hO.pcr ccat. levy, also a local board for tho‘cqnalir.alion of assess ment*. I favor the liberal hut eco nomical support of all schools, but wHF not vote for and fiTfpbse compufrorv rducat inn lliiiler B. F. THOMAS. *■ - — Fairfax, S. 0. Aulf. ^0,1906 How 1 stand on tiie different Issue* as a candidate Tot Re presen tatlva. ■ l»t. Taxation. I don’t favor any Incrense In taxes, I think onr taxes are too high now-. 1ZZZ . ' ind im migration, I am opposed to the scum of Europe that is pouring Into this country, as every body knows we will have labor rttlkFs all oyer the United States, and for various other reasons that 1 have stated from the stump.' 3rd. Comoylsory Education, I am opposed JO-Cooipulkory Education and think every other white man in South Carolina ought to-ljo 4th. Dispensary, 1 ntn opposed to the state Dispensary. I favor County Dispensary (or- local option ) fur Tlf6 simple reason 1 uni n^t willing to let l,hu nlntdcon (19) dfy Cnuntiew-ln the existing cireumstan- ees. f shall always keep at hcartjthe- wclfare of our public school* tlwt I believe need our most earnest eotlsidc-r- ath'U, 1 would gladly welcome -any JiCOplO Id oiir state or coiintT. but believe itourbe-t policy to restrict cathcr tH^n ir.lluchee immigratioii 1 want fpnfm Carolina to remain a state for Clouth CisroHnl in*. I would also like to tee whatever gaja or protits made iu all pursuits of life ke.pt as nearly a* possible in tier borders. 1 hsTB Pever drank Intoxicants a* a beveihge and havo had but little pre scrltie I for or Hd)iilni>terod to mu. 1 am at heart a prohibitionUt b it know that a minority can-not t»kn /^on- a- uisjnrity a thing that ii so generally loved or u»eJ. I want prohibition made a National issue lu our next campaign. Under existing circum stances t favor the maintenance of the, State Dispensary with all the safe guards that can he thrown around it. j do not. think thej>luu to estahlUh a similar iostitutiou in each county or the conn tit?* tnat may want them plausible, for good or. tvib re*uft« could destroy or make them a menace. Iu -c-ase they should not be< prothably managed the people would want’ them discontinued, and should they he proll- lahly ntanaged other towns would want to engage iu the business, to ijjfow all Mtrrte prirtirgrirTrtrulil be equal jus- t“co, but Mils privilege if allowed could mean ootliiug more Than the idd l.ar eystern—ve+rti tome restrictions, s*id restriction* would amourH toTtbouFlIie equivalent of a coat of iamb’s wool put on a lion. L | take this npriortunit y to thank * the people for what they have done arid r.iay do for my olectfn-n and hope to be able to repay every effort made by them for better government. Kespectfultv; L. 1*. Boylston. .THE SFAtE OF miH OBflHSir cot'N'TY OF IVA KNWF.I.f., taxation. Dr.’Rattersow-proposcfc if elected to Introduce a Hill calling an election in liurnwell County within ten day* foa each voter to have the right and opr pnrtunUy to cast.hi* J»aliot lor the Stttt- Dispensary, formho County Dispensary or for I’rohibftton. He think* this a question that Ebmdd be stltled by people. ^ ROBERT M. HIXSON^. Education. ^ T am in favor of better educational facllitin*, both Itf bur town and rural sections, to the end that each child may have the opportunity of getting a good common school, or business education. a booti-iuore priceless than gold. I am opposed to compulsory educa tion, ; — in a country like ours, whose govern- tneut la “of the people, fey- tfeb people and for the people” m» nian, nor boilv of men hive the right to Interfere with parental control of the family*; this may do for down trodden Russia, but not for tree America. liniuigratloB. I am opposed to Indiscriminate immi gration which bring* Into onr »tat«th» paitphr crinrlrmt «rfitilT*Tf^Enjopg. Ln- s trail of lu duct u g such, to come to ibnuh CaroHoa every effurf^stuuild be used to discourage tlm class from tutm. ing, and to sea tottrUint Mio-c that, do conu? are of the class that will make good respectable and law abiding