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4, sm ** V •^hg 'Barnwell People.I 1 ' ■ k. ran i in tlielAiid of tin' livinj^Aiiil your fnlth ?r-ttw—wit i—tlif'u .—Ami ri* IhouKht jou Tnlght whto to tbnt man ,, |>|^i CT kV£ f} ArVQ. who wanted the blue liowl—I have his DlvS ij 1/\lvL< I\/\vEr3 •tiiiflEsr xttm ctncuunox — \ ■W^wtr- — Tin; us ft .n . uc n >n r. u, i, i nto* ft U a*i ttftf v in St 44v. tCUjt^hitli] tlml a dry ► .ill lv h1*vuj(» followed hy « .good *-rop of feriin. The Dutch pnopli -t of folumiiU. Mr. ■'w. 1’ Uounosl. whuvfl i rcirtc loni Imvc ' Uaen 1-emnrkHMv ;ici*il rAtc. !‘ivv Divt ond friend, ever liill in a pit or. dmp in u hole ttu- ttiHV mtili** nod lin'ne* of tiiUc’oiintv "ill nend n tiielr—col I him A -• - . ^ to pull you owt Mini the helm-man of Tuk I'ltlrptK wilt *tan<J b}’ u» throw j on h limn An Tevotr. The rain f a I' In t li i- Si.it i 1 w id tie *iuaH up fo'T> leemher. hut thvd -In. will "If# T.^upnt a ion if’ f«’g> tftr hea vy , (Ui-’l So ;lie»e uiake two tT.o.e lm!'iprmm>« J fi>r mo a ins; in uch land Ifl omm, ryf Slid Vhe.it. .So'iie raliroH'l uiau Ita^ -er>Tn* A OOPV 'of flic tk’al! street ‘Sumimirv, a Ncvj York elty daily Klylng “» record oh each day’* (l.dnft- lu the tfuanclul. eoi’nmerci il a id 1 ftffV.«tHa4 uo.h.* Vor our eifilh-Htlou r.li »Utci« i* tnat ke •Sotitl/ern K'iUwav’m Kxpcti'e fon- irol.” Tit at not heilfj; of interindlto i!» we p'iM« to the editoilal'column, w.iero t lie lead in u id i t or la It a kea a trip into (iidit icM,-e4oMino with the coiife-Miou . * Ttie llrat stroke In hall the haltle and Ira look* an if Bryan hMs scored it to- Mate.” A-'to hn-ineMM the SuniniAry aiva; Thu renrlhle onea know tinyt eotmldei- Hide lime ntu»t elai ? j liefoie 'I e country’* liuarruits will tie reatored to n normal liA»i*.” The Iteni icrata of yhla county have givt^rHj"c , i limj to'piTiil o rhta t ear, and Hrc'entftied to the he*t *ervicc that t lielr oili-inN can iflve^ in their m-xt t.crmaj f^om ‘hoad to~TonT; . - Ttie I* re - i demt.n t a n—iu- ,ii (111 h' ii it it V e a 1111 apire.of eiirly snow* amriev inimla is -iz>riTn|t hot, Biynn i-meeting w itli w afi’i rcccpi Iona, unti Thi i dr.ltva larire aiidlencca, • i’reaident it ima OviTcred Into the cnTnpTtfjfo rt irtr irziM ttmtls char " acteri'tic.ol flo-'treniioua'Ofic. llear-l ■ s let t Put of nefit. 1 II K‘ v A r.LF.S OF'V.ET< !I, K BOWL. By TEMPLE BAFLEY. Coj'j'rTjthted. t?- 1 ?. by Asnociated • ‘ Lllerary'I’reM. I’oVer’y really knew nothing at nil M. iut old chlua.IniFnftcr he saw 4h« lily of tin# idtie ,bov. 1 r.t the front • —>fei Kite, tvilh a yellow rose tucked Into Tier iliiuiug browo hnlr. he hecaine at once n wunthliwr at the thrutc of old eliiiK' 1 NvouldhT darc write— nnd I could give you the bowl, and you could sell It to him, and tben^tben you could tiring Ys^rThh mouey”—> * • ra buy It tnyself.” said Beverly ^ promptly. ‘ I have never wanted but riue tiling la Aiy life more than 1 wanr . that bo\TT>'’’ ^ ^ "What's (lie other - thing?” Clarlco nakeil curiously. Eevctly looked down al her tfnoon- ■cIoub fnof. '—— ■ f— i ** , 0h, well." he raid at lAet. ‘‘I wont tell yon until 1 ntu sure I cau get the howl." x ^ Y "The nnn otTered us $200." Clarlco arid hurriedly. “Isit I shouldn’t expert TEACHHRS’ EX J MI NATION. The et-hool tetuihera in narnwell ‘'oiiuty me hereby notirttd- ihwt Uie nexi reg ilar te»cher’a exHniinHtion will he held In the court house nt Barn well on Kriday October lti-h Ex a tninurinn* will- he held cn tTie following, hranches : l'hv«t<dogv and Hygiine, Pedacogx, f'tvlc* nnd Cur rent. Event*, tirdted state*'lliatorv •The OlniUorncs ureas poor ns church ‘ "WV-’H . .AT STATE FAIR For the Firal Time South Caro lina Gets Stake Races-Big Entries. < Cofumhia. S. C.-—(Specloi.)—fn all ttre ’ Ki.-rji^h /CTrammHr and l-ompoallion. Utt: of thg State F»Lr forty year*-— Arithmetic, Algebra hiuI (leographv there, have’ never been anythin* Ike , Tho(l ^ teai ., (e ^ who lin( | ,|,H r certirt- thc races that are scheduled for thia [ . i . e ,.i, n .d mu year. The fair opens October 26th and ' «•«»■’>■ renewed at ^"»^» cr >u h 1 a ........i— »..u n-i —nt.