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V ft over In U The Barnwell People. W. W. mm, Editor 1 Prop 7 : tABSEST COUNTY CIRCULATION 5HUK8UAT. JANCAKY 5. mu. fc- ... A PLENTY OK PEOPLE According to a con,len»ed rc|>ort. given out l»«t, wet*k,' of tlie ri'Bftu* ta* mifflW Summor South Oarollnft ha* a 1 irfjer population to Hie a(|uar<* in le than any other Southern state, with the »lngl« exception of Virginia. In Ihlft St«ie. ^he average popnUtlon to the ftejuftre mU“ l> ? pera«»n*. If »l' the people bf South Carolina were moved out of the Htloa and town* and dUWlbuted t quail v each wool I have a little l;»!i than 13 aorca to hi* or her share. So when thought la taken of the fu- »ur« of the growing up hoy* and rlrl- lt U plain that South Carolina ha* no room to apare for Greek*, Hpauinrda, A*latlf* or new Afr.oana M’he good immigrant from the North of Europe who come* of hlft own ac cord to become one of u* 1* mt.»t wel come, for In example and all the be*t virtue* of citlr.en»hip he help* u» more than he doe* liitn*elf. — • W CLEMSON COLLEGE IN CLOVER The income of Ci«*m*on College for 1a«t year from the twenty-five cent* ton fcrtlllier ux amounted to < l-’.'W,!7.3 04 aa agalnat |*02,il'31 1001). an increase of about $IO.(K)0. ■With that itirplu* (l'm*on can get -aa&TKiw uj|>j on j r vpr y well w ithout asking the LegMatura tor any new building ap propriation. Some of it* friend*. »o called, like beneflciarle* of the tariff, want pap and protection continued even after the infant ha* outgrown it* imrie*. A IUM-* atdf help and ouUlde re*traint will h«lp rather than harm thl* great »ohool. The effect mlghr he a bettor appreciation of the tacrltlce* of the State In hull Png up »uch an in- etltutlon, and * le**enlng of the emi gration from it* graduation day* »"J door* to *o many other S'ate*. STRAWS AND THE WIND. ••Straw* »how the way the wind Mow*." The wind *liUt* often, and the *trawa point other w»y». Here are a few that look 111 for the future: Ju«t b.-f.rc Chrl»tm*» two of the <>lde*t and l*rgp*t cotton n\gi* In Kocklngham County, N.C., were put Into bankruptcy. I hrlunia* week two - good aired Spartanburg mill* an nounced that on account of p«>«r trade and had outlook no new year dividend* could be paid te Uockbolder*. Here I* another airaw of a brighter color. Six year* ago the G»lne»villc, Ga . cotton mill wa* wrecked by a cv- * Iona, ami In tbo ruin the value of share* Ml from »*KJ to #2. Hut the mill ha* been rebuilt and on MomDv ft* •tockhohler* again received a divi dend. >Te do not feel like making In thl* first Dane of the new v.-ar a po*Ulve promise that Tnr. Proi-t r aball be in 1011 a better pai>e' than In any previnu* year, for It I* an old bel ef that prom* Dca are like pie cro»t*-made to be broken. We do not care to begin the work of another twelve inoiilh under anv *nct. »o*piclon. Wc hope, however, that 1111 I’aort a will ba *t Ica.t e<|u*l to It* pa 4 t and pledge It* continued loyalty to the atandarda of right that *pp*'»l to It* conaclencn and Judgment. On tin* line, Ac we *h*ll likely „ar more In the j>e»r future. Kor the pre«ent .» Happy Jfew Year Greeting to everybody. A HAD HI SINEbS WAY State Treaanrer Jennlng* iiad to re new a State note for #200,tkX) l*»t w eek. borrowed to keep the *hlp of *tate smooth •ailing during the Summer and Fall. The >|owne»* of tax paying Is pleaded a* the cau*a for thl* iliu»tlon And there *re several anawer* that m*y he given (6 the queatiou why t*x payer* »ro tardy tbl* proaperouaf D yc»r. There *re two wayv-to prevent a re currence. One I* to pile on more taxe*. t ie other to luike more moderatu ap propriation*. A WORD TO THE WISE. There’* a whole lot of advantage in getting a good aurt, the jump, in a There ha*n’t been In twenty year* and there may not be In the next forty year* a better chance for a man of clear -bnrtTT, vet pUTpoim ymtt thorrmgh nn (Imtandiug to diatingui*h hlmaelf po- IHt-'ally Hian there will lx during the forty dav* sesaion of the Legialature that will commence next week. roi’IM.KITES. I’hTmdcr Kn..x, Secretary of State In pip.litmit Taft’* Cabinet, favor* a war v lib Japan for a few hard