cit- J. EMILE HARLEY. / Iii responne to your request in re- gard to my views' tTW tnc aitVirent' issues wlticii confront tff* people of Barn well County 1 beg to make the fallowing statement: 1 ant opposed to the increase of the assessment of taxes instead of the levy action which was filed Mn the oilier i.f the Clerk of the C i urt for said ' Counii mi Hitt Ibid J.iv of July A. D. IfiOd and to serve a cFpy of your Answer to the suiif (‘onq laint on the subscriber ut his cilice in Barnwell for the rca^nqihnt X”fcn»rd canslAtlut notrrptnfnt -wWiln the fnt« aforesaid. of frvo me;i in Gohunbia are not in the same position to say what tho valus of •>ur pron-rty is tliat the Boards of F.qualiz vilon in each Township r.ic: i am opposed to tha Burexa of Imini. gratinu fot-tbc reason that it is ditli- ouit for ns tn induce good nieti to our country,, anl ou the cuotrary we have only i^CcSedcd in inducing exile* and mau of tho crlmihal class. The best labor of tha .South Is thtf'fiegDo labor and I Miink that tiie Legislature iu its w isdom will devise some wav by which w e can control the negio labor, t am opposed to 'Compulsory tion for tin reason 'that it Is dot priteti calile, that it takes away from the people their liberty w hich was guaranteed to I'hr Uouiity views Assessment of Property. Lam opno-ed to any p!i»n calculated to raise Mr* taxes of our people, arid opposed to. anyttiter- Abe Stute (>?spensary Isa state iiivtitu- tiot) oacli •joniity that has voted out the MrsjWTnSary. under the Brice hill is ru- lorence witit the rights of ths prop cftyTiqldcrs to va+tm their own pn>p- ertr for taxatioii—hrti^xlng thar propfe are honest and that they know better tbe v T alno of ttodr prnpeity tlt iiT any Board of Asaessora located In Lbl- ttinhia. 1 . Dispensary.— _ I am IndlvhlusH'v oppnsq,1 fo the sale Of wniskey in every shape v xnd would w ipe it out of existence if such cmtld he done without leaving a reign of blind Mgers and free whiskey. Believing that _th Is cant he done, I - a m of thq opinion tliatdf the pooplo will have Whiskey that the present DiRp«n*ai*yJaw purified and properly adiainistered, preserving to tho people of each county Hie right tOTOtadixpsaisarles In or out as in their judgment they think best. I* the bast solution of the question. I have an abiding faith in’ the honesty, wisdom and justiue of the people and in their abiUty tu .amie-aH such q'n'sTions iju a proper manner.,—l-»tn oppored to the' 1 fund* arising from the dispensaries in Barnwell County being prorated with other counties In whirh th**re are no dispensaries and shall use my best of* fort* to correct the earn**. I ant opposed to county dlejwnyario?. 1st Because to adopt a system of countv dispensaries tha Sf*te Invest ment in Columbia, iu building* tir'd machiaery used in tho state dlsp'-usary amounting to *236 600.00 wouidfes^b^- solutely thrown a wary. ,2oil Uecause each dispensary would have to confine it*alf to the a lie of case goads or put in bottling works to do which would cost the State $107,500.(0. 3rd Because it would coMt cach county at least$1,200.00 to maintain a purchas ing Boird costing the State $6ljS00,fK). 4th Because every dispensary would have to bottle under the supervision of a United .state* Revenue OtHeer; the entire time of ou© would be taken by each dUpcnsaiy and would have to be paid for} 5tb Btjc«n»c tire tax lew on nil prop crty ln the emnity would ->ave to t.e gtratly Increu^cd tO provide fui»d* with white childrenatould he Ccmventp'ii cndoibcd my thc7f! ISks. The n.o-t important suhject whteh confront* Ihe people of the state ii Rrii J: whrskcy-jmibUun, As ytmr T,“gislator I'Vntexf to abOltsit the rttate DisfieusWry iind for tlie peopie ui juiv avhsither or hortliev want County Dlaoensarias. My riMs ui fur so doing Was because under tho decision lof the Supreme C«)urt it was 'decided, ‘'That !)ccause to prmnto iu the profrt-i.” decision, as Hie pc.ooie of m kltjdv. is very tiitjuKt to our county jyblim Sontjwqwt- to -run the Dispen sary, The consequence is that in POl thd* sales of Barnwell JCouqly, amounted to about >111 Odd (.kJ, and "We were entitled by law to 10 per cent. 6f this amount, bdt instead got only S-.V?