« n ..r i sunimer arc not teviuircul lo stHiitr ttrt* examiiufvFon. B M. Dtrlimttnn. <’. S. E Barnwell County. filQSes October 3Jth. There will 'be four day* of racing. Already ttvo stake races liavc been arranged for trotters ..and pacers. Purses will be offered for both harness and running horses. Between IC.WO.oa and JT.UOO.OO has been offered us prize* for theac races wfii 1m> enough." -Ttl* attractive i.rlzea, ta*sther with the Beverly stated. “If fiilee," ItTS lAiidlnd.vliiforrlS.r liTut V. heu Tbnil bring ft 1 can put n prt>i>cT price he• iifAnvl about the ponple who ITvcil bt t!:c* gray mnusion on the liiH. "The ii 'lglilinra rmsudatmnr tierv doT* rtituk tli.tt t ’lardce and her mint hare t^jongh to eat. sad yet they won’t sell n tiling. Aid tlieyte got some old FutnlMtfe -th.u—tlicy eoMd—get—most—auy—price < . . the isdi:Vj-:ndk\< k road. * *1 would like to cut tloVn cotton Acreage, hu‘ tliAt la our only moil0V crop Av to planting ost- there la no (letfltnil for the ahi'S.f out* In my neighborhood, stid there la no threah log ihAChlno near me, no way 1° d x them'for racking an 1 shlppiug.” That I* tho re'a»on given by soma farmer frb-nda for continuing to make all the cdton tbey ca*n anti • «i little oat* ga. insv tupplv lb« sliortHge in corn. » Very few fHrmtra h*Ve found cotton h money crop for them-eivea thi» jear, though the mill* sml apeciUalors wit. r.o d oh tit renh/.e bumper prolits A' the expenak of the cotton gr«iwera. A very li\e Rich Land farmer baa thought Vway that Will work well on every fsrtn. He haa corn euougn to last him Hf tee it month*, yet he will plant A lot of oat*. I’heay he will feed to his stock, thereby euab ing him to sell many bu*h#U of cum at good price for caah. He knows *.hai corn is not going t« be eheip. that thdfn are now^ and will he for montha to come "Ctrtfged' to bny pcopK ! I * A-. ' ^ Still, wc think, that whsnever enough small grain Is grown In any neighbor hood to warrant tho 'pcffc'tia'*«“Rr ,a threshing Machine some man w ill have the enterprise to buy and run it. BOYHOOD’S STNN Y IKH’RS. “There are more thing* tn hea ven nnd earth Cal vino, than aro dreamt of In your philosophy.” To our equal great surprise a>pd de light on Saturday ottr former much t*e-, Joved Kindergarten pupil, the Nr"* nml Ctntrler, raturned to our school Its own free will, bringing aa the chfef flower of the opening term a compo sition worthy of tho gcnriit* of it# scholarly ami accotnplUhed editor ntiiu Is easily in the order of the ipiill tin Michael Angelo of word Valnters. the Macaulay of perfect rythmic sentence, -ihe Saul towering among bia brethren YVe were comforted to .ice that shi ning face again, a* care free an Tf Brother Hem^pltlll had lost aTT’momm y ■of the air castles lie had planned to build with Italian Intmigranta and thAt UiC|lioo#evcU paiiic-had criimble^l | Into nottiingm-a, '— It delighted ha to note that Ida fall* ■ re to be-rtie Warwick of John Johnsob ns a 1'reirldcntUI cainlidiito had left no wrinkle‘ of disappidntment on hi* brow, iiu tang .of hittcrnfaS on hit Aongun. , it njoloe.d na to *cc proof lu the flesh that this de^r friend like tho lanioti- wrestler of the amini.t days rises re freshed by the touch of mother c .rth after every fall and that 'the breaking fit every hope, the vanishing of every vision leaves him as courageous for Die future as Wilkins Micawber of Mewed tnoninrjr. And a happiness is in the thought th-it aoon alter The t+rirh of Xovembcr Editor Hemphill may rhSet apd adjust Ms itnertlfltted feud with Marac Henry Walteraon hy pledging Bryan’a I’rcal-, dc.ntial health among the toint bed- Mt.d beside thn still water* of liotirho.. Kentucky.' It ha* Vtecn written in books that sometimes sailor- beoMlAuul far out ttt mi 1 oc<an ba\e on (Juiet tlshhatli morning* heard the chlui«^_j>f yillage church bell* that bail long year# before called ihem^i aong and aeruinn. To our Inlnd i!ii*returlt of our tru ant pupil la in keeping with *uch Toys- rcry. Uu that fair fhornlng the sou 4 of the boyhood came into the brain room above the narrowness of Broad Street and .our friend put olT starched j formality of the hard paved city litoi of Ttf u I’Koni.K ; >ln.:e Dr tTiiodlicle-deiivered hi* lecture here on ' etchMiom lime to time laihiei- Imic leque-ted me loglic tticm Mimetfitng fiom nty cxi'W-rieiioc 1 n ilh the plant ami a- I ib)n’t. know au\ better mediMfn than Tiik BkoIU.k Jor Hint purpose and ..o:ibg att’Kfin in the last iiitmoerol I be payer to. the eticc; that ‘ the new s Mippiv l- -tioh' 1 I li ne decided Co W r I'O - “Oi. i in u g I ill I tlb. I call *n concerniiig *> . .cii tin It.