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| ' Sliioe the jiresant (»enfr«| AMcinhly
befitn lt« work In J^niiHrV P07 1,200
|4>U<it luive heen IriiroitiiMit, nml etill
m. W. Mmi> E^t * Prep’r thief (-(11110 |>oiii-lri^’ In. ‘ TbeM hill.
_ - ' ! *c< k t i.itCHl with hII itiHnntr of reel
• --- H ,„t imnjtlnarv wrotrjfrt.- If oil were
ti992)t Calvin CIRITL.VTIOS' ^ U . (1 ; )M ,. rovJ ,u*t u, rKtt t
I^^Ulatore* linve been Kr<»>.«ly Incnm-
l*et<>nt or Ititvxm.iih’y'^nreh-jM. ' lint
..*4110*1 of them lire- jvre.cirtetl uod. ndvo-
rated by men who m* an r.eiLJMtV w in»
tin not know a. much at they think
they <J(*, ... - —
A .ItaViger rending the report* of
leglsJatlve tloing* would bo k tl- iu _lh£L
jtnttclueloil that. South 1'arnlioH i«
either too much governed or that her
law# are In a ishvotlc condition.
srsJWA -
JAMCAKY, 30, vm.
QOVfcKKtohXT GUAMrlA
Two wiiic* ego- thtf
rejt«iUtion inhipte l a'tul jmitiin T gnfed
lin DectJtnhor ■!th bv tiro P'lStoni -l 1 l>e-
liirtiiMJiit wa* pnbil.Red on our tlrat
l-tj?*. We nlvo editorially called the
nrtent’oo ot o.tr ouhrcrlher* to thU new
Aopartnrt* and Invited their tliongflf*
and dei’iaiana. t>roHiUlngthat we w uuld
Mr Winethlng ttvinv.
More tijat> -we exp-Jt-ted have pnt ,
their date* up to the government re* j Town.hlp I'halrmen of the County
<]uirmnanc, and we have n goodly mint- DlvUInn i»i‘n«H tako notice that ion
ber of proutisii that other* wilt
To the Harnwall (h/tinty l>ivlNl<*n of
the Southern Cotton Giowots’ A**f»-
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do Itkewiee.
A» oimov hmVtiht have read llnvPo**
-- tail JteioiM •♦•filiation w« rrp’utrtbik U
v _«t the head of the tniul cohiuin Of our
tolrd | age, and following It odd be
Juund quoted from the Orangeburg
Tlrpe* and Qonloctat a iHHtHoai ) ot llte
gVtiTtirneut'a frtfoOlta 1(0- adopting thU
new teguiatiou. Thi* artlcu* uu.wei*
the <|ue*th»u that aome have a*ked why
the government ha* made tin* change.
Tbi» new regulation w ilt go into cl
foci on Apiii l-t After tnU date pi-
I ter a will he carried to »nh*orlber» w no
are not bohlud more than nine month,
in ilte payment ol ».iibacrlptb>n~ at |ot»t
and present rate*,', fne within the
county whei«r published, and oulaide
h at tha cent a pound rate. Hut on pa-
jtert of *itb*ertbe/i to re than nine
montha tuddud in payment the four
«ieut* a pound pbatage rate w ill be « x*
«ci«(| |n.advance on each w eek’* paper.
And there will ho thi* further tMH'er-
«nced
It ba* been the rule to weigh all out
c »unty paper* and pay gvceut- u pound
upon their total weight.
Under the new regulation that rule
wrill be continued a* to paid up" miI»-
♦crlptlott*, bnt a* to tho-m more th.ttt
nine inoii:li* behind It will he rerpriml
fliat a atMHp auttlcleut to pay Ibr U*
-^ttan.inludoti aGtdrtr four cent.* a pound
rate aiiall he aillxed. To Llni*tratc how
IT will woik: At prevent Under the
did rule the pm*tago co*t of lending
a *lngle wrappef weekly paper a year
4Vnt«ihe the county, no matter how far
—fa itwtn three OTTrnrr^-tfnd^r
fegtilallon where tlie •ub*crip‘Jon U
rlltitr rntmtb* fn arrear* a one ccut
Wuuip dinar bo put on each, niaktrrg
il»e poatagu for a year Hfly two cent*.
The publl.her nni*t pty that postage
weekly. Of courae be can not *tunJ
that expense. ^
Next week we will pvirwie the mth-
Ject. Weantlinejwe hope, an.l expect,
to bo ptinuicd by all out of county
aubucriher*. either through remittance*
.•r req ie*l* for xuUifncm*. , C
Tim otllca will be open tdx ulaya 'ki
tuc Week to out county Itlendt.
will elect delegiite* to tlm i ottnly con
vention which will convene,, at Itarn-
well on Mo day, the thirffVt.iv Of Keb-
rtiurr TOKfor “A.r H ettng
county olthH*** lor the cn.ulng' year.,
ami al*o (ielegat^* to the State enliven
thm which convene* at. Ooiuuilda on
the aeventh day of febronry, ttgjd fu#*
thv tr inaaction ol/anv and all loivine**
tliacun.rv cume before the Convention
on riiat dav. You will a!*o cmitiihufc
fniul* for the wiicce.aful carrying out
<>f the |ilan* of the said organization
It 1* verv Important thaL everv tow.n-
*nl!> in the <!ounly have a full and com
plete delegation.
