Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1* ♦ / •W*m**■*--' 4>ii~ f i^i , * ^ •.nj,-i L ~- J ^ A '* A ■• * • * ■- VT~ 9 I Ir- t Ss- Th« Barnwell People. WO. V. HOLMES, Editor 1 Prop’r MUl.TuX 1>» I’ABVO. don’t H« ■’ According to tbc UNpatoh given below tll»pen«i«ty aaiea of whukey in tbe aix fountlf* op eratlng that bti<ine«t averaged to th* oountr over 8,000 bale* « f ooiton at $51 per bale. No Itgnre* are (Iren of the amount* paid 'or freight and *xpre«« ahlnnient* Into the remalniog 87 conn'lea for per tonal ttte and blind tiger abuae. Subtracting net profit* and aalarle* of dMpensero, telit* and freight* from the total amount • f tala* the remainder ahowa that a million and a half dollar* went nut of tho tlx non title* of Aiken, Boiufort, Richland, Charlreton, Flor enca and ueorgetown Into tbe poa»e(- a'on of the dlttll er* of and dealer* In Intoxicant*. Uld tho drinker* of the above named tlx countie* tend abroad a* much a. a million and a ha'f dol'ar- f >r food and furniture, clothing and other comfort* of civilica'.lon? Columbia. .Ian. 31 —The ban wa« placed on the near-beer aalnona In the city of Atigu*t* l«*t fall and a* a remit the tale* of the Aiken conriiy dl*pen • arle* leaped up during the lavt quart) r ftoni 155,140 to 897,h«0, ac<‘ordiiig io the annual report *f the |)i*pon*ary Auditor Sloblev, which wa* tent to the general aatembly today The report *how* the total tale* f> r the roar In the *lx countie* to te f2,- -171.SOS 38, with a net prolK of 1687,- 477 7i. The operating expcu.ea amounting to 1117.90!) 59. CBMC2 toum CIRCULt OS < THURSDAY. FKBUUAI'.Y 8, 1913. AN EXPLANATION. 1% dear reader, you ,1« not And the 4i«ti«! qitaotliy and. variety In Thb I'lOPLK'e bill of Are today please charge the shortage in the Weather Clerk.• Last week we tHd too much Job work and thla week tbe fireman»l» eonBaed to hU room with a aevare eold. it f Jasper, made up of atlcei from Beau* fort and Hampton, la now tbe forty- fourth county In tbe itate. Though an Infant in age It la full grown In the patriotism of the people ready to aerve aa office holders. On the day followitg the approval by the Governor of the •ranting Act the Jasper Herald con tained «he card* of aeren can lldatee for Sheriff, Clerk, Auditor, Treasurer and Supervisor at tbe apeelal election In A pill. Are yen, brother farmer, selecting your seed corn as ym fend your stock from day to day, or will you put off skiing so until tbe plum trees are blooming? By Uvlng aside safely from rat* ear* that strike y mr practical aen** you will be ready when planting time eomra to take the type that you thin beat and thereby Improve the quality and quantity af that best of all i*>ui ♦rope. I* J. Browning of Unhid, Chairman wf the way* and means committee of *be House of Representative*, ha* done W geod service by preientlng ^tur Ways adtead of the recurd of recent year* the bill making appropriation* for the current yesr. Tnl* promntnes* ff*» j* the 1 (gWlttor* more time f >r tbe •on*lderatlon of the measure that take* toM of every taxpayer. Tae levy pro poned fer etafe expense* Is the same ■•that of last year. mills. The tntal fur all purpose* foot* up II.HTO,- tOO aa against |l.983,000 fur 1911 both round number*. It I* a safe pre diction to aay that Governor Blease as HI veto some Item* Thru of the beat known Democratic •dVtort of tha United Slate* had their fauliof* badly bllatered reeently while trying to moul I public opinion In favor of the nomloatlon of Govtruor Wood • row Wilson of New Jersey as the Dem- rtcratlo candidate for Preeidenl, and • non Crtollng too qulekly. Much goo4 »«wa ink hat been need upufy , u f. fereee without benefit tllber Tlin , and 9ll*B«q.m<yy' cau , e them tn forgive • n 1 (ufg-t and to be forgottan. Tbe e^Ttea of KdlPf* Harvey of Ilarper'a Weekly and Henry Watteraon of tha I, oul*vlli* Courier Journal should be warning service to