-*) 00, which goo* to tiro Common Schools^f-our-couuty; In ICK). 1 ) the sale* the* ainqiintWo .were entitled to 10 per cent' b;it instead got only $2,lt‘0, which weiR also to tne coninioit Bnhools ofuur county. With ealo.* |87.dtXkQft, more in 190j than In 1904 our scln ols got $6,120 (jO less money, and the con sequence was that we were compelled to burrow money to continue the >i ‘i‘ 1l ‘dTllVhl t>>n I'Oonty •« This deficit therefore, was caused by the decisions of the- Supreme Comt which compelled ns to prorate with 19 counties wltlch arc supposed to have prohibition, atid the only way by which we could keep all the profit wo made tin ler that decision was to liaye county dDp'Ui'.aries. ,My second and last reason for voting on this bill was that the State Dis pensary was supposed to be corrupt and impure and a* the sentiment of the people of the State was against it, it waatlbipossible! to get good honest men to accept the position. When 1 went to Columbia as your Legislator I went there determined to uphold honesty snd Lthink that mv vote on this Dis pen-ary will convince (he people of the County that I voted to protect the county in her school fund and as a repre-cntaMve ot honest people, ji/ If we have a county dispensary in each of our towns iu the county 1 hiivo letters from counties fronat.. several states It) make tw revenue and lu eome the counties the people have to pay in> county tax a; aii. Statu draw fiimx liarhwcU Utomty the+r-jamrata share of the Dispensary profit. 1 am ratlsited thst wc cap run County Di-pcnsurles with the same precaution (hat tho State DDpen- vary has been run with and the. County get ad tho profits which will l hm saiisfi^.l reduce Cur taxes each j«ar and give u* more pioney to tun onr puhllc school* on. ‘ I hope every voter will thoroughly understand my^ pTalform, 1‘ am only ridlng oue bor e. Very respectfully ^ B. F. Tliomas, -— J. C. GRIFFlV. ^ In his platform a« stated^n hi* cam paign speeches Mr Griffin envphasl/.cd hi* conviction that Education is the niost important issue 1 elore the people, Ubu especlallyTn tho eonntry'~d.*trldt9 b Mter rtrhool hoiisca and better teachers are reeded to make the preaent system nearer t-hw Ideal. -The country teachers are not paid ad* quale saiaries. anH country children atuqild have all opportunities niid advantages of favored iocalitiefl. ImproV© tire school ami Compulsory Education will settle Itself. Re is opposed to Ihe raising of the property asireMmeoU. and a* the c,ourt-’ ty rer.rescntativc ou the State Board of Equalization lia:< so stood audstamis. He is f>jip<t*»-d to' the Fiatc Dispensarv system whichdto considers has been weighed- in tire ha'ahees and found wanTTnjr in honest men. He f avors the county dispensary s.vsfem and is satis fied of the fact that the'e arc a plenty ot hone-t men t > manage it projierly in Barn wcIT (’min tv. a.— -i— i! - i* opposed to Incllsfcrlminate im*iii'*rar!on. Our ginnery has been thoroughly. bverhajUtei ;■:'■■■■■■■ , V 1 .’F> We-are prepared fortake care of your business in a satisfactory way, A trial will con vince you. * Oil ifFW. QUliNl. Manager. -r m HARTSViLLE. S. C. i C^-eduestional and inlHUry. Buildings large and'commodious. b«at©d t»y. furnaces or steam provided with aho xer baths and situated on a campus of twelVft acres. Pure artesian water. Instructors graduates of leading colleges of the country. Terms for board, tuition and medical attendance for session $120.00. Uniform* for cadet $30.00 foryounjr lady abuut irld.OO for sesson. Write for catalog. * _ X"'.. RQBT. IV. DURRBTT, \ . ‘ 7Z. ^— A. M., Principal. ngebuig Collegiate InstitDte |HealtIrful Location Conservatory of Music Strong Faculty. 