* tar.m i rcmlera of jour co .»ni:i». I ur a > ".t tfiirlv tear* I hive b.-«u> ‘pi.-jiekiug' W It ti Vetch, but oil 11 ol I at. I t Hi s h i > c I known It* l-iillt" I.- a -on tcun. il.i; i>id c'ui-evvMUn ol m.i'i«mro and h'lttiu- for our staple f: r oii* For lliHt pn i po— a» well a« tor bay n i- siiycrior to Cow- pi-x-, wince it la an tiiifaipng crop am) pejy.s more than hail the tim - are either an entire failure from droogiit oi cl*e matei mil} cuf short and damaged . Vetch i* a winter and apt mg growth occupy log the iaiol where.it would be • •tiierw i-e iu.e. ft ceases .to grow Hi May at which time it leaecd* Hie land for the sticcceding crop and aurremh r it to a tail o or pea crop or Initli. leaving it in Irr i.ciici M.iidition lor any crop ti.an when itie V, t li w a* sown there it takes two yCers- to properly ’•act” land w ith Vtlch an that it vs ill make a line return of nitrogen and humus to Hie aoil, but on - e well eitabltstied it will remain there an indefinite time a a cOustant sodre. of pr..tit and al i O- lurthcr cost or trouble. It U a* easily eradicated when that is deaired a* a crop of cow-pea-*a all that w ill-be necessary ia to cut It in blossom nr el-e graze It blf with stouk lu the spring betoie it setd*. 'I here (tie forty- two oi more varieties ol Vetch, but only two of* them *n far known t<> be well adapted t<> on: cilmr.te,-oils and metboiia of farming namely Vicit angustiloila or (>aro lm<t VetcU and Vtcta Viliosa or Jiairy N etch. '1 he flrst namctl it very diflicuit to establish a* the seed are not kept by tlin seidsmen ; the other, hairy Vetch i* procurable at most seed store* ami t# a far grealerry iehlcr of hay than the aiignUtinha. Vetch should be sown the last we»k lu September or first -U- siionid ba platiti d Nml was a* free and happy a* In the -thanieLj“Come and aor TT i bare foot, shirt filceve day* w hen Rung j-ane creek, up in Ablieville n'a* s fair er water th«Ti (Tiarleston’s hind lucked harlmr, the sngared black haw* of the —•’""wood lands, the hoheyfd pvr-iinmons rtf tha rtalrl, tht? iniyo'dight watericelon were sweeter fruits than white sh^cJ barks ever brought from the shore* of lug'of llie tTf-t k Vl ttilohcr. together win Bnruwell Kje in tin' proportion ol a peek of V .dch witit six i|Harts of Kvc on ground rhat ha* been cloaely broken lo|> -dre»»ed with two tiniidTorVpoinol of a luixtu'9 of Kainit. Acid phosphate and one hundred pounds of cotton semi or cotton seed meat. This Is the irrtniiuum mnotint., Tw|cc the sbovu named ferUii/.alion would be belter a* to result* The object of sowing with Rye i# that tentacles of the Vetch may tvvine about t-hc Kyc stem* and bv holding up the furtm-r anguic.'it the yield of seed lor the ensuing crop , Now come* the h>o*t important item of ail amr flea i* the inoeuiation of the seed with Vetch Bacteria belore plant mg. without vvhich time, expense and ' tumble will t<e thrown away. Tjir the Bacteria snd information a* to the best metnmi of in.ictil.ifhiu eon*u)l Mr. N 1. Willet Augiista (ia.-‘Urti Jackson St. wlu u'ffrrmci# go in ihuotltcc ot Tiik to retie v tfieir Pit.scription* wnleh all lirsl da** tanners tin al thU sea-ou, iho-e who mav be intery.- cd In Vetch should a«k the editor to tell alunit a liiree acre patidi of corn II.at grew after '’etch vVbidi he bfi* acet several tim’ s during th" Summer. Tnl* patch w.t* planted in f'orn the ninth day of June. I; began t mud ing the *i i -1 of Angus'. In that it stood m thTccWeek* drouehi 1n*t st tip* tltllf 1 when e.orh. rtT'cds rain mn-t. Yi t Hit yield w ill be iipwiilds of no-busied* per acre. Adjacent tn tbi* patch la anoU.cr which the editor has also ae ,, n. It was planted Hie Hi i it! ol July. - iidiad - just begun to tassel and siik three weeks from tliii date 't ,lie twentv-“ixtlf of Augc.st.) tlie t ate of the la-t raiiV. *n that It al*o has stood a three weeks drought,.at the ctitieal time fur co.n grow mg, ami vet this piece vviil yield over tiny hustiela'pcr aero if raiifciune- wdthiti tho next fc'iv dav* it* it ha seemingly snll'ered Myditil. Tir. I »ay tlie editor of Tnr IT’’, t k ttjj- se.