smaller rdltors J. *i the candidates “tote their own ekllleta." late M Why don’t you publish more IMW* on your InaMe page.f '* ' Our an»wer t*. that luqulry It that •omc of our friends will not give us the chance te do so. Several of tbem sera, to delight In giving us copy at the llth hour or later, auJ our prayer* and pro teats have Laeu *• Ineffective a* the whistling of the wind. Tea Taor ta goes to pres* at 9 o’clock on Wednesday mornings and like time •nd tide waltt on no ui«n. Wi wish to reach on time the aub-erther* from N* w York to Saleh, from Milwaukee t.i r*i hi Beech who look for the errlval of Tmk I’ tori.a a* '‘a letter from home” or the coming of a member of the f*m- »iy. The intention* of »uch tardy friend* are all right, but thrlr Imrlaon* are ti o enill. They do not re>.| r.i that Tns PsorLB bn* frienil* elsewhere that It lovee to reach as w. II as it d >e* the live •lever Oharlioa of B trnwell. it Is our old fashioned oplnloo that eight hours of day work. In which «ye*, hand* and brain are buar, arc enough to entitle the typesetter* to rest „nd recreation at night. In c**e« of • mergency they are willing to 1 iaealoep and ascrlHce personal cotnforr, but In country towns real emergenciee are a. few and far between aa angel’, vl*it* And again eleventh hour news |* too rtften gue.a v/ork and unreliable That tha editor li not a* quick a worker «i formerly I* al o an admitted fact. TIMK TO QUIT. Tf aoy well paid employe of the gov ernment department of agrlcultu t aa published any statement showing the progress made by tho boll weevil to ward the East last Summer and Fall wa hay* fa led to see or hear of It. JBich silence leads to the conclusion abat the aclentlflo experts have filled to check the Invader and have quit the ield. On# somebody did venture the gaeaa that tbe January blisxard would delay the arrival of the Mexican pest In tbe ffi 'Uth Atlantic States three years. Secretory James Henry Rice of tbe Month Carolina Audubon Society, who baa reuantly Investigated the territory captured by tbe weevil, published last week in tha daily papart eoai* wise and well timed suggeetioos. He ar ena* that tha Insect eating birds are tha only alllaa that tha aeutlona not yet Invaded can depend upon for anv measure of protection and urges that the trapping avid shooting of thaaa faatharad friends be stopped Next fadnavday, February Ifitb, will be the aa wkleb % f aoeonllag to an aid ba- ; tbe bird* choose their orates, i Teesday afternoon at latest the bid be pa l! A Chase i An Americtn Abroad la Recognized by a Lady He Does Not Know | By ERNEST G. BROWNE Walking In tbe Rue Rlroii, In rarla, I passed two indie*, the one gray and wrinkled, the other In what I coo- alder the prime of womanhood—that h* to any. she must bare been about thirty. Tbe moment the younger of the two caught sight of me her face lighted up. and she was uhout to bow to me when abe anw that 1 did not recognize her. Then she looked away. 1 was puzzled. My eyesight la fairly good, and 1 am not old enough to for get faces. 1 could not remember to bare seen the Lady before, but no one can Ih? certain of anything In thia world, and 1 might hare met her cas ually. Rut had our precious meeting Iwen casual her face would not hare likely lighted nt the second meeting. Htlll, If tbe ladles were Americans the meeting with a fellew countryman In a foreign land might have been miffl- clently pleasing to produce this resuij. A few days later, haring nothing better to do. I called an open cab for a drlre In the Hols de Boulogne. On Ihe Champs Klrsees, Just before reaching (he Arc de Trlompbe. I met Ihe two ladles ngnln, riding. The mo ment tbe younger one caught sight of me I anw emhtirrassmenf on her face— Indeed, a alight blush. This time I noticed by the resemblance between Ihe two that they must be mother and daughter. Calling to iu.t drlrer. I directed him to turn and follow the carriage that bad Just psssed keeping so fur away Unit we would not np!