2AH—Five Courses. A T Coifi t ofCoirnmn Pleas. bte[dicn Tyler. i'ialnlilT, agUlUSt* ^ | 1 ■■■* ~—— tfc I I *■> )l$—i SIIR IS I ■ t- ' _ “ HW V Arlell^ii Camly, 80 varietiei .Csiket nnd Crackern, Apple uud Peach TSttTaE Tvder. Anna Strtham. James , , • . . Moseley, Luther M celev. Walter Mose- !lr ‘ ,ful R'dle. Bam we!] County know* no lietier goods Hum UieM o»n -b*- ley. Qs'.ar ^1 otiylc v.-Uiti' ton- M esc ley, bought, yon tnay~find as good but none better. All kind* of Vegetables, Meat* FDli and Syrup in cans. Jutus, Preserves, Home made Jelly, Sweet and Sour Pickles, KeH>‘ne.s Mii-tHrtN,J,)iives, Vinegar In glass, 15. to 20 Varieties Cold Drink* always on hand. Iro Cream blocks every Saturday after 4 p. m. If.jour Mattie Tlluster Faust I alrick. Janey Ma»el('y. Arthur f.. fliycs. Burges* Ferguson, Minnie Wool folk, K44 Tyler;- Fu r man Tyler and Ada Ferguson De fendants. . , . COPY SUMMONS. FOR RELIEF. (COMPLAINT 8J:RVKD.) To the Defends nt* above named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in thl* within i^entt days hereof; exeiitsive of ilic day 'bf*>such service; afid if you fail to answer the the plaintiff in this action will apply to the (Jourt for the rtTcf demand in the complaint. ROBT. ALDRICH, I’laintifT s Atiorney. - Dated 25th. June A I). HKMi. Tii. tha iJefenitafiTs, Hattie Gthster, Faust Patrick. JaneV Mo-eley, Arthur 4^ It«ves,~Biirge«s Fergmon, Minnie Wool folk, F.iLJI'v ler. .Fuxman Tyler and AdaT’erguion. Take notice that tha_xompla!nt, to gether with the m.uauns,.ni which the' TTiregoing is a copy, w as tiled in I tie nf. flee of the'Clerk of the—4-'*rnrt of Com mon Pleas for BarnweTT( ounty, in the State of Boath.Carellns. on tiie second clay of Julr; A. D. 0. Jhily 2nd, K >nT. ALDRICH, I’iiiiniitl’s Attorney 1D0G, Barnyfeli, S. fhem by the coiistiiiition of the United States, and tliat if u law w6uhl place the negro schoui'on tli’e same, footing withHhe'white schooie U/ui^r a.Com pulaory Kduontional law tho negro, who only pays abqpt 5 per cent of the taxes Avoltld ho r-rmp-lliil f-t nttniVt I W «<‘ho6l the sahie length oNiino tliat tha THE STANDASD BRED TROTTIKCj J? Ref undcxljf Pedigree etc., to Pacl A. Pim urs, M. I)., Scc. Stock Itre ioera 1 AssoJHatlou, Springfield, 8. C; NOTICE ^ rv^Tvrn^giA-^ CREDITORS. All person* indebted to the estate of Mfft, Martha S. Myrlck deceased arc ro- TTucftc ) t*) make prompt payment and all person*'hiving claim* against the an Id estate wiil^, present the properly attested to F J. A. Jenkins, Administrator. ITlTiie, S. C. WOFFORD COLI.EGi: FITTING SCHOOL. Three n<”jv brick hiiilding*. hpat and e 1 octric lights!. ' lleftd Steam Master, thyeo teachers and Matron live in the buildings. 1 mil vidua) attention to each student. S{tuated on the VVoff«,ir.l Campus. Students take a regular course to tho College Gymnasium, and have accea* to the College Library. $125.00 pays for bmird. tuition, and all fees. Next session begins Septem ber 19ih. For Catalogue, etc., address A Mason Dr Pre, Head Master, ttpar- tanburg, 8. C. DS. W, C. lilLHOUS, .feBtisr, Barnwell, . . - s. C. From November ist to April wjll be in my office every da irom counttu* tronx several Lc a -i . - , 'r*— tire union iUmwlUg tp4 thej AprjJ to. Npyember I wt i t- a* innuh as a matter of [attend calls in the country or meet patients at any of our towns by appointtne*L Full English Branches. Military Discipline. PARENTS, 7 EDUCATE j/T YOUR CHILDREN. your Boys AND GIRLS. Stenography and Typewriting. , > Ancient Languages, Latin arid Greek. PARENTS SEND Modern Languages, French and FOR catalogue. German. Expenses Moderate, w. s. PETERSON, l>rcs. Oraagekrg, SrCr- Sewing and Cooking Classes. YOUR ADDRESS Model cblldjyn have never jecndee Cri’am Blocks, bring them along and treat them to something they will never forget.- Tire celebrated Fox River Butter always on tee. Apples, Lemon*. Powdered and Grabulatad Sugar, Cocoa, Chorolat© 6 varietiss Teas, S yarietic* of Coffer, cveryt variety of spiccj. Cheese, Domestio and Imported Macaroni. IlamsrBreakfast Bacon, Mackerel. Herring. PoTatoea Don'tTorgeJ“Big Ben” and Cabbage. ni)|ftn*, Graat rsriiity swotting 'WnfraTOsn" Cptton Bale” in 11b, bag* 50}. ^ • . Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarette*. Snuff. Impo.‘*lfc!e to enumerate all the good things wel-arry, but renvember w hen you want aomethlng good e$c that Ryan V the place. After five, year* hunting of the best feed for Cows. Horse* and mules wc have atTasTltruck It. The cow will meet yon n liK « R^mile and glvft more milk than ever. Horses and Mule* will deafen you with tblr glad greet ing*, plow more ground and carry you on longer journies with greater aa*©. Fowl* will perch all round rpiv,, lay more egg* and bring forth more youngsters^ Come and *»• us. . - - —— S. BLACk, <- G. K. RYAN. J. ; DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY -IN- THE-BANK of BARNWELC. CAPITAL, - - - - BURPLJTS and TTNDIglDBI^PBOFITS, $60,000. $30,000. ■T '-'’"Krcpliut j u*rr utor**)’ tit a l-unk isn't neeesiarily eavira money. Bat H ia-protertlna money' from ]osm of all kind*,' gome pvi-pl*-think that rnOiieyjua bank uuipti“"ni$-lai spsgtjg QfitWThe J cmrtmj. Pat your money.In the bank and pay your bUhrhy'TCeO.tL Then jon wUtkirovr at all times .hn,t where you stand. -Ililla pahl tiy kw, querthm- ed. Men with check books in their pockets, and Uicit_muaey in the" bank aisi-ncvLr rolils-ii. . *“ — It will be to your a<tvantage to talk this subject onsr with as. If hnpos- glble to caff, vre KtroTrld appreciate a Jctur. C. F. CAUIQUN BUTUEBHAt.; I'reMrlenf.' P. M. BUCKINGHAM, Cashier. -G. V\. MAX V1LLE, Asst. Cashier. Real Estate tor Sale I* Town ot Blackville. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IVHAT YOU HAVE FOR SALE. One house and lot for sale. Jot seven ty feet facing on Clark Street by one hundred and sixty foe* depth. On this hit l* rt good dwelling ho-,r«H with four bed rooms, dining room ami kitchen, ami hath room and good w atef; house comparatively new, and Clark Street one of the most popular in the town. ’nuygdpj. On« house and lot. (or sale, lot forty feet facing on Dexter Sireet by two hundred feet depth. On this is a two story dwelling house with four bed rooms, two up and two down stairs, with dining Yoom and kitchen. This house is on one of the best resident street* of the town. Title good. These house* and lot* are cheap for the price* asked. A two story brick building, store beneath, residence room* aboye, all needed outbuildings, one of the most desirable business .Stand*, on South Side of Raiiroad^Aveuuc. 10 Acres of land in the corporate limits of tho town of Black villa, with eight house* theraon, and known a* part of th© Dr. G. dir Lartigue estate. One lot in town of Blackville situate on North side R. R. Avenue with one drug store building and two good cot tage dwelling* in rear of store, in same lot. and known as Dr. (J. B, Lartigne drug atore property, adjoining the resi dence of Mr. P. W. Farrell. 'For price* an I particulars apply to . II. F. iiuut, Ksq, A gt. of Soutli Carolina. SESSION 1906 1907 BEGINS WED NESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH. Five course* leading to B. A. degree, and to L. I. degree and one to L. I.. B. degree. Certificate* given for work completed in any one of lb« depart- mein*. _ — — Expense*: Tuition fee $40.00; Term fee ?IH 00; Room fee $0.00; one half of each must he paid at the beginning n| each term. Tnltlon fee may be remit ted upon presentation nf certificate of inability to pav the the same. BENJAMIN SLOAN, j President. WOFFCiRD ■ M. it. COLLEGE HENRY N. SNYDER, LL. D., PreaD dent. Two degrees, A. B. and A. Four courses leading to the A; Degree. Library and Librarian. The VV. E. Burnett gymnasium under a competent director. J. B. Cleveland Science Hall. Athletic ground*. Course of lecture* by tho ablest men on the platform. Next session begins September 10. Board from 512 to $10 a month. Fof Catalogue or other Information, a<D dress J. A. GAM EWELL, Sccrerary, Spartanburg, 8. C. DR. JSO. P. LEE, JR.. ^Dentist* I WILLISTON, -». O* Will-work anywhere In the count* by special appointments pi--, f • r 'M gKiT " "' f;' ■. !