knock*, provided tne fighting he done by new*- paper reporter*. The Legi*h»tur« wi ] meet next week. RememOer. gentl'meii— Senator* and lteiiie*entativc» —that there will be * hereafter ltw ; ll arrive on the I «*t Tne.dav In Augtiaf, 1912 The Chrl*tma« reconciliation of th* *tretiui>u« <l<] Rooaevelt. and the peace making I*re*ident Taft rnav angnr grind for Republican*, tint It will not he a bote to the Democratic builder*. It wi|l require good nerve In a new legialator to go to Columbia for a »tav of lortv dav* wearing hi* new Sundav raiment and being called Colonel by everybody to yote \o soil *tlck to It, hot such rem»mbrance of home condl tion* and feeling* m»y Induce the vo ter* to anawer Ye* when their Mtptmrf I* a*kcd iu the next primary cam paign . Tbo Vegetahle t.arden. It can net he too large In *l*e, nor can the worn of preparation or the fertilising there- ol he too liberal. Too many vegeta bles can not be planted nor too great crop* be produced. Toe *ucoe*«lon *hould be so timed that “garden •as*’’ • honld hare * place on the dinner table every d*v In the year. Try it. for the ■*ke* of better health, happier living and giving to the neighbor*. The programme |nr the meeting In Atlanta next March of the Southern Commercial Cnngres* ha* on U »|--ven text* for talk*. Kor eight of these • Hen *|teakyr* are scheduled, for the remaining three the orarH orator# are toibe one "'from the border Stale of Kentnckv, one from cosmopolitan New Orleans and the third from the back wood* of (Georgia. What they do not know about the South would fill many-volume*. What thev do know could he told in a few • tick* of type. A meeting will be held In Lexington, Kentm-kv, tod*v which should not end in smoke or sa|iva. The Hurley tobac co grower* of the five »tatea of Ken tnrkv. Ohio, Missouri, Indiana and West YH-glnla will meet there to form an association to prevent the planting of a tobacco crop tin* year, ao that the Burlev price jnsy go higher. For several year* the effort ha» been to raise price* by burning down b*rn* • nd shooting down grower* of the weed. Thi* new move U ei.glneered by the American Society of Equity, which “ ’ Union. teddy takes Time To think, New York, Dec J7, 11M0 —Thamlara Ki>o»eve|t wl|l not *eek the Republican nomination for the pre*idenev In 1912 Tbl* may hr definitely stated thl* after noon Condition* within the U*i three month* have combined 'o make the ex- president decide unalterably npbn thl* cotirr* If 1‘resldent Taft wishes renomina- ti^n, Co!. Rooieve|t 1* In favor of glv- InV it to him and I* prepared to lend hi* best effort* toward that end. If M r. Taft should conclude that he h*» had enough, then Roosevelt will abide hv the p*rt\’» choice of the man to be the party’s national standard bearer, a|wav* prov'dlng that that choice doe* not fall upon hlm*elf. Tbi* condition obtain* only for the next campaign, however. Thl* Infor mation of the iiorpo«e r.f the former president was furnished with the un derstandlng that It moat he accepted a* implying no obligation* of conduct beyond the 1912 campaign. t-wO-s-Ow-O-wa-s-O-s-OW’O-^O'W-OwO-s-O-**'* • #•—ft-—•—ft'* #-* ®"*’® It I* finally proven that Ellenton Is partly In Barnwell County and thing* aeem to be shaping themselves for the reiteration of the entire jewel to the loving bosom of mother who will not be oumforted until the beauty daughter i* again at home, claaped la her cherish ing arm* and with the Upper Three Kun* as the protecting Western boun dary the golden age will eome again and for aye. Later: Goy. Ansel hold* Ellenton to be all in Aiken and will order new elec tion, W e still call her back. corresponds to our Farmers’ THE FIRST 1’RINTER. When Fa*tu* had printer! off in ItdO a number of copie* of the Bible, b* un dertook tbo sale of tbcm, in I’arl*, where printing wa* then unknown. A* lie *n|d hi* copies for »lxty crowns, while the scribe* demanded five hun dred for their manuscript*, he created universal aatonlshnient when he pro duced copies a* ta*t a* lliev were want ed and lowered the price to thirty crown* all I’an* was in agitation. The uniformity of the cople* greatly In creased the wonder; Information wa* given to the police against him a* a magician; hi* lodging* being conse- qiientlr searched and a great number of copies being found they were seized. The red ink with which tney were em bellished wa* -opposed to he his blood, and it wa* seriously sdjudged that be wa* In 1-ague with the devil and It i* presumed rhat If he had not tied he woald bate *haied the fate of those whom the superstition* Judge |u those d*y* condemned for wiuhcrsft.