>esr to he ahad owing It. lie did s® and I saw It atop at a hotel in tho Rue d'Alger W) ho*pit*|s snd **nltori» with * total | bear Itue Bf flonore 1 knew It fora canaclty «f l,S10 patient*. In the la-t I family liotel frequented by English year medical «upi !ie* tumUlied co,t 1 « B( i Americana. REFORMING THE RED MEN. The following extract* fr> n a report »ent out recently from ti’aahfngb.n ahowa that the United State* govern ment 1* either more Interested In the future of the Indian than the white or black man. The government certainly owe* that much to tLe red men. It know* that an Indian excited by fire wa’er I* a bad man, and think* tho white *o<1 black men capable of con trolling and taking care of them*e|vc» : Gratifying remit* are being obtained In tho campaign the Indian bureau I* waging to * r run o out the **!« if w hisker to the Indlah* and tn hut| I up the physical condition* of tbe uatlou's ward*. For *ev*-r*l year* the Indian office ha* maintained a Urge medical tl Id force, loca»ed at Indian achonl* and re*ervatlona 'hrmighoor the 36 State* where Indiana live Till* force con- «l*t* of 1*>3 phy-luiso* and 114 nur*ea or (Veld matron*. There i* maintained the government $i\0(X) and the total co*t of till* health work w«» 8200,000 ‘The Indian service In Irt heaph work," *»id Indian CommUsloner Val entine, * I* not aiming mereiv to more effectively care for and cure tho#® ih»t are *lck. The reduction of til* death I r.«*w had not only the lady's nd dress. Imt wn* privileged to take up my abode under the same roof with ; her. I went br her hotel, engaged u Diom and sent my baggage there Then I went there myself. made tnyacM took afi respectsUl* bb poaaible. Now that 1 bad got luto the heart of Bwitserland and there wna a prospect of e rest it suddenly occurred to toe that I bad been following nu ignis fatuus. And wbco I thought of i oof run ting the lady ! had shadowed the fact that I wus dogging her being palpabV ray courage oozed out at the ends of my Augers. That afternoon I saw my charmer j ' and her mother-for by this time I ' was sure the elder lady was her moth- [ er—go Info the kursnl, oy .caslho, as | . one calls such places tn America. I mustered up courage and went in too .The buildings and .grounds are quite extensive, but the only entertainment was the orchestra. I entered the con cert room and. standing buck, looked for the Indies. Seeing them sitting nt a table, after pumping nt my cour age for nearly half an hour, I nt last took a scat at a tnble nenr tbem. keep ing my back toward them that I might after awhile turn and put on a look of surprise. After Severn! at tempts to face them 1 finally suc ceeded. Partly turning roy chair nsd my bead at the same time, I looked first In the direction of the Indies; then my gnze settled on the younger. I had my surprise all ready to put on Instuntnneously, but I didn’t use It. I shall never forget the expression on the lady’a face. r l here wus nothing dangerous In It—oh, no!—quit* the reverse. She wns trying hard te re press a laugh. There was some tousb Ing. but most of the expreoelo* wus amusement. Did she know that i tod been Intentionally following bakJ There was nothing to do hi® •ton the ball. Rising fren* my beat. Wills band. I advanced and anld: "I am quite sure I have ecen ladles before, tut can't for my tell where we have met" "We were in the same hotel In Part* a few days ago.” said tbe yo***g er lady, with a mUcb!eroua look In her eye. "Our meeting dales bock of that’’ "I tbluk 1 saw jou one day on tbe etrvet.'’ "Are yen sure you hare not seen me before that? You ere American.*, area t you?” "Yes; w# are Americans. This la my mother, Mr.”— 1 didn't propose to give her the ad vantage of knowing my name, so I bowed low to tbe mother and omitted to supply the dcflclency. Indeed. 