-i. these piuniiiig* scyeral t-imrV during lb'*ir grow ih and a * he rtas./iu^larmer hcf.ire he becattu Hii.cdrm- j, • c tl.- tip predate credit due t cti t- an ji -ur< r against rlrnught -— >1 hen ? gi.n to t.-.t|tii.be veir ait u Ito-t i iti * hetween ttre- ,-( .ft - to .*, >» 1M ti. I hat i xceildit pin*, it Janie* < Blown tod me ill’ll ,(>in would e:; hiiu-t iatid thwueI, --nccc-sjve cipps. tptt eofton, it tii *-c,d y»ei - " returned a- in mure, Act. Iti kc, j. i!h* l„n'l prouti cit.g well iid finite!v Ho dn] not kune, an.ifu Vetch D lie had l.e wiai'd bate be n aw.uc 'bat bv a combination of corn, pea* and Vetch grnivn on land -v»i’h an afoplie+HonW Iviii i* and A•*»*» ^di '-ldtatc njual in Cost to the count; seed tb.it ie would apple to fut on wonld in a few ycaTfri build up the land grnwir** ♦hem il:.’;t it would *ur- pass'tno Mis-i-aij.pi Delia in pindue- livenes*. r' Mv experience is tliat- It Is uphill work to.|i?ipriiV> Inn i w hile prodndng cotton in sncce*-ive croj.s, but I can t ike pour land and vvithtn a'few year* with . urn. peas and Veleh poor land wfli be trith-fo'meri into rich soil while produdtig paying crop* all tne tiuie. If von doubt It, as I’bilip said to Na for. Kiid t'Uuir r’bitia —w hy, . no matr of- ' •red old Mira f’biiborne $2tk» for a blue' bowl, itti’l she wouldn t take It.” • 1 wboder if I could see it?" Beverly asked, ibinklug of the girl at the gate. —“.Vnyl o." yaid ft 4 :; lattdlady doubtful* l.v. "Tbey don't care to meet many |K*opIe. TIvey used to have money, nnd now tliat they haven't the old Indy abuts he’rself up there nud Miss Clarke. dyuKn’t see anybody." But Beverly w as not Jo be d lur.tcti. and three tlays later he knocked at. the Claiborne'front door. Clarice fu.svvere.l the knock. She was, cron more beautiful than the first time Beverly had seen her lu a faded gown of pink gingham. "I l.ojr pardon.” Beverly said, "but my landlady bits' told me of a bowl—a blue bowl—I am Interesicd in old chld^ and hoped 1 might sec It.” Clarice looked at him gravely. "It’s siot for Kale." she said, "and 1 dm not sure that you can even look at It. I ll have to ask Aunt MMildn.” 1 "Of course," Beverly agreed prompt ly. "and if you don’t mind I’ll sit on ihe porch while I wait and lo;,L at the* view. Its wonderful. You must U* able to see three states." ^ "We Van." Chi rice said slowly, "und lhat’s the worst of 1L” • . He looked at her In surprise.. “Dtin’t you like the view?" he de manded. ’ , x “I hate It," sho said vejiemently. ‘Tt s dreadful to l«*>k out Into, the world- ami then to be shut up—here’’— Then she blush«*d Jvotly. “Oh. I l>eg pardon." she said. • "1 shouldn’t have’ sat'd that. I forgot T wins speaking to n stranger." "You are not speaking to n stranger.” Beverly told her. “Just think for a mo ment that I am a long lost brother or the ancient mariner or anybody that you’d have a right to tell your troubles to. Why. I feci as if I know you letter than any girl I’ve over met. and yet we have coca each other only feu ui'n- utes." Tlarlre slghc-l "I feel Hint way, too," site admitted, "but—now I’d bet ter go mid n*k Aunt .Mahicd." Kumflipr sea*., w hen the trsp|> partridge and the eha*c of Hie rabbit were XMouei*'•port th«it_Uv« K»!"e «> thKlille* or tho punuit of the golden Many att th happy return* ti> you,} ^eir pupil liciurt. _ t /»'ut j>rar* be long and Itturou* * - * * y Mttr fk^iitr*i iBft Alfred Aldricli. W()l f.D MOI’.TGAfn: THE FARM. A faVmcf on itorul Route'p,-Empire, ***.. W A.. I* ioY>r by name, says: l.m-kleu'a Arnboi'biilvo cured Hie two worst sores 1 ever saw, pun on mv hand and one on mv leg, fr |V worth morc-tban ita weight In gold. I vvutild When >, she came down her cheeks were flaming. —4_ ; "She says you can’t see li," she said mournfully. “Oh. can’t 1?" Beverly’s tone was stubfcgni. "Well. I shrill sto It—and you—as often ns I