Kraok II. Greeeh. Prosldent.
Ilarnwtll lilvivlon S*.U A.
By order II. L gl’Bannon,
Barnwell, S
SoiM-eti rv.
January 27, MW.
Senator Bale's lia* introdueed a bill
to amend tlie cnu.tltiitlon lev limiting
the length of vc** on of the UcgUlatUi'**
-td lliircy nine pay da\*. The p'irposc
I* ihoVnI ,uud reilglott* rather than
economic^ Under the . pre-ent loity
dnvs limit Saturday I- lastdav of each
*e**lou, and the (egMa+nm Invarlwblv
keep working uatll about day break on
Sin.duif tiiort.iog.
Ii d.iea’nt look welt Tor the law
maker* to s-TsmoIi an cximplo of law-
iiri-nking. 'Ihe iliirfv nine day limit
would on fa -top to thi* desecration of
the SabbUth, a* Fridity would he the
l;i*t day of .the nex-ion. Tiie Friday
* :s»ii.i' eouTinilf etftfWmted atl Saturday
If neee»*aiy, and many uiUiakcs av<dd-
ed hv tne leisure aKowed in linr*hing
u(i the work of lirejicstdon.
rh k r.ANpor i ’o x <; u dk lKb n .
Sir. Edito
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ItbGE umuiK r AiJjiticn, t , J
The toaull*! that hi* fa>b^r wore lu*.
romc to him—not a gift or an ilihetl-
—gguce, but rtia f I pairing of h U -<wi on
daavorn, th« i’fulting of nl<Mm_\varthi-
d®*** ~^ -.vv.-.
_ •( ■ Before the down li»d gr/ivph Upon his
nheek the bugle caUyd the gentle lad
from Id* tTnirts to-'&bldlu and in lliat
liard sellbbl for four lorig. weary year*
lie learned under wintry skica^and
through summer beau the fe*sona of
murage and farth. fervlce and aactl-
dee, loyalty and love of country tlnrt
-‘-^ave iiTOulded all tile life work of hi*
buay manhood. * ♦
And wlren tae war storm jyissed and
he began to hui d among-It* bsIic* hi-
future there were aging parents and
ft rowing alateca-io sftare withtiie moth
er Statu and tlic prostrate South, tlie
love of bl* heart, th * pfoti-ciion ol iiis„
hand, the labotMif Ida brain. To all he
wa* trtte amt fitiihru! ft ltd'the work
that he ha* done stall '.* like that of
, : h>
the aenlptor w tin tiasymt '.tie wurtlith
i»f ills heart into the rcariile ytiat he h**
«‘ai ved and Wrought into p* rfect re-
kemhtance to h'linm iiiHiilim-**—or ;
beauty. For more thati Ywo act>l*e
j’eara he ha* ho: ii(*Tfrc ”loTrden* of id*
sllIgTbe and made hi* name a htniMdn ld
word, honored ard loved in an any
liomra that he has saved, from wrong.
To every call of the State he lia^ given
ready obedience and for her there ha*
been no sparing e.f hi* time and toil,
and her approval has been snllicle it
reward and recompense. Now in the
full summer of hi* year*, in the, per
fect. strength of right living, ripe in
the learning and wisdom gathered and
reaped from many source*, clear
btained, clean fouled, white banded,
he Iras been called to the Bench, where
he will hold the scal'-it with fair, linn
Baud, write his name high among the
nUnliters oUjiystlee now dead ar.d gone.
► hut whose Wisdom lives and keep* lus
trous. There he will he the sure
sMiampinn of the right, the wise Inter
preter of the law* a guide to lead to
Higher ideal* and one to prove that the
-virttiea of t he past have not vanished
ftotn the earth. •
> , 1 _ j-ijrAfi’p w+rrrgrrtfrdTnrtdr
for eithor-licaltd br tileastno gnneraTtv
stop at ihe larger towns-, whose people
arc said to live on Yankee* in tin- w in -
and nsir, milt HIM !iilf!i ell tile
i>al<ino' of the year. In iliC'C germ iu-
lc*ied ti.wns one I* lucky if he hold*
Tm o w n In tfewfltr andtiapjiV hwtwtftf'
he t* contented with the daily tread
mi l orii.'.*.
HuiToTtie man who goes fnrenough
South arid gets out into the country
thut God made and nn-ct* and under-
stand* the pe.npio thou i* no eq'.ial
ploasiite itrouiui.orhealf.il resort with
in the knowledge ot tTTI* S'-rihe.!