1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ( OCXTY t*l‘ n.MJN’A EI.i., In Ll.e I'lObalc ( * n!t. By J. R. Snelllng, F>q , Judge cf Probate la Barnwell County, p Whereas, Mrs Lizzie (1 Pkki hatn m de unit to me to grant her Letters of d:nln- Istratlon of the estate mid effects of P. B. Dicks, decease. 1. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditor* of the said P. B. Dirk*, dec* asod, that they bo and appear before me, In tho Court of Pro bate to bo held at Barnwell on Wednesday the 14th day of Fob., 1!>12, next, after publication there.f at 11 o’clock In the forenoon to show cause If any they have why the said adminis tration shonld not be grant-id. Olvon under my hand this 29th day of Jan., Anno Domini. 19!il. J. K. SN’F.LLIXO, Probate Judge. Published In Tits Bzunv.'ell People Feb. 1st. 1912. DISCHARGE NOTICE Notice 1* herebv given that wo will file our firm and final reyort, aa execu tor* of tbe. t*ure of E M Cope*, de cea*ed, with Hon. John K Sne ling In the office of Judge of Probate nn«n the 29th dav of Februtrv, A. D 1912 and petition hN Honor for «n order of Discharge and Letter* DLriil-aory, Ml creditor* and kindred will plenoe take notice and govern yourselves accord ingly. IV W rope. J A Ope. Jan. 2D. 1912. Exevutor*. --t * 1 r\ 1 ► - , .J J dl NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE Notice I* hereby given that the un dersigned will on Monday February 19th, 1912, file with Hon. John K duelling, Judge of Probate for Barn- well (bmntv, If 1 '' final return a* ad- ralni»tra rix of the estate of Blam-ho B Be*t, deceased, and apply for Otter* DI*tDi*»ory. Carr!) 1 K Bo«t. Jan. 23, 1912. Administratrix Wheelwright and Black smith Work Bone Here. OF OPPORTUNITY For Buying the Best Dry and Dress Goods, Shoes and Cloth ing, Too Numerous to Mention, BeloW Bed Rock Brices Remains Open At The MILL-END SALL, re- ' vra* not itire that tbe dauglV" .i . "icr not know my nance O*- "How sloi-*^,. ., .. jlar. did rate I* not It* prlmurv lrttei««t. It I* | Th* morning after tny nfur working rather to lnrre*.e the vitality brvakfa.t, I ln thc bi || w3y> of eh* Indian r»r« *ncl to f »r wnltltiff fM ^ • * ■ i. It. new tundarJ of phv.lc.l ‘ . »• ) asked the landlord for her name. Along with the •trennnu* '' l,r r’ , [ )l i , )L l , * could not deoi-ribe her to him to Improve the Red Men’* About 10 o’chvk »he came out Wtto ••rlous work cf the lr)'A‘ l>n s U re* u to elderly Indy. Tlw look of enrprlae • tamp out whl.k—- A rrit . on my ebartner'a face wa* refteefed In #f < fflelala to tight whl»- mine, oijiy bep* wa* genuine wbll* Vey on the reservation* wa* i e'fected Ttil* organlaatUn eon*l»t* of 12 regu lar *»*l*'*ot* under a chief liquor of fleer sod MW other* were emolov-d during the pa«t rear at Irregular In terval* when needed. Tbe anti whl*- kev officer* l*«t ve*r operated In 21 State* and made 1,.VT7 arr-*ia o*'i*e I to b* brought to trial I,W1 ca***, and secured l,0S"> coovlctloo*. or a r>er ceniage of 77 T tern were *pproxi- matelv 170 0i>U ohfLlned In tine* and jail aei.teoce* lmpn«ed upon (hot® •ejilng wtiLk-v t<) the Indian* In ihe r*l I* of the offV'Cr* 86 310 pint* of II I quor* of *11 cla**et were telied and )|e*trnt ed . mine was feigned. I bed Intended H» •eok an explanation, but was not en couraged to do ao and let I !>• eppor tnnity go by. Tbe ladle* entered a car riage standing at thc door and were driven away. 1 looked for the land lord to |ie!nt tbem out to him. but he tmi«t pes«ds b# away frvrm tb® office Ju«r when I wanted him Although I wa* watching. I aaw no more of the Indy for two days. when, being dona on the ground floor eccii- plc-d fur yffb'C. hallway and reading ruoiii. I *a>v aome irunka going oat awl a iltlle Inter, looking out of a window. Hc.rse i? hoci : >; • Specialty; also ‘repairing rubber tired buggies. M. W. HITT, — At Johnson’* Old Stand,— Black villa S. 0 <"ongre*« i* now giving 1*0 000 an- > anw tbe two ladle* get Into u carriage. nu»!lr to carry on tbe crutade *g«ln*t Somehow I uawx-tarrd the frunka and whMtey Th» anti llqunr r*nip*lgn hi* b-en • ur< , e*« , nl Irt aron«lng |nter»*r In •h<* | governm-nt'* effort* to protect It* ward* from 'he Imm'lmMlnn sod **le of liquor The lntere*r wa* maniteit In ntHuv commendatory b-tter* from local per*orn and oth-r* Int-rc-fed In tha welfare of the ImliarU. On the otl*fr han<l. vlsm-on* op ><>«lt|on ha* been eneou'itarod from *!