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Tht Barnwell People, ■oUrad at tba Fo*t Office at Barnwell, 8. C., aa aeoond claaa matter. JOHN W. HOLMES 1840-1912 bond for their appearance and then go out, secure a day’s work or a week’s washing and have witnesses to testify that they are working. Judge Gary recently criticised the large farmers for the parts they take in protecting their hands from the arm of streets. That it did run at large and that the careless visitor left an entrance open for it was gross negligence on the part of both. There is, we believe, a town ordinance against allowing stock to stray on the streets, and this should be rigidly enforced. On the other the law and such criticism would not hand, visitors to the churchyards B. P. DffVIRS, Editor and Proprietor be out of place when applied to the town people who protect negroes ar rested for vagrancy. Why complain of a condition that we are in part respon- Subacriptioua—By the year $1.25; six _ u u months, 75 cents; three months, 50 j s, * ) * e ^ or - If ' agrancy has become ob cents. All subscriptions payable in advance. AdvartiMoimts—L e g a 1 advertise ments at the rates allowed by law. Lo cal reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertise ments under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve month. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of re spect, resotytipps, cards of thanks, and ' all notices pf a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advestising pot subject to cancellation after first •iPiertlon. ^^Sesmtinlcatlon*—We are always glad to publish news letters or those per taining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the wnter in every case, not for publi cation but for our protection. No arti cle which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not respon sible for the opinions expressed in any communication. THURSDAY, MARCH 6. I'C.l. noxious at last, why not enforce the law against it? If the town councils of every town in Barnwell County would invoke this law against the loafing ne groes in the towns, the labor question would be partly solved. If they have not got jobs, put them to work on the streets. Then, when they have grown tired Of working without weekly pay, they will be glad enough to return to the farms. There isn’t work enough in Barnwell for the negroes who loaf. Enforce the law and put them where they rightly belong. should be careful enough to close the gates behind them. That the last rest ing places ofjoved ones should be des ecrated in this manner is a sinful shame. The case cited above is not the first time that this offence has oc curred. Let people be more careful. MEMBERS OF SOCIAL CLUB ENTERTAINED Br«ak up th« Tig*r». The People ia very glad indeed to see that the citizens of Barnwell are wa king up to the menace of the blind tigers The question is being freely discussed on the streets and in every instance w* knpw of the sentiment ii to < ‘break up the tigers." Their perni- riooa influence » being felt and the etti- zens ore beginning to realize what the end will be if these law-breakers are Allowe 1 to continue their Operations. AiA’’endile recently the business Men held a mass meeting and it was de cided that they call on the tigers m person and serv.- not ce on them that they would have to atop selling whis key or leave town. From what we have been able to learn this warning hM had a wt oleeome effect. Another good way wrould be for the authorities to raid the "blinds" every day If this la done they could not survive. There isn't any use to take half-way ■aaaures with such persistent violators ef the Uw, nor is there any need for ua to pretend that there are no blind tigers in town. You know and we know that there are a dozen or more of the breed within the incorporate limits of the town, and some of them are brazenly open in their operations. Their places •f business are, to all intents and pur poses, open bars. The young men of the town are being i debauched. It n no uncommon sight to see toys between the ages of four teen and eighteen years of age under the influence of whiskey. Parents, arc you willing to allow yoor sons to be ruined by these sellers of whiskey? "Why sit ye here idle v " Get together. If necessary to put a stop to the practice, go the limit in your efforts. The Primay System. There has been a great deal of com ment, newspaper and otherwise, on the present primary system since the election of last summer, and all in all it has been most unfavorable, ^num ber of remedies have been suggested, some favoring the abolition of the sys tem entirely, others demanding that the same safeguards be thrown around the primary as is now the case with the general election while quite a num ber would disregard the primary com pletely and go straight to the general election with probably a primary of their own. A* has been pointed out. the system When it seemed that the^National Corn Exposition would be lost to South Carolina, W. E. Gonzales, editor of The * State, personally guaranteed $40,000 in order to have the exposition come to Columbia. That was a big hearted, public spirited act, prompted by the noble desire to uplift and benefit the people of this State. By reason of his act, Mr. Gonzales will lose, we under stand, between $2,000 and $4,000. But he does not count the-cost. He real izes the good that has been done for his people and he is too big a man to A Number of EnterUinmenta Were Giyen in BLckville Lett Week. Blackville, March 1.—Last Friday evening Miss Cecil Gyles entertained in honor of the Social club at the res idence of Mrs. R. A. Gyles. After the guests had assembled each was given £ card with a conundrum written on it and the answers were to be found by different objects in the room. Part ners for a contest ‘‘in winter” were found by drawing small favors, they being hatchets, and finding the corre sponding numbers. The prizes fell to Miss Rosa Rich and Jake Blatt. The guests were invited into the dining room, which was decorated in hearts and red, white and blue. Small Ameri can flags were at each plate. A course of creamed chicken, green peas, sand wiches, olives and -punch and cake were served. The young men of the Social club entertained the young women Monday evening in the parlors of the Sham rock hotel. Music was enjoyed through the evening. Mr. Pauling sang several solos, accompanied by Mrs. Pauling. A very interesting con test was enjoyed. Each person was provided with a large heart, a magazine and a pair of scissors. On the hearts DONT FORGET THE OLAR PHARMACY is always open to wel come your wants in DRUGS, MEDICINES, TOILET AND RUBBER GOODS. We have in stock every thing that a first class and • up-to-date drug store has and can please you. ^yE GUARANTEE PERSONAL ATTENTION to prescriptions and use only the purest and fresh est drugs obtainable. Low- e s t p r i c e s q ii a 1 i t y c o n s i d e r e d mourn over the money loss. The peo ple of this State should be proud of the j “"re" written “"The Heart’s Deriretf a fact that they have such a citizen. The Blackville Girl" and "The Heart’s De- THE world is better for such a man. The list of candidates for the Gov ernorship next year grows. From the number already announced it would seem that a goodly per centage of the mail citizens of South Carolina are in a Barkis state of mind in this respect. As soon as the gubernatorial bee begins to buzz the hat is off and in the ring. After the first primary next year, quite a number of the aspiring and perspir- + + mg ones will find that they were badly now in uae in this State is “tike the r stung by the aforesaid bee. Vagrants ▼«. Laborer*. We continually hear complaints about the large number of negroes, men and women, who frequent the streets of i Barnwell, with no visible means of sup port, and the number is said to be on the increase. Those who have occa sion to hire negro help know how dif ficult it is to get them to work and what high wages they demand. "We have made inquiries and are in formed that in a large measure the white people are to blame for the very condition of which they are complain ing. For instance: A negro will be ar rested for vagrancy and when his case comes to trial there will be come white man to testify that the darkey has been working for him, when, as a matter of fact, the work ivas not regular but amounted to one or two days a week. We were talking with a good, sound thinking farmer friend last week about this matter. He said that he was con tinually hearing complaints of the shortage of labor, and that instead of there being a shortage, there is actual ly more today than there was several years ago. The trouble is that the ne groes are flocking to thqlowns, where method* Hampton had to adopt as a war measure when it was necessary to turn a white minority into a ruling force," and although that need has passed, the methods used still result in changing a minority into a ruling force The People is in favor of the primary system if it is so amended aa to be a true expression of the will of a majority of the Ik-mocratic voters of South Caro lina. but with the lax rules and regula tions that we ha\e at present, we would much prefer some other method of making nominations We are with those who believe that the same safe guards should be thrown