To tempt you If possible to give
yourself and vottr reaitersa rest, wliich
I’m sura wiHtld tie welcome to them
and helpful to you i’ll try to draw for
ypiir enlightenment a moving picture.
i»f ttHv’n.-st aey-iiou of thw- penlnsniar
8(a:e. Far down YoVard tint Rver-
■g ade* on the waicrs (.| t hariolie liar
oor warinctH.v the Mitntner sun and
fauapMed h$J.b£ ,<>fcnne sea breeze* i
Desoto, the weal^liieet cmitity in lb-
rUatp. And thougti couipari«oii* n.n
iKj'inllon* I dare ssy that tlie pick of
tt*-proph* (rre-Hr-er^-twe- rresin-vrf—t4rr
two Uatoliua*, Oeiugtft, Kentucky Ac
•Vd a tine Inemiship exists tiotwcou
(hew, tlie re arc no Old time iliffereoct s
t.i Vex their Irleiidsblp, 4*ach i< our Id*
»ir her best behavior and all succeed in
htdug just a* good a* people call he or
ought. t.ibetxiore they pul on angel
wing*: —
But how could folks be otherwi-c
when ttic orchard* aro'goideft with
grape fruit, orange*, tangerine*, field
of c.assu*a. prize winning pine hpples,
gardens abundant in (tHlgutlut vegeta
bles all the year found and acres ol
etig ir cano sweeter than honey,in tht
iiouey comb atol puta)we» growing iidl
day s in the year. **
BurTtratAa iiot all. the prairie* l>rnad >
level and fertile funindi partnrage to
immense herd* of cattle that "supply
market* from Cuba to Chicago- w 1th
eholcemneat*. -’I he re anv tiiincrdtu
as often a* tie ehoo»e* kill the f itted
calf. No | rudlgat* to le.ot however
l hev are a leiiglmr* fmople too, and
a ine-.iting that I attended wtU not tT
foigotten. Tltoie at tending wero ail
well and tastefully drcs*ad.—-^.uer the
niorning sTVico nil ilie.^ougni gation
eojiyed a pic uhi (litincr of great
abundance and perfect prepnraitnn,
'aud tlie afternoon wa* pleasantly spent
fft-t tn- -format intr trftrew am fTl IF re 11 .Vw -
ai ol old lriend*hip*. Thi* lio*pltafity
NEWS NOTES.
-I.a«t week’s blizzard weather enabled
the j.eoplc up North to illl their ice
liou»e».
W,I. Bryan predlcjyibc election of
tlie Democratic candidate for I’renl-
deut thi* vmu .
‘J.aAV. Ijafes. the ^reat steel magnate.
*-u-(* that .ivlien people began'to wear
old elnthc* the panic passed away*
f.awyer J. A Mcthillough of Oreen-
vlllc entered the race for United State*
rietjator. There wllll likely bo otiter*.
. pfmisfi of Reprea<‘ntaxfV*«i on
Satnrdav passed a bill that was mift'de
a Irw at last year’* session.
Friday and S iturdav’s blizzard wrns
thn worst tii Ma*aaehu**eft* In fifty
Vears. Part m tha ti.ua tha wind blew
10U ml let an liour.
Governor Ansel on Saturday ap
pointed Giles l,. Wilson of Spar tan burg
Bank Examiner in place of I.ee U.
11 oilman of Anderson resigned.
Three Island* off the coast of Mexico
have disappeared recently a* the re
sult or earthquake disturbances^ They
were of considerable size, guano camp*
being on two of them.
If Governor Utilities E. Hughe* of
New York should reSWve the itepub
lican iioiuTiiatlorv for l’re*:dent this
year he will tie thn ugliest faced can
didate of file g. o. p. since Lincoln’*
race. : •
The unre*t. In India I* so great a-
nu.ng tlie 'native population that the
British government i* said to tie pre
paring to concentrate all It* regular
troop* there to check or conquer a re
bellion. ~
John I). Riicliefeller, tlie vastly^rich
oil nmgnati* - ' reached Aa^giista tni
rbursilay and will spend the remain
der of. tha W inter at the Bon Air Mote
I’ne t'iddpsr weather of the W inter
can.e fi*Vafter him.
’I he boozer* of August* are Uiirsty
Tltelr larger patronage of tlie North
Augusta Dispensary lias exhausted the
supply of cheaper liquors- ami under
the law of this State- more cannot be
hougnt until February comet in.
' John D. Itockt'feller last week turned
olf nis slimmer place several,.hinidred
Italian* to make room for unemployed
Ajn« i ie.aii*.
On Sunday he otteude'd his favorite
colored chiireh in Augusta 1 *and enn-
fi t>u ted 'iboiailv to the preacher, who
though sick in bed got up and went
m hi* elnir Ii when lieard that Croons
would be one ot.tne congregation.*
. The Inst week blizzard and snow
*ti*r.in cali-ed gr*Ht sutler I tig among
tlie poor (d tlib north. Goal-in New-
Ydrk ret.-Tiigd/iif, -110 centa-a bucket.
T^dSsatids *){ unemployed men were
given work shovelling snow at good
lie wss desperately tttTr mY Ttie b^ -
glnnlng. ajnl although Ins surterlug*
were Intense at lime*, he wa* patient
and umtnurplalnliig, yet hoping that he
would ove.rcoute the disea*e % and g*-t
well snd strong again. Uiituiir heaven
ly Father4i><d plaim.‘d otherwUe, and
he quietly closed his eye* to the perish^
tug thing* of earth to open them we
trust in a brighter better world: - Du
ring his sickness, me amount of sym
pathy snd affectionate interest stiotvn
him. wa* an impressive evidence of
the high regard in which he w..j held
A home ha* been made de-olate. a fain
My circle h i* been lirokett snd aii sch-
itig void leff In the hearts of loved
one* which can never he filled.