with.” Clarice shook her head. “Yon don’t know Aunt Matilda," she said hope- Icrsly. “I know- her kind,” Beverly stated “I used, to read about dragons an I wicked stepmothers and godmothers Pi my fairy books and of beautiful prln cesses shut tip In castles. This will simply be bringing It up to date. And, w’lfte I’m not surc.tlmt I will fulfill nil the requirement* of Prince Charming. I’ll do my ls*st ” Clarice gave him a flushing glance. •‘*di. I’m sure"— she began, nnd then the smile, froze as a voice came from above. "(’Iniice, Clarice." It said, "coma up at once.” ; Sfs Aunt MatHdn.” Clarice said In a fright'-ned tone and vanished. Beverly bore himself Jauntily as he went down life walk. What was a mere r.unt to stand In the way of his inten- tlnus? He was thlrfy-two, rich, nnd he had waited all these years to And the IdoA 1 woman. And hen* In this town where he hnd come to rest and to flsh he had discovered her. nnd ho should marrv^hcr lu spite of any old aunt dragon. ., Bnt as the days went on he <Jumyl lint It was nof an easy tiling to con quer Aunt Matilda. In the first place, he could not meet her. Fhe was as in- "Islblc ns a witch, and, except for her voice calling Clarice from behind the window curtain whenever Beverly slopped fit the gate, there was no tau- tole evidence that she existed at nil. "You see,’It dims n't do a I fit of good for you to keep coming,”. Clarice told hint desperately one morning when she .ct biiu on the way to the postofliee. •Mie always tails nu? away, and then she scolds nud scolds. She says I haven't any pride.” And her lips quiv ered. "If I dared ask you to meet mo somewhere," Beverly said, "but of course it wouldn’t do.” ."No.” Chirico said, "I couldn't do tJi^t-aiidr. you jjce, Aunt Matilda gets crazier and -crazier Over he"" ■ T! china - ati-.l s'ae ouglit to sell It. We haven't enough to be comfortable—we haven't always enough lo.'eat” "Olt. hy Jove.'" Beverly said. "I- ciTj’t have her starving you, you know.” Clarice grexr a little pale. "I shouldn't unve told you.” she said, "hut I have thought of a way for you to Vlp"— "I am alwnys at your service,” said Beverly gravely. "Oh!" She looked up quickly. "I on It. '•Come to the hack door while I ntU breakfast," Clarice dlrecteffc* ~Arnt '.tatltda Is always asleep then," Clarice getting breakfast wap Won derful. She wore nu enveloping blue r.nron. and her sleeves were rolled back from her white arras. Sb«dwas stirring the breakfast porridge as Beverly chain In. , ^ ’Td ask yob to have arme." she said, "but wt* haven’t any cream.” —V-t-na—wait," Beverly told her and catt}:)it tip a quaint pltb'herTnnd pres ently he was back with a basket of strawberries^ the cream and some rolls. Clarice protested. "Oh, you shouldn't"'— Beverly took both of heir hands in his. <. "Dear C'.llJ.” he said, “surely you wj!l let me do sueh a little thitig." The blue bowl was, even to Bever ly’s untralued eye, nythlng of beauty. He hiKif-ied that (jnat^ce should let him pay the full #|o>. but she would not, and nt last l.e made out n check for $K>i and banded it to.her across the table, and Just nt that moment a sepulchral voice came from the door*, way. "Clarice. wba.t are you doing with ray blue bowl?" And there flood Aunt Matilda, look ing as witchlike ns possible In Jier black divrisiug gown, with her gray hair fulling about her shoulder*. ClarU-e shrunk back. “Oh." she said, "1 ttiougfit yon were asleep!" The old woman took a step forward. "I waked early." she said, "and went to look nt inyjL’hiugu Something warn ed me. And the bide bowl wus miss ing. Cllveit to me at once," "But It Ik not your blue l>owl.” Bev erly Informed her. "Clarice hay told n:e that It belonged to her father nnd w as left to* her w ith other pieces,* and flow she has sold It to me.” "Whet?" Abut Mattltta shrieked. *‘D!d you dare?" Clarice’s head went up. "It was mine. Aunt Matilda.” she stated. "But It breaks the set." the old wo man moaned. "Clarice, give him back his money aud give me back my bowl!” Bhe clutched nt the coveted piece, but Beverly’s hand restrained her. "There Is only one way that you can have It." he raid. “You must let me marry yonr niece. She will .then