>eoial lnf-*r e«fa and other* who feel that, the fM. eral government should nor Interfere In *iich matter*. Th'« opposition h«* crv.tallzed Into ann—1* to tt'e pr#*|. dent and other prominent officer* of tho government. - ALCOHOL A BRAIN POISON. (Spartanburg Herald, loth Inst.) The R*v Or K O T 'vlor, of Ro«. ton, Ma«* , ad(lre*«eil a Orge and In terested tludlenee ar the Snnrb*|>l s Bap ii*t ebureh la*t ntght on ‘'riio Spirit II*] P*vchn]r>gr of Vlenhrj •» Ar the itonebidon of hi* lecture Dr. Tavlor analv*ed a bottle of “ni^r. beer’’ fnrn'*hed him bv Chief Vernon, of the rmllce doparttnenf, which *howed fire per cent alc<<ho). o- ** mtlnb «« I* contained In full grade h«r.r I» r Tar. lor I* an analytical chemist a* well «• i | Tgvm*n The al'H,h< 1 f tml»hed ebrh'-fent)'* of »n ounce in one pint Th|« wa* pan yetted into ga«, IHuminatitig the church room shoot, fen ml u’e* with the lights of rh" room turned off Dr T*' lor **hl In part ; ‘‘Kv-rv po|*on ha* s «e'ec*lve affioltv for some one part of rh»» hodc shnye a’l other*. For In at'nee, the n d«oc tf 1-ad like* the m iaet.-* of the wrU*; mercurv flie «al|varr gland*; manga- - e*e th« M vet : tobacco the hea i t; n racn 'c • he coating i f the stomach: strrchnl-'e the spinal <*«>rd ; v.'he r ea» alcohol tike* the hrain the ho*f Thl* tdtee* al(*ohoi at the top of the list a* the moat «er|oit* nnWon of alt those mentioned h*-can«e It ha* the strongest affi-ipv for the brain, which I* -he most vital and *eo ttic indict* logcttier ui;d got it luto roy Lend i tint 1 wa# uhout In bar* u bruak iu my romance that mlgtit never be iptb-cd. I burrteil out. followed tb# carriage on font tip the Rue 8t Manore to the Place Yendnme. where I belled • u ciupry cab and. giving the uecea- *ury tuvtructlohs to the cabman, wna drlveu after tbe ladle* to a railway etntiou. Allghtlnc I anw them #ater aod from u diitaace waulted tbem get into a Irnla. Ttila wna more than I hnd bargained for. I mu*t either Hike the same train or tore my romance. The rosd. I knew, rati east ward, aod l wa* told that ihe train about to leave would pi m eed to I'ljou. Hern and tbeac# to ttie heart of Switzerland Since It was winter If my enthusiasm could !>• (hilled it would fcnvc licen chilled now Itui e bat u III a man not do under cef talu circumstance*? I bought a ticket as far ns Dijon and got aboard Ihe tram But my ladle* did not atop there So I bought an other to Neticlmtel. another to Born nod a final one to Thun. There, put ting my head out of the window. I aaw them leaving the atntlon. a railway jorter carrying their hand baggng# I. too. left the train and aaw them get ting Into m carriage. I did not feel that It was neccasnry to ahadow thetp, fqr Thun la n amall city, and the botals for Vuiriats are hunched together near tb# end of the lake. We reached the town in the evening, and the next morning I w#ut th« round of the hotels. I enrxed my luck In not having learned the Indies* name#, for In that case I need only hav# examined t tie register to find them. A a It waa, I must keep moving here and Ihere all Ihe while, hoping to meet them. About 11 o'clock they emerged from tha prln- ilpal hotel, and 1 waa disappointed to xee theta get Into n carriage, a porter Ther# I took palna to ahadow them to their hotel. «itlve part of tho human hmty, the home of the mind j putting their hand baggage In avlth •‘Whv doc* alcoh I l : ke the brain the them. I followed them to the railway ho«t* Recent investigation* hr Trnf gtntlun and thence to Interlaken Han* Merer, of tlm U”lve-«Py of Vi enna. confirmed h'.’ other noted tpeoh 1- i*t*, show that narye •uh-'N-'i-e eor. . . tain*, a larger nropo-io,, 'of f,t than I The dl * , " nr ® fro "' Th , U * .j 0 I ? ter ’ laken being only n ride of half an heur or so. 1 aarmised that they would atop for awhile at tb® latter pUfefi, for If they were going to Lucerne or aom# point tn the Booth they would bar* been likely to go on for a day’a Jour ney. I bongbt a change of linen and Thc People Printery offers opportunity to particular people for selecting styles for their Stationery, Letter, Note and Bill Heads, Envelopes, Dodders, &c. During the Summer the plant was overhauled and put in ap ple pie order, new material bought and the office is better give quick and satisfactory service. CTvirThere are ready for you and use over ninety fonts of Job and Display Type. Some of these are of sizes and faces no longer made and cannot be duplicated. Those w ho may wish dis tinctive stationer)’ should come m person and make choice of t>pe and arrangement. ia« •houIJ he pat op and the e’be* t.l*«ue«; that *11 tb* •'t»'*‘a , 'ce* parent!/** are ab e * - dl««' lve fat Ther ®nt“r Into it 1-ioae eh' , mleal e-^m hlna’inn w|»h the f«ttr cnn’tltne.ir* o' the ee'I*. and immodlatelr inhabit the vita' nrr»ce«*e« nf th“ oe'J* "It la *l*n well nnt1er«»oAd that al<*n hnl ha* a peculiar «a1ecfive afflnlrr for • nme cel’* over other*; that In th« e*«e nf the habitual moderate n*e of alcohol *o*ie cell* become more nr lea* •erlop*. ly Impaired, while In the *o_calie,| e*. cctelve u*e of it some ceil* ro Into per manent degeneracy and llnallv become tots’lv de«trr-yed •‘The flr«t Gco|»t which *how« de- pree*<on nnffef th# moderate and con tinued nae of alcohol Is the anlrltna) focul'T. This la for the reason to*t thl* ftcaltr lath# moat highly nrgm j Ixed and *#n«1»lve of *11 the facn]tle« of I the human mind, according to a wcll- eatahli«hed Brindrie that the ta*e*t faculiy protlncert. In the Beolntlun t f *' **'• Hrvt (O *nffrr Impairment c(a#ift Hoping for th* Worei. “Jimpaon doean’t Ilk* you." *1 hadn't auapected that What ntke* ym* think ba doetn't like n#r* ”1 heard him wishing the other day that you would buy an aeroplane." Naturally 8o. "All the part* tn ibis play ere fat she remarked, “that should Imre met In Pulls, the* hero within no abort a time ” "Tbere nre many *ucU c#lncWeo<'e# among those who are fellow country men a brood " "What I* a coincidence? I have never been sure of the meaning Of tke word " It waa plain that she was chaffing me "A coincidence.” I replied, giving a definition thet aultcd my purpoee, "lx aomething that luippen* ” "In which there la uefblug pr*»#B1 fated*I aupp##eT' Th# mother wa* either Ignorant #f thl* aparting or pretended to be en I preferred to finish It wlthoot ker be ing present 8o. rlalug, 1 naked If (bay would be some time In Interlaken and waa Informed that their atay would he Indefinite Than 1 asked r>ermi#nk>a. aa a fellow rvuutryman. to [>#y my re- apecta to them, and It wna grunted. la a few mlnutea more, that I might net t>e presuming on a short acquaintance. Prepared than CVCT to I an»*# and with a deferential bow wue i moving away when I he<-xJ tbe yeuuiwr | lady aay to ber aotker Is a aUge w hi*per: "Formal, loo t be?" That was too mnch I tamed and uld "There a eomethlng wrong here Ton either have known me before er think you bare.” "L'oiuc and »e# u*a this evening ami I will explain." 1 called at her hotel that evening She wore a dress that aeetned familiar to me I looked from her fare to tke dress, evidently to her amnaement. "You nj.'ognlre nay costume?” "Ilnro I eoew It before?