Hi* body wa* laid to rest in the'
family graveyard near hi* homo on the
day after his death in tho presence of
a targe crowd of friends and Wlatlves
to awaL the resurrection tuorit The
funeral service* were conducted oy the
I’astor, Kev. T. 0. O’Dell
A Friend.
January 13ih 11/D?.
•TA*t joy be uncontlnjed ” On fourth
page we give a sumntsry of the speech
wade In Columbia last week by Senator
Tillman, which ha» won for the first
time the applauding band primary of
The Atate and The N$ws and Coutb-r.
For the pre«eut wu leave onr^J:^er-
Kartner* to the inttruciion* or their
teacher. When their enthusiasms cool
stfif we will be ready 4> sliow them
wrberdn they w'ere and are wrong.
present s*:h*dnle* of the South-
In gy ore very convenient 'for
trim Barn-
take you it unoieu.
I.
^km left tn veuth tho dear old Jarm
and wandered lur iiwV.y,
The years rolled by ; the sheriff came
to sell the farm one day.
Then up there drove. a stranger
grand, who down the coin .did plank
You’ve guessed the rest;^ The man
was Jim. lie owned a citv hank,
H
John left one day the dear old bank;
we* lost to view tor years,
lit* dad, the batiker,buffered much.
and got in deep arrears.
The shei iff came, hut elr-se behind,
to save the bank from liarm.
A stranger came. The man was
John, ileoirmd a paying farm.
Washington Herald.
wag-*.
February |9;h UW about forty
macbi:.i»t» quit work iji Uli:ule*loii on
a strfltv for slVdrfer htMU*. farger pay
tha regulation of the nnmhtr of ap
prentices and other privll-ge«, which
-Urootmplovcr* ie.fu.*ed t'> grant. .
After hearty a yewr ih« airikers give
up l.i-t wtek. Most of them found that
their | lacca have been filled ur.d the
shops have tto use for theni.
The American Batt e fleet sailed on
Wednesd iv of last week fpom itlo dc
Janeiro for it* next stoppiiqf p ace,
I'unt^^Arena*, the most southern poftrt
of the Western continent. Thi* i* tlie
most dangerous part of the exiterimmit
a* it innlude* the Straits of Magellan
if the licet shall get there it w ill have
oomple e I half the trip to Anti Francis
co. So far tlie winter ha* been very
favorable. It i* now Summer in south
latitude and the be*t ttmo of the year
for passing from tiro Atlantic to the
I’aciflc. ^
The Leglslaturei* now In the t
Week of the »e*sbin. Ft protniscsHi* he
uaJiatVl or worae than previmts^cti
1IEMORI AM.
Just two month* ago today, as tbe
first pink streak* of light ii) the eastern
sky gave sign of tbe coming day, the
soul of Mr. William Walter Allen left
his proatrate body and
went out Into
tlie great unknown future. Bowen, a*
he was more generally known, wa* the
eldest eon of Mr. and Mrs. James ]{.
Allen, of Allend ale. 8. C. Ho Wa*
born March 2nd l»7*. and died at the
home of hi* father, of hemorrhagic
fever November 13th UH)7.
it Is seldom that, a community re
ceive* a snider ra-ssagn 'f'ban Ttlit
which announced the d aft of cmr
young friend,
TUE GOVSRNMENT- GRIP.
From 1882 to IHC-* the~Unitcd States
government collected forced taxes from
the Cotton grow ers and owners of th-
Howth of 168(173 818'DO. Frtmt 8 r outh
Oarollmi the government took $4,17.1,-
420.10. ^ T "
The Snpremi Uourt of Hie United
State* hi* dechfed tliat said tax wa* il
legal. hui- the nniecon-trnctcd South
hater* In Googrs** It rep the hHt*
pay It back smochcrdd lu co nmittee
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A CUKE FOR MISERY.
“I have found ft curb for the minery
fMAlirfli poi-on prbd'Uces,” say* R. M
Jainc*, of Louclien. is. c. ‘-It’s called
Electric Bitf: t;*, r.nd comes In (>0 cent
tiotlles It break* up a ca*e of chBI*-
or a tdlion* ^ttiK-k in almost ro time;
and |«, put* .vello’v J'litndlce clran out
of coinmiitaion,”. 'I hi* great tonic
'medicine and blood put ill; r gives
quick relief in all *tomk(h, liver and
kidney couipliilati* and the misery of
lame back. - Soid under guarantee at
C. N J , Burckliallcr’s drug stora.
AN OLD FOGY LEG [SLAT
OR.
.ReT return tail ve E. E. Verner'from
Oconee writes to the Keowee Courier
of -(Vinthrop College anil wi*e womiu :
Guessing* at what the Legi-latasre
will do i* H»e guessing.at the verdict
of,a jiu'y, or a little more so.
The members went to Winthrop
ostensibly to sec if th.* State’s money
had bev.n wisely spent‘there, but really
I think, to hayoa good day and a big
dinner, 'Thewgrt both.
The Eindt-tgarteu. where little
children from two ycara^ zo six, are
phijiTTg wtrh putty and parte hoard, it.
sfems'.to me, would be Irettcr done at.
their l.omes playing in the sand and
inaktng mud pies, but then, 1 gues*. I
am an old logy, and will have to let
them,alone.