—Jew ish Messenger MORAL EDUCATION. Nearly 2 iki0 of the most prominent educator* of the South attended the t went v-fl r *t nntiual session of the Southern Edueal|on*l Association ht Id In Chattanooga, Tenn . U*t week. hr. M B John»on, president of IVInthiop ( i.|lege, Rock Hill, JS. and president of the Association. In hu anniml addres* dls*’ii**ed “Moral Edu cation In the I’uhlio School*.” He ** 1 d iii part : “If the school* *110111,1 do successful ly e> ervthlng else demanded of them and *til) fall to ptoduce upright, hon est, law-abiding, public spirited, mor al, responsible, dependable citizens, they would fail miserably and would not Justify their existence. ‘There are those who ln*l*t that definite moral nod religious training ► honld be left to the home and the church, but the home and the church do not seem to be able to do thla work alone. The homo la often not domi nated by the right Ideals and the Sun dav arhocl* do not reach more than half of the child and the youth popu lation. I'nlJ** tha school* do some thing definite for a moral training, a great many children will not have any moral training CllARACTKK aVILDIXl). “Every good school, well taught and with proper incentive* and ideal* In foice, exert* a wholesoon Influence upon the pupil, but this moral Influence ofjjitod order doe* not fo far enough In the opinlbn of many. Morafeduca tion may he given through direction of p I a v * and game*. Self government, student contro', the achool rltv, the junior republic, »tudv of biography, and good reading are all agencies for character building—fur ethical train ing. “We hawe a separation of chnrch and state In thla country hut that doea not mean the exclusion of un*ectarian re llglon and the Bible from the public school*.' The great' funffanaenfaT ele ment* In religion are not sectarian, an I the Bible doe* not belong to any par ticular church. The golden rule be long* both to religion and e:hlea. Faith, hope •ifiT'twarify in morality and religion alike should he taught.” 1'resldent Johnson said he wa* thank ful that the Bible I* freelv and gener ally u*ed In the public »hool« and Bute Institution* of the South. “After all fa said and done," he added, “the most Important agency In securing moral training In the public s"hool* i* the personality of the hlgb- tniuded, devoted teacher.” ui HEATH TOWN LIKE. Joaoph Stone, the 11 year old hoy who the llr*t corn prire In Geor- ffla bjfmaking 102 5-8 bushel# on one iiwr* did nil the work of breaking, ptanujil'c and working himself. He asnargetl hi* work aa worth 10 cents an each mule’s work at 0 cents an He eold hla corn for seed at Iff $17 75- ^■***em hla -r— atalka averaged 4 nolaf lor a TURNED HIS TEACHER DOWN A school inspector In England asked a child In a primary achool to tell him aa nearly as possible what he under stood a pilgrim to be. ‘ A pilgrim ia a man who goes about a good deal," was the r*ply- Thie seemed not quite satisfactory to the Inspector, and he said: “I ‘go about a good deal,’ but 1 am not a pil grim ” • Pleaae, sir, I mean a good man,” waa the eager addition. — ♦ • ■ Men *houM fall iu love with their opposites. " Well I’m in love with the gfW acroaa the street. . Miaa Lnov White Uayet. grand daughter of Jefferkon Davis, was mar ried on the 8th nit. In Colorado to George Bower Young, ao aniat. WATCH THE OFFICE HOLDBRH. Union City, Ga — The following statement hs* been laaued by Fresldent Barrett to members of the Farmers Union : To U-e Officer* and Metnhert of the Farmers Union : Throughout America ona of the lead ing topic* for discussion la tha recent election* and the political overturn which haa given the Democratic party a atrong majority in the national house of