give you all the chlnq. nnd I will settle an Income on you so that you can lire comfortably nnd hire a woman to stay with you. And then Clarice and I will go out Into the great world together—Clarice”— lie turned to the girl, and his eyes pleaded.. "Oh.” she whispered, "but I have known you such a short time.” "What Is time to ns?” he asked "My mother will come to see you. my sis ter*. so that you may nave no doubt as to my character, my circumstances, ai d. as for the rest, surety you won’t send me away. Clarice?" He hel I out his hands to her, nud presently she came to-blm. and he put one arm nl>mit her protcctingly as he turnf*d to Aunt Matilda. ^ “And now." be asked, “will you take the 1 owl:” Aunt Matilda’s eyes gloated over It. "Yes.”_jxUe fUuc? out. ' "And I will take Clarice.” said Bev erly Joyously, nml ns Aunt Matilda hugged her treasure fo her breast he bent nnd kIsold the lady of his heart. Her Predicament. A "celebrated divine was to preach In a small village one Sunday where he had Ix'en sevenil times. The family who entertained him had n little daughter who was usually fond of at tending service. When the other mem- Jicrri of the family were ready to go V ftFc Nellie firmly refused to £0 with 'hem., "I do not want to go to ehardh,” she declared. "Why, what Is Hie matter?" asked her mother, very much surprised. "Aro you HIT’!- ‘ "No, but I heard Parson D. before, nnd I do not Tijjte him,” said little Nel ly*. -Y - ’ “Olt, Nellie, that Is a very wicked thin,* to say!”- replied her mother. "Tell mo why.” * "Well,” said Nellie, rather confused ly, • he preaches so long that I cannot keep awake, and he preaches so loud l ennuot go to-xlcep, so there!”—Pbll- ndclphla Ledger. fact that so many of the Northern wiul Eastern tracks have had trouble with the racers, will make tho entries h» re fair week the best aggregation of fast horses ever seen anywhere in the 'South. * - Strings of horse* from the most re nowned stables in the country will he here fair week. With the iaci?s nearly two months off. the entries for the stake races counted up to nlnety-thtec, ■and It U exported that more than a hundred of America’s finest racers will be entered for the stake races. The purse races will be much above the average this year. Mojo money Is offered and Ijetter horses will be raced. The track has been put in apple pie order and the grandstands ^enlarged and reworked. This was necessary to accommodate the Immense crowds that will Witness all of the races during-fair week, this being the first of the sarics in the Vlrglnta-Carollna-aiClrcult. There will be other sports. Davidson College plays flemson on Wednesday, and the University of South Carolina playff Davidson College on Thursday. Mr. R. C. Keedan will have the races In charge, and he knows h!« business. President >Mobley expects the. races tills year to bring people to the fair from every part of the State and from many surrounding States. DR, J. M. E.MIDffOUSr DENTIST, BLACKY I RLE. S- C. Cilice (lays Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, Well equipped oil ice. ' Operations made as pain less as consistent with safety. Prices reasonable. Terms TREASURER'S NOTfC*. ' ' > The Trrasiiter* ollice will be op«n fdr Tbrc,(flection of—nncew levied {pr-j he ri*i*al year unmmeni'inj{ January' l*f UH)S, from Hie -Kbit day of October 11)08 to the IjHi of March 1909Jfl- ♦ijmdva. -1 1 ^- From the l*t to fbO .11*1 dl Jantmrjr lOff* lnifln#lvo a penalty i per cent will be added. »* From the let to th«v23|h dav of Eel*- ruarv inc'nalve a penalty of two per cent will be added to all taxes paid In Febr ctobor 09 in- Frotrrrhe l#t to the 15ih day oTMaiclr* lOt'O inclnaive a penalty of seveu .per cent will be added to all unpaltTtaxes, LEVY. . For State piirpo>e*-5I tnllla. For Ordinary County purposes 3 f B*Hh4 s-r 1.-.. - —l-— *. "For Ke'mdexing Ib’cord# . For t onstltiitioiiHl school 3 mill,;. I'otcl, lew 12 millH. FINAL DISCHARGE NOjfC'E. Notice I- hereby given that on Mon day tin* £ ; <th day of, October li'C < l th^ inideraigiHd will tile with lion. John K. SnellingrTtrdge of fiobate. her iinal return a* OuKt’dian of J-mtea Medicn* Mvrick, Jn!