They teach wJuA is called reading. To
ticar one reftd'ydti would, call it speech
making or reciting, a* there wa* no
book or piptr of any kind to read
from. It was waG done. I suppose
that again i am behind tl-.e times, for 1
have nyer yej; heard a woman ii) pub
tic speech who did not seem out of
place. I believe the.f should peflorm
oil musical inatrnmei.ts or sing in pub-.
Be, but public KpeakiTig, never. T.et
them learn to teach, to sing, to keei»
house, to sew, and many other good
tiling* thaf-ehby leftrn *t-Winthrnp,
but, I think it would be better to leave
the sjiseedi making to men. The giHs
are not taught iaundrying ut Win
throp. h seem* to me that they have
about as much need for that kind ot
training a* any, as the boya ail over
the country now have to rend, or
rather do send, their laundry off to
town to have it dorm
It i« a little curious to fu-e a young
lady RKOITING about the country,
while tbe-brother has to send his col
lar* fltty mile* to get them done up to
suit him. I didn’t mean to say Unit
our girl* cannot do collars amt cuffs
good enough for our boys; still if these,
country lad* wish to appear as spick
and span a* their town cousins, why
shou'd not their sisters be able to put
the fixings on thorn just right ?
<&
crai Assemblies. The-multltp
mea-urea Introduced sliowa that t
I.e^ristature is dfirldeJJy u bIBibft*.
body.
Tho Ih-n law will la*t ibis y^ar out.
Tb * bills to ^epe.-i! 4t now before the
L«-yl»tatm-g~ffx Jarm.try 1st I!rt>.) a» tho
end of It* existence. If k .it i* kiiled
muiv voter* will Try to restore it to
life and with them it will l>e a' live
w ire i**ti .* in thecoming primary cam
paign.
THE MEN LAW.
I •> the Howe of Repre*Piftatlveiutiho
bill to repeal the Hen law passed ov a
vote of 7? in es to 82 noe*, practically
Ihe same vote a* cast la*t year,
ImTho ^senate hist scsGini ilie vote
wa* 20 (gainst repeal ko IS for repeal,
bur it i* thought-that tbe repealers will
w lu this time.
A SAD STORY.
Tlie advertisement of the Bank
Blai-kvilV tell* how a railroad Engi
neer Lw-t (he saving* of Tears through
keeptog bU imuu-r in bis bouse, from
which it whs stolen. Acconliug to-tbo
Augusta Herald of Sunday riyo white
b iy* were concerned hi tlie robbery,
ica* e»T'UctTttv pi fored by ihu).e' whu-f; N lxt>u - cluu-ge.UiiUi being the leader,
came considerable distance.
Now if you’ll go i’ll give von the
right direction*, but I’ll not let the
public know, lest a w.lmie lot of our
people- should emigrate there. It lb yy
should few of them, if unmarried,
would come back.ag du to Bairnwell.
I’ S. 'I'ney are an unforgeiting peo
ple too, for since my return a box of
gloripux rml ripe- orange* and t iftgi*-
rine* ba* coma i roni tin* orcha^B- of -a
tienrgia— Floridian wbh-b wa* a veri
table treat, ami to broVe all that 1 say
l send too Simples’
Visitor.
wa* arrested Saturday night lleliad-
gone to A thdita, v) here he met with a
neg.ro w ho promised to help him get tp
tin- North with tl-.e money. Between
Atlanta'and Asheville the negj stole
the money and skipped to- Uincinnati,
leaving Nixon strapped. lie was on
the train returning to Augusta when
arre-ted. and had only a few cent* on
his per.*,m.
Detectives found the engineers strong
box In Augusta, and recovered about
$3’>0 of the' money and deed*, mort
gages, and insurance papers amount
lug to some fid,OOU.
Washington, ft. t}. Jan up |{gi 8 ;
I can supply a reasonable uutuher of
tequestj for a new and I ui pro ved va
riety of tobacco feed. in packet* Con
taining enough **ed M ptunt two acre*.
es|K'C(aJly adapted to the section* where
they will be sent, uccotiipautftd bv foil
fin-UncUou* lor planting and grow ing.
Invite cor: rspondonee with any
priation of $24.000.((00 to be allotted t-i
the Htate* and Terrltorle* at the rate of
♦S,000.000a year.
GOOD MOTHER. BAD EXAMPLE.
The Stats of South Carolina borrows
from the. money Icndera every-year to
pay her debts and keep tho machinery
moving untH'ihc crop* aro made and
taxes paid. - a
^Fct. im-onsistently, many legislators
ana the Governor want to keep tho
people who tnakc the crops that pay
Ihe raxes from borrowing money or
buying goods on faith of their crop* to
help them make their cotton/ when
the State can pay It* own wav it may
have better sliow of sense and right to
say Th-m shall not to her citizens,
THE ROAD"} RESTING.