representative*. Natural y the farnaer* of this country and memhera of thla organization are drawn Into and participate la the com ment. A* I have before atated, Insurgenta, Republican*. Democrat*, .Socialist#,— what not—all look alike or thould look alike, to the farmers of thla country. • nd emphatically ao to the members of the Farmer* Union The test'la found not In the label by which a man classifies hla politic*, hut In hla bona fide action*, the fatthUd- nes* with which he make# promise square with performance, the fidelity with which he keep* bis contract with the people. In ordinary hnslne** and social rela tion*. vre condemn the man who I* guilty of breach of contract or of bad faith, eyen of duplicity w hen it come* to carrying out hi* agreement The same rule, unchanged by the dotting of an “I,” should rule in poli tic*. It makes no difference to what party a congressman or a leglsljstor.got • ernor or a sheriff owe* hi* allegiance, if he disregard* the pledge he ha* msde to hi* constituent* or, by dlence and Inaction, aligns himself against their best Interest We ate going to get result* In the way of reform In this country when the voter I* a* vigilant In hi* watch niKtn the otllcehol.ier aa he la in hla actlvltle* during campaign* . Therefore, I hold It a* merely the dictate* of ci •imnu sense that It I* oar duty to keep close watch on emigres* and |i« guiding force*, wPettier admin- Htered t>\ (tie p»rt|e* now visible or those rlmt may arrive at some lime in th" futore Examine the man rather than the pnr'y. Tut* t'oiiMe |« the average farmer — city man, for that matter—put* a new man in office at the high tide of a wave of dUsatUfactioo and then forget* Aa a result, nine time* out of ten he find* hi* un watched representative need* re placing sooner or later, au 1 there |* sR Hie rxi ftemenl and delay to endure again. Toe dav the American farmer real lie* this principle and rr'alix**, addi- Monsl v, that lie can vitalize anv legl* ‘ Dtlve program by unceasing demand* upon til* repre»entatlve*. we will see the farmers of this country re»cned from the neglect vUlted upon them by the government for many years I urge upon vou to keep In personal touch with your repre»ent*tlve or sen ator relative to those measures favored by thl* organization. Failure to secure tesiilr* In leglal* tion I* due almost a* much to the fall ure of the constituent to Indulge In prodding a* to the tendency of the of fice bidder to anore on his Job Charlea S Barrett. WYNKF.N, BLYNKEN AND NOD. ht at oa.M rtai d. Wynken. Blvnken and Nod ona night caned off In a woo.len ahne— Bailed on a river of crystal light, 111 to a *«a of dew “ IV here are vou going, and what do you wish *” The old moon asked the three. “We hare come (o tab for the herring; tl»h That live In thl* bwantlful Net* of silver and gold have we!” Said Wynken, Blynken. And Nod . The eld moon laughed and tang a song, A* they rocked In the woeden shoe. And the wind that aped then ad night leng Raffled the wave* of dew. The Httle star* were the herring Osh That llyovl in that heautifal sea— “Now oaat your nets wherever you wish — Never afeard are we;’’ bo cried the star* to th* flihertnen three; Wynhen, HJynken. And Nod. All night long fihelr neta they threw To the »tar* In the twinkling foam — Then down from the aklea came the wooden'fctiTie,' Bringing the fishermen home; *Twaa all ao pretty, a sail U aeemed A* if It could not be. And some folks thought ‘twaa a dream they’d dreamed Of aalllng that beautiful sea— But 1 shall name you the fishermen : Wynken, • Blyken. And Nod. Wynken and Blynken are two little eye*, And Nod ia a little head. And the wooden shoe that sailed the aklea I* a wee one’# trundle-bed. So t^iut your eye# while mother #lngl Of wonderful sight* that he. And yon *n*!l *ee the beautiful thing# A* you rock in the mi#ty aea, Where the oil shoe rocked the fi#her- * men threej Wynken, Blvnk»n, And Nod. NOTICE OF FINAL DItClANOf. Notice i* hereby given that Ike an- give deralgncd will on Tueaday. February 7, 1911, Ale with Hon, Jn». K. 8nel- ling. Judge of Probate for Barnwell County, her final return as Guardian of Ben