|a Elizabeth Mv.rick aiid t'orrie Is Mvrick and Rj'p'y f«>r Letter* Di.*mi»sory. Savannah Mvrick. Ouardiatty September 2CH» IOAn. FINAL DISCHARGE NOTICE. » • Notice Is hereby given that the nn- tlerKigned Will Ilie w'th linn John K Sneliing, Judge ol I’lohate.on Monday tho Bit It day ot October Bros, bi* rinal rer.unr a* ndniitii*liator of the '*tate ol M l>, Bhx ej ,.d*-c< a*ed, and apply lei Letter ^ Di*iuisaory. Hr F. Baxley, Avtmtri*tmtor. • September 13th lots. MILK COW-s FOR nALE . I am olt'cring for -ale -evrral gentle nigh giade Jer*ey niila cow* and heifers. Ail milk w ithout call. IViti sell any that 1 havV. Brigham Itced. . Elko, S. C. Aug. 2!ih. sheriffs sale. } State of Sooth Carolina. ( ouuiy ol Barnwell. Court of Common I’lea*, F A. M Baughman, I’laiiitilT, again*t .lame* M. Kiillng.worth et al., , Defendant*. By virtue of an execution to me di rected in the above entitled cai!*e I will -ell at Barnwell, in front cf the Court llnoae. within the legit houra'of sale, on Mondav the tUlh day of October 190 s . it I ..•ing sale day in eiinJ month the following de*orihed reel properlv : AII right, title and inu-re-t of Ja*. M. Killingsworth. the same being one »ixth thereof in the following tract* ot land: 1. AH that tract of land situate in fhe Countv and Stale aforeyaio. known aa the PrcstoirITlftey tract,"crrM.iin• mg three liurrrfred aim c'gbtv acre*, nroro or lenrrtioutideil at the timo th* aante wa* conv*\ ed to Jrm A Killihg* worth, on the North by l.rnd* of the KMateofWm A*hiev; East t-y Wm. Rountree; south bv W. A Di-k*. and Weal by Jo#jph Ashley and E*t.ite of Win. Ashley.- T ^ ALSO. II All lhaf trac* of land stniare ir the County find State ufoit-aid, know n a* the Baugliujan tract.containing one hundred and lifr.v acre#, more or le-#, and boUnde<l ut the time the #fiine wa* conveved to Jno. A. Eiilingsworth, mil the North by Estate of A J. Baugh-,_ man ; South hy e#tate of 1’. L Hier#; West bv ’ WHERE hi LLETS FLEW. David Barker, of Fayette, N. Y. v a veteran of the civil war, who left a foot at (’eltyVbnrg. saya: The good Klectrld -Hitter* have done i* worth more than live hundred dnliara to n»e. I spent much umney^doctoring for a Th* True* of God. In 1032. the Lishop of Aquitaine de clared tliat he had been made the re cipient of it message from God order ing men to-cense from fighting. From till* resulted the "trucp of God." The first -e^waugement Iflfted for aeven years, but It was resolved that such |K*ace should always prevail during the great festivals of the church and from every Thursday evening to Monday morning. The regulation w*s speedily extended over Christendom, confirmed by several |«pes nnd enforced bj 1 ex* communlentiou.—New York Amerliit:. IT^D A CLOSE CALL. not he without it if I had to mortgage I hi "* C1 '*° of tdomaeb trouble, u* little Him farm Jo get it. Only at C. N Ka*t hv William Mazcl, mid Diiuict L. Mixson. ' AI.SO. Ill All that tract of land situate in the Countv and State aforesaid; .known-ns t he Romitree* t+nct, contain leg seven hundred and *ixtv-*ix acre#, more or le**; and bound'd at the time it wa# conveyed tq Jrm. A. Kil lingsworth by lands of W. Rountree, C. Rountree. E, J. Beck, II. Burck- haltcr, C. Kiilingsworth and oilu r#. A I,SO. IV AH that, tractof hind *Runfe in the County and State afore-ahl. kti.wn as DrV Branch tract, containing four hun dred acre*, more or H-**. .and hounded at the time it v, a* cony eyed to ./no. A. Kiliingsworth. cn the North bv \V, A. Dick# and Eveline Berry; East by Lower Tbr.e. Runs; Smith bv S, L. 1’eacock, West by li. Singleton. ALSX^.! «==- V All that Tract ofej»rnl situs’e in County and State aforesaid, known as the Davi* place containing two hundred acre*, more or If-**, bounded a* follows: North by tho Duncan Lamd; Ea>t_by O. C. Baxley; South hy the Barker Place, and Wert by the Hansford Dun- cap land. ** ALSO. .XI. AH that V>t o(.bmd in the town of Barnwell. County and Staie afore said, containing three acres morn or less, bounded. North by W’iH4n'irK»ft| Street, East’oy Barnw**l| R. R. Ay-p# nuo; South by lot "J” in a. survey made by J. S, Mixson August 18. 1S!*> and Went by Chatham Street, being j same lot purchased by Jno. A. Kil- DR. W. C. illLIIOl'S Hiisr, . ■ Barnwell, - - - S. tv OF KICK HOURS: 8.*10 a. in. tf» (5 p. ra. Person* living away from Biirn»r#» will please make appointirient* h«*fore coming By so doing they will he *ur*- of inuiK'diiife service and avoid til* apiH.lntii.enj*. There will la* an rxtra'leyy of tw:o mills in BUckville township for roaif la2 r “* ' v ! " , "' i ' . Cmiimutatlon tax will $2 00 and will he received from October 16 1'JOh to March 1st 1909 inclusive. ( Special Local Schqol L^eyy. Cedar (iroye (1) tpill. Allencjale, Bmbary Branch, Calyttry, Dou'de Pond, Elkc, Eilisto. Friendship, j George* Creek, Mealing Springs, Kline. Morris, NewForest. Oak Grove, (Hd Columbia. Keenly Branch, Seigllng. viHe.vSeveii Plhhs slid Tinker’s Creek (2) mills. Barton,-B'g Fork,-Black, vtlle, Cave,;Hickoev Hill, Owens-Cros* Road*. Hrcritnorc, No 51, L’ltner# and Upper Rich Land (3) mills. Fairftx mill*'. ileicttle* and Lee* (4) (4’ 4 ) mills, WillUtou (3’a) mills, Barnwell ;2' 2 ) niiils. United State# currency. Gold and Silver coin, county and School claim* properly approved, wiH be received for tax'**- Check* nml dia'C will tiot he beeclved for taxes except at the ii»k of tax payers. ) ' m r J. B. Armstrong, (pnnty Trea*nrer.- Uaruweil.B.jC. Bpfd^DtlubX 1-th IhuA. mcCOmCK MACHINERY > We have secured the agency for, the celebrated Mc Cormick Mowers. Keapers, 'hinders etc. Wt‘ have in s4m-.L.n.Iaigr* ^anqdy (if nil iho iicv(‘ssary repaif parts. Come to see us: We can supply you on short notice. AKMSTKONt; & SNELLlMi, •ItAUNWELL, S. C* rWJDB THF. Bank of Barnwell 7 tic Oldest and Strongest AY Bank in Bat n veelt'Countv Dtpoiitory of Tlie State South Carolina. The County of Barnwell, and 1 he Iow;n f>( Baruw ill Capital, • - m - - « . . Surplus and Undivided Profits, • 560.000.00 $45,000.09 ’ T6 sr.vc money I* not hard when once u h-rek-aecount Is started far money in a-b*nk cannot burn a hole the pocket. A bank acotfont mean* pi( ing hill* by *4w-*-h-«-the only ni(ffolutely #>;f« way.' < heck* leave no room lor argnmen' n» t<i when or how a bill wa* pahl. E.-ich check is recorded in the hank’* book*. These togeher with tour monry and the cancelled check# ate kept for you in burglar and Arc proof vaults. You hate acre*;, to them at any tinH’. Let ns talk till* over with you the next time yon are in town If im possible to cail, w rite us. 1 idtn STEPHEN S. FL'RSE, JR., ,. EDMUND M. LAWTON. PURSE AND LAWTON, Cotton Factors, Bagging, and Ties, Fertilizers, * ■ - >, Handlers of l plant!. Sea Island and Florodora Cotton. Liberal advances made-on consignments of cotton. Torsional, prompt and careful attention to all brisiness entrusted ‘to us. •FUUSE & LAWTON, . 212 Last Bay 8t., Sajgituiah, Ca. r ‘ BurckhaiteV’s drug store. Briggs—Uow drf y.<*u like these ci gar*? . Grigg*—Fir*' Rue. ' WhxtArj tlmy nibdc ui ? r Mr*. Ada L. Uroom. the widely known proprietor of live Groom lintel, Vaughn, Ml**.. *mij«* For *ereral | grip on -lie. when a friend recom- » i I,r * Kin * • properly onjre ar»ovPs. n »»K'i neiena* and they cured me. I now take them I « ^Ing »• *hree bottle. ; \ n „ t ufT>*UL£xechtio'o and coata. I keep pie «trong ! r/Toe®d a complete cure The fame J . |Vrmt of SaleHaSli* Purchaser to of Oi4*(her, 1890. - Levifd upon am. sv . properly of fhe artoove\ natwd defend* i W-*o!d a* the ! purpose I then tiled Electric Bitter*, c a* a tonic, and they keep pie strong !‘uer'ua * c" n M»'e T * cure me lame i ... f s . (^j,. purchaser to and well” &uc hLC.N. Burckhaker’. *»rU life *av4ng cough and l U ,r/«S D»oer. , drugstore. jremedy and lungai,dthro«thaal#r It P * P 1 Krank ID Creech. i - w . 1 K ’’A_ ° ' [J ; T !l( rr T h rM ' Sheriff Barnwell (hmnty. - -1 50t ana f I (X). Trial , Sheriff's Office, September 9Ui 1903. ter'# drng store. rtai.t'0.u» |*5crrttfiilly-and promptij', bottle free. 'V<r- HA * r E "i ou A SON OR A DAUGHTER WHOM .YOU KNOW YOU. OUGHT TO SEND OFF TO SCHOOL THIS SESSION, BUT HAVEN’T QUITE DECIDEp THE MATT^u YET? LET US SEND ..YOU 0UH CATALOGUE. RAffiS ARE VERY REASONABLE. WRITE US TODAY. ' . . . « W. 6 Peterson* £ E£ DICK OPENS CEBTE 1 908. * Resident Orangeburg, S. 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