HratBUcs e mini led for a hta.ijrf^
Not them Railroad show that there arc
now In tbe United States S.OO;) locrtiiio-
Vive* and 82|),000 freight car* oqt of u.»e
her*use of tbe falling rtfif of fralHu
the cry wa* etery where
OF BARN-
WKLL GCUN iV.
trrTre-w 11fttr*t Hicre are ten
di-ppioyu le* rupffttJg in Bcrnwcli
kfi 01 ' ntv Kdth gross sales amotuifuhg te
"over fifty one UMMMOIM (lAllars, the
last quarter ending tblwv flrafrof De
cember llk)7, and heliei lug, as we da,
that «ucb a trutllc. wiih irsevil in-
tl jcme and th * treaiendou* outlay of
money. 1* detrimental to the welfare
and best interest of the citizen* of
Barnwell County, we invite all good
CH'zcn* that a-e opposed to the di*-
pwunary system to tneet ivitii u* at
B unwell. C. II . ou Moudav'the 3rd.
dav of February. A. I). 1J0S at eleven
o’clock, a. m. for the pnimnut. of mrg*_
niting the Barnwell County Prohi
bition League. TI19 ladies throughout
he. county are gspccially inrrtgd to at
tend. / ' —
Signed. . Signed.
William McNab. .
It. R. Johnston.
Dr. E. L. Patterson.
Rev. VV. G, Britton.
M-.-Itenso**;-
F. H. Creech.
D-J^TGirn.
J. U. licci.
8 B. Mo«ely.
W. I. Joweia*_
J. A. Meyer.
J. H. x\rm*trong.
W. H . Dwot-an.
J. L. Baxlev.
G 'orge Peacock.'-
R. Burckhaltcr.
i. Jenkins.
THKJUtiJlDE.
On Thtir-day tne^ltlarita police jail
was empty for the first time, In fifteen
years. The prohibitionist* claim tl-.e
credit.
On Thursday the North Carolina
Senate passed by unanimous vote nn
anti-saloon prohibition hill, which was
made the special order for Monday jn
the House.
The bill toTloonso the liquor business
in Charleston was killed in short order
on Saturday by the House of Repre-
sen tat lyes. '
A FIRST GRADE TEACHER.
One pf Union’s gifted ludv xeiiool
t» acliers was rec, ntly a-ked wlutt fhe
dUPwitii herTime during the afternoon.
Her reply was -I spend half my time
attendliig to my own business and the
oth'er lirtlf letting other people's busi
ness alone..
RANK FOODI.S1IN E84.
• ‘-Wlipti attacked' F»y a cough or a
cold, or when your throat is sore, R I*
rank foblishne-* to. Crk: any jjTher.
medlcbie than Dr. Klug's New Dts-
ooverysay* CO. Eld ridge, of Em
pire, Ga. *‘l have u-e»l New DtSeOWry
seven year* Hno4 know B 4* 4he best
rained ,- o:r earth for cough*, croup »nd
all thrinit and Tung troubles. — My
cbUdn-H arc subject tocroup, but New
Discoverv quickly cure* every n.ttack.”
Known the world over a* the King of
throat and lung iem°dl“*. _8oU1 under
guaranree at C N Ruickhalter’s drug
atore. 50c. and I (K). Trbd UrttP Irt-e
-TINCRBgCK PROSPERITY.
rongrc*sinan Tawney of the House
or R^prescn'tirtivs*. Congress, appro -
commir.ree,
vear
siiv* that esli-
miist be senlFd
down one Imnrlroil niiBion dollars in
order that expenditures may' balance
receipt*
priation*
mate- for
>
Aud tire dcnith will suffer
ling*-
tU3 SCX-
' «• IT DOEd THE BUSINESS'
Mr. E E. (Tnicbertaiu' Of Clinton,
Maine saraof Buckien’s'Arnlca Saiye.
It doe* i he bu*iness ; i liave n-eil i'
for i>He.*-art4 - cured H-cri;—4'--rtl Tt
for charbed band* nod It etlfed them.
Appiic-d it to mi old
4-t wH houz
inre and. it lt<i:!e<l
at C. N. Burckhaitt-r's drug store.
RIGHT FOR OROE: r-
Only the rtber-dav PrcCdcnt Roose
velt sai-i ‘-our sol ' «v*t“in is gr«vt|y
defective In *0 far as it tints a pieminm
upon'icere literal v »i -'inliig, and tetnls,
therefore to^trrln tlie hoy away from
the farm and the ork*hop.” and I e
added that “tiio eaHi(»g i f the aCtTieiT
tiller (»f the ***B, ilie oa’dii.g <•{ tbg;
skilled meehanic. should alike be
reccgniz- cl a* a proft*sl..nju*r a a
Well mi he calling of tho lawyeror'.he
doctor. ,—
A HIGHER LEVEL.
health
King’s
Jacob
Mia i tie.
•’I have reaelrrrt a Usher
level since 1 began uslpg-’tfr.
New Life I'i-ls.'’ writes
''ptinger. of West Franklin.
”'l hev, i:o#q» -Hi* stomach. Hvm' am'
tin w^ts wo rfc Ing j-urt-4;»gbr' > *'—ff 'TbPxc
pill* di^rpoint vbti on tflal. o-.oRey-
will he lefunilcd at C N. Burckhzlter’s
drug store 23c.
AND
RACE BEGINS
TOP STABLES,
AT HILL
BAMWELL, S, C.
A
J.
‘CREAM OF KENTUCKY' 7
Horses, Saddlers and Harness, and Brood Mares, Fer-
spnallv selected bv the Veteran Caj>t. Dunn.
JUST RECEIVED.
All Blue Grass Beauties And as Good as Pretty.
Pride of tho Prairie Horses and Mules for nil purposes
always on Hand.
The Best that goo4 Judgment and Expedience can
seleA
^Vagon8 and Buggies in great variety of the very choicest
materials and built by master workmen. For comfort and
durability, g^od looks and lightness they are unmatched
in the States
Harness—Honest Leather Goods, sufficient for an army,
any single piece sold as readily as a lull Set.
r j Whips, Lap-Robesr Umbrellas, Bridles, Saddles and all
Horse Goods ever wanted.
PRICES RIGHT, AS ALWAYS,
CHARIalK BROWN.
i
%
'f/ie Oldest and Strongest
Bank in Barnwell County
Depository of The State of South Carolina, The County of Tarn veil,
. ami ’ITc J'mvn of ilarnwtll
Capital, ------
Surplus and L'cdivldcJ Profits,
S60.000.CS
S45.000.tt>
Tn «ave money Is not bard when or.pe n bark ncccuct l* started f)r
iiiOtit-y in a batik cannot burn a hole the juu-ket.
"A IV-tuT: acco'int mciin- paying bill* Ky’ cfnck—the only absolutely
safo way. Check* leave no room for argsrou-n’ 1.* to when or bow a
biil wa* paid. Ea h check is re.orJed mi the hank's book*. These.
togehcr w ith vour^timuey tyi 1 tlie cantuiii£iLcixnJu---itre V-ft for f««»
in burglar and fire 7<Toof vanitii. Y’ou'Tiave aecese to them at any
time.
I.-t ti* talk this over with you the next time yon are in town If im-
poie-ltde to call, write ua.
" rV-g ist n .rriov notice
The Reei-frntlon Book? will he oi>en
In the Court. !tou*e ore tho lir
flay (*'(b' due) To each month
transition of such business as is re
quirutl by law.
W.J. Buxley, Chairman.
G. R Dunbar. Secrets?y, '
10 a m to l p m
lilicntions for.all
t M011-. lVi, s ious. 4
for the D. C. BuxcSTuUter
Tension Cotmni*»loner.
Barnwell County
NOTICE TO DIvRXORS AND
— CKEDKORS.
All person* Indebted to rfie estate
the k.re Mrs. Jane Mnodc. dei-ra-ril.
wtft please mntavprnTnpt 'prvinenr and
any persons having ei-imis against ssi l
estate are requested to, present, them
properly attested to the
“ IV. M. I 1mden,
' Alin iniatrator.
JannarySJ 1H08.
lay of March lf)C8 in-
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Congtesyuan J. O. Patterson has
introduceiFA bill tfl establish in the Je-
partment of ngricqlture a bureau of .
i.ubilo highmay* and lor the apprzim,^properly atteated to the undersigned
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
All person* Indebted to the rsUte of
the late R. M. Bowers, deceased, will
den>e make prompt oavnient nnrl any
persons having claim* agaiiuft said es
tate are requested to pre’seut theni
F. AI. Young,
Executor.
Fairfax, S. C., January 2Uh IDOh.
T RE A S U R E R S NOT B: K.
Tho Treasurer’* office w ill be open
for the collection ’of r; xr* 1-vied for
the flseal rely- comineneing January
l*t. froinj^e 15th dav of () -tfther
1907 to the loth
elusive.
From the 1st to tho 8l*t rinv of .Tann-
nry 10(8 int-lusive a penalty of one'pet
cent witt be ■added,'—
From th“ Dt to the *28Ih day of F(-l)
ruary jnehuive a p> natty of two per
cent will lie added to all taxes paid iu
Febrnnf-y. ' -
Fro:;) M-.e l*t to Ihe 15rK day of
March I!H)8, a ponaHv r>f seven’ ner
lABBAGt PLANTS.
d beet plant*. Mv plants «n» all grown from the
same grade of seed I sc? mv crop from. We hsve all
of the leading varietie*—Early Jersey Wakefield, yery
•mrly. Charleston Wakefield, about ten days l«ter. In -
fiat varieties I drave .succession, a medium eartv snd
short .stem Flat D|itub r late. Prices up to SC00 $1 50 per
thoii*ai)d, w rife me for »peels 1 price* on lar'-er Iota %
■-These plant* are all grow u In thenpen air ueur sail wate
euld without injury. ^ /
* W. Y.l ARK. 1
>Irg*tei.ts, S. C.
I
(Vc<
PENSION NOTICE,
w ill be in-ihe Auditor’*
Office
. froii*
to fit! out Tension Ap -
who de*ire to <Jr*w
.MONEY TO.TOXNr
ipply £6*6 M, Creme; --♦
Barnwell, 8. C.
MONEY TO LEND
« e are prepared to negotiate loan* on
year*, partial
payment*, interest 8 per cent on loans.
J. O. Patterson & 8011.
28—*
AUDITOR’S APP01NTM EXTS.
■fhe Auditor will he at (lie following
places on- dates framed lor tlie pnjyefq
of taking returns for taxc* of UK)8,
January
KneHing
Johnson I.sin’s *•
30
SPEAKING FACES.
