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The Barnwell People.
W. W. mm, Editor 1 Prop 7 :
tABSEST COUNTY CIRCULATION
5HUK8UAT. JANCAKY 5. mu.
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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.
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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-**'* •
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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