*’ "Yea.” "When r* "At A ” "I have not been at A for foHrtmm years and wa* uever there but once In my Itfk ” "You were there long enough to pro pose to n girl In her teei>*; but. Judg ing from your reputation at this lime, that was a mere pastime with yon.” 1 wne dumfotinded. "But this dres-s?" 1 asked. "It has been made over xeveril times since then.” A light began to break through tbe clouds. "You are Alice Wnrfleld?" "I "5m. I don't blame you for not rec ognizing me. There's a great dlffer- pare between the appearance of n girl of fifteen uud one of twenty nine." It was all out. There had been a yotuhful affair of the heart between u3. but since she wus then a ecbool- girl, I Just out of college, nothing came of it. “IVell.” I said. "I mppose I was neglectful not to follow up tbe episode, but I hare atoned for my fault by chasing you from Pari* without even a knnp«nok and would have followed you around the globe. - ’ If the little god. angry with me N»r haring forgotten my youthful love, shot a second arrow imo that nent me on my road chase after her It certainly bad n perceptible effect on ber. Scarce ly any woman enn realet n man who. without even an extra collar, will start after her. he know* not where, cepe elally when she remembers tenderly a former episode. I captured the flying enemy, and two romances were merged Into one that bus thus far bid do end. MONEY TO LL.4D. Money to lend oc first mortgage « -eal estate. 8 per cent interest rv vmonnt* under $1000 00. ? per eer >n amount* over $1.000 00. J. O. Patterson A Sob. We Can Please You! s suits [Itftl CD Dunbarton, S. C. MAN1’KACTrRKR8 OF YELLOW PINK AM) POPLAR ROUGH & DRESSED LUMBER Flooring, Ceiling. bb!ing,J]Moalil- ing*. Lath, etc. Can furnish complete House Bill*. Saw Mills, Dry Kilns anr Planing Mill Al I'l t OI?s. NOTICE, The Auditor will be nt the f< Hewing I lace* on the date* named below fur the purpose of receiving tax return* for the year 1912. NOTICE OF ELECTION. • The municipal election for the town f Snelllng will be held Feb . 8. 1912, N 1-ct one Intend.tnt and four Warden* The manager# of *ajd election are; J Sander#, K. J. Kawle and B. >; •Voodward. J. U. U'U, Clerk. January A pplvton. 10. Sam’- Store. 41 11. Burton. 4 « 12. A ’.iondale. t 4 13 K in**. 4 . Hi t'inrr. 4 4 17. Vyesnm re. 1 • 18 Jer.nvs. 4 . 10. Fairfax. t < 1« 22 O'J Blackviile. * 4 « 4 Art. 24. Elko . 4 4 25 Wil Nton. » 4 28, M (Train*. « 4 29. Spelling. 44 30 Dnnbartov. 31. A«hley’s Store. Feh'ry 4 t 1. Beahham’* Stole. 2 Milieu’s. ^ 4 * fl Hilda. 4. 8 Baldoc. Onlv pernor.jil property nmat he re- "tirned thl* y*sr A 1 return* ie- i ly iu*ll mit«t b-‘ proper)y signed Mini pro- naf-d before they can te »ei epfed Kemeniber that the f.O per cent pen alty a 111 bo adued after Feh. JOih. R. W. Rijer. Auditor Barnwell Co. Conducted by J ^ NEWMAS, Until February 10th. Come and let the Dollar do Double Duty. Home pasi& of p&Tavell (The Farmers’ Union Bank) .— w ■ Out of town check * and drift* accepted for deposit without 'Xrhang#. ♦ 4 i n ♦ i 1 !j We pay 4 per cent in Savings Departmeat OFFICERS: Harry D. Calhoun, President William L Cave, Vice Pres. N. G. W. Walker, Cashier G. Miller Greene, Attorney R. C. Carroll, Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS: J. J. Cochran T. Jetl Grohhs Tarlton S. Cave William L. Cave Dr T*'m Horrv Wmton T. Walker G. Miller Greene B. Lee Easterling “Watch the Horpe pai)k GroW 51 4 * T 1 V I i 1 f « • »• — •- a # HILL TOP STABLES Turns the New Year Leaf "There’s life in the old land yet” and Charlie Brown has the ■facts to prove it in the receipt of a car of Choicest Horses and Mules from the best stock farms of the Blue Grass States, a'l pur pose stock and all of gilt edge beauty and every day sure service, ALSO TWO CAR LOADS of excelsior Wagons, single and double, Buggies, Surrey#, Harness. Saddles, Bridles, and everything in his specialty lines at specialty bed rock prices. COME TO SEE AND SAVE CHARLIE BROWN. Barnwell, S. C.