Hilda
February
cent will be added to nil unpaid taxes.
LEVY.
For State purposes 4) mill*
“ Ordfiiary county 31 —-
“ Cuiistitutiouhl school 3 “
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
All perron* indebted to the estate of
the la’e Delia inabnet, deceased, will
please make prompt payment and any
person* having 'daimviigainst sajd e*
tale ate requested jlo present tliem
properdy attested to the undersigned.
George Inabnet, '
Administrator.
January 2Sth 1008.
. — r
ADMIN’ISTKAd'6lllS SALE.
Under and by virtue of »i decree of
the ProbateL-ourt i will Delia! Biack-
villoon Saiardey. |he 15 b dav of Keh
ruarv J108, ivuoinemdru- at 13 o’clock. •
noun, .ail tbe |M>rsuoal pyupem'. <4 , Cheek*, draft* A* wl l l not be received
Deija iuabuet denea-'nl. IVriny (Nsh. I rxu.-pt ’ax ihe risk of taxpayer.
George I nabnet 1 J[. B. A rnisirongu
Total levy . • 11 “
There will b" nn extra lew of (2)
two mill* in Blackvi-ile Towiithip for
Road tax ' .
Cxnunntaiion Road tnx will be f2 00
and will be received from the'JStb dav
of October 11(07 to the 1st day of At arch
1!(0S inclusive.
SPECIAL LOCAL SCHOOL LEVY
Cedar Grove (1) mill.
Allendale. Barbary Branch. Mt. Cal
vary. Double Pond, ijlko, Kdi*to.
Fairfax, FrLnddiip, Healing Springs.
Kill.®-. Moni<..New. Forest, Oak Grove,
Old Columbia.'RtuTly-nnim:!i. Seigllng
vilie. Seven Pines and Tinker* Creek
(2) mill* each.
Wllliston 2j mill*,
Batlon. Blaekville. Big Fork, Cave,
Hickory HiH, Owens Gross Rond*,.
Svcnmnre. No 51; Ulmers and upper
Rich Land 3 mill*
Hercules and Lee* 4 mili^, Barnwell
4] mills. -
United 8taW»currency Gold and s||
ver coin coiCitv a«id .chool clalnrsprt.p-
erly approved will l»e received for
tax««.
Ulrnsrr - ’ ■' ■ ff
Tlie Artdltor’s office will be open
from January 1st to Febrnarv 20Ji. 1
earnertlv request t-verv body to make
their returns as tbe law directs Mint 50
P<*r cent penalty shall ho added after
.February 2(bh.
With un xoebeo eqaiptaant, tboronzh no
deotanding of essentials and execution, puo-
ecs ful practical experience and love for and
pride In art we feel justified in promising
fu!lc.*t sa'isfaetion to all patrona appreciating
the RE8T in Photography.
Our Portrait Work isnf the highest cxcel-
enca, true to nature and unexcelled in per
feet picturing.
^ We make Kodak Pictures, Port (’aids, En-
31 - ante Pictures and in'every inch «f the entire
tio.4 of PleHograplry at e truitn pasted by any _
City Studio.
J. C Keel.
Audi lor.
Barnwell Co.
TI0TICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS,
All persons Indebted to the estate of
tbe late W. F Greene, deceased, w ill
please make prompt payment am] any'
perron* having claim* against said
estate are requested to present them
properly attested to the und-rsigned.
A. F. Greene,
V. ii. Dick*. *
- — Adiulnistrators.
December M)th 10(i7.
STORE YOUR COTTON
lOftOur beautiful line of the most select
Pictures for wall decoration we ark the
special and critical attention of the public.
1 l-aciie! and pledging our Lest services to
our fi-iemts we ask wnh entire conCdt-nee tli<r
epporlunity to make good our every promise
MIL*. KELLY’S STUDIO.
Blackviixs .8. C,
Real Estate for Sale
IT.FAYS TO ADVERTISE WHAT
YOU HAVE FOR SALE.
•One good building'lot In Norfh
ern portion of town—Each lot mgatr
ure* dOo ft front by 2(H) ft.
S.ieot* on three *lde*. Lot* 1,-vel dee
(‘inooth. Price—reasonable to q
iuiyeia,”
LAND FOR ALE—A tract o
ncr.-s, being fcpHJApLDr. B. F. Pj
plantation on EdistiTTtTvfcr. There
three tenant settlement* on the
I art I* well timbered, the remainder
in good state of cultlyailon price
reasonable. For further Information
apply to
One house and hVjja lot. lot large
enough for two or three good dwelling*
Whuston Cotton W’zrk-
HOtJSK IS NOW READY TO STORE
COTTON.
Chaikies 2fi CENTS rr» bale ^ **• **•" Ar *toward* Barn"
ta-nl I *14 . C la f . • . .«
PER MONTH, I£CLCDiNO 1NSC
hanck • -r
well. T own of Blaekville.
‘ Impiovement* consist c f good
dweldng, iHnicg roeon
Bank of WiLtrtTiir W11.1, room, well g od w**ep, barn
stable* and buggy shed, Thi* lot I* well?
Improved and among good
and price rtasonihle Ux
MARK LIHKBAt, ADVANCES OX
CDTTON STORED IN THU. WARE-