F. Anderson. Jennie I. Tyler. Claudia Kenned* Virgla Anderson, Belle Anderson, Noman Anderson and Edna Anderson and apply for l<«tton Dtsmlisory. Laura Anderson, Jag. *, 1»U,. - ,.v ^ OvArdUs i 9 I 4 e + + 4 4 t 4 4 ♦ ♦ e « • 4 a 4 e 4 # 4 e 4 • 4 4 4 • 4 a 4 a 4 a + • 4 e A GREAT LAND SALE That elegant place of 495 acres of land, in the town of Barnwell, South Carolina, recently purchased from Mr. Jno. M. Easterling, by Mr. D. A. Switzer, will be subdi vided into various size tracts of from 5 to 50 acres each, and 30 or 40 beautiful resident lots of from 1-2, 1 and 2, to four acres each in size, and w • «... • - -—A. ■ / ' . . . .. ...... • Sold at Pule Auction Juesdaj,Mid,Ml The Building Lots are situated on a prominent eminence overlooking the town, and are from two hundred to throe hundred yards of Graded School building. The tracts of irorn o to f><) anrr* will be mo>*t de*ii;\b!e property aa it if* exceptionally fine land, and will produce from one t# ; w*. bai.-* • ia the opportunity of a lifetime to Huy firwt-<daaH property at your own piic* At j> ib’. ,n * houac town of Barnwell, and in quantity to suit all and everybody A ( i. ! • > *’ ERAL OTHER VALUABLE PRIZES TH - 1 Hi, i ^K V - TO BE G|VEfl AWAY ABSOLUTELY FPBBJ You hare an equal chance at the free lot and other valuable prizes whetiirr von hm or not A fim- brass band and the famous Bodenhaiuer auctioneers will be there. The tt-miH will Im> so e;va\ that anv one ran buy. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend this gnat s.ilr. and dm t l.til to b - th re on Pue*- day, January 10th, 1911. Kcspectfully, 13T.1 I'll c 1 m c \ 1 T C l iNI 4 4 4 V ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 * 4 4 2. VL'J 7 g 1 ■ ||J ■ . ■ S■ HOME BANK of BARNWELL The Farmers Union Bank We Solicit Your Business, Pay 4 Per Cent on Time Deposits DIRECTORS: J. J. Cocbran T. Jef Grubbs Txrlton S. Cave Wtliiam L. Cavr Dr Trm K. Hopj Wmton T Walker G Miller Greenp Jl. Let Easterling Vffr rt ?- ^ ♦ ♦ OFFICERS: Harry D Calhoirv frcAident W'lHiam I. Cave, Vice Pre»ident N. G’ W Walker, Cashier R C CArroll, Asst Cashier G. Miller Greene, Attorney — )— — ;—i L i '••♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•••♦a BUGGIES HARNESS As Manager of the Allendale Live Stock Company 1 have just arrived with i car of Kentucky raised and Ken tucky broken High Class Horsas and a car of Tennessee Mules, alf young, sound and ready for work of any kind, We will sell at reasonably low prices for cash or satis- ••u factory paper, ALLESDALE LIVE STOCK C01PAST, J. L EIH», Secretary and Treaiurer Allendale, Soath Carolina GOOD SEED. Yob ma#t havs gaod ft#»d to mak# ffOAH ernpa. 1 havo a /aw hanfira# btiRhels of ibe ba#* Impravad Tool Col ton 6m4 for tala at ona dollar a»d WO oaat# par bo#b«t, FOB Ordar tlbw sad get tbs beat. J. H E. Mllbond tf. Blackvl|k f 8. C ’. HONEY TO LEKL on FI rat Mortgages of EataU. Jopty to McCOMHICK MACHINERY! We have ‘•cc’n’d thn ageficv of tLiu <*cb biut* d Mc(’or* mick Mower-*. Reaper-. Hind. ri*. etc. Wo have in i»t(ick a largw supply of all the ncccrtsary rcjinir part#. Com** to rtce un. Wc can Hiqvplv vou on nhnrt notice. + ARMSTRONG 5 SN0LLINC. + liAKNWKI.I., S. C. rr-rr-rr?- si i 1 . ■ ■— Tk tei Tto tin 1 fel I'reikcts Business, Timber & Farm Stock With sixteen years’ exp* ib-nce and -*q.fnr (b:i|:#g in hor ea, mule**, huggir-,, w.gons *-tc. t<* in' cr iiit. I av free to aav that at »k> time in ruv eai’•* r havr* f hern in is a' • better position to serve my friend's, old ami new, than at thi« RCftBOM. I hare just returned from the We^t, where it was my good fm turn* to-g^Mhe er-^-tnot -4be mirkrt-**. My rteW shinin' iu of -tor!:, con*. *;--:.; 4=7 ZMTCCLjIBjS rr ~i—rr~A T~^ CSTTiQ / rj.v-y.izvki^-r 1 ifj will reach Barnwell on Monday, November 28th, and a cordial inritation is extended to all buyers in Barnwell And adjoining counties to viwit me at my Hill Top Stable*, whore coturtaoue treatment and the aquarc.dral arc watch* words. If it is A Nice gbggv), a Serviceable Wageij a atrong set of Harness, a first class Lap Rope or a good' whip that you need, you will find it h(H|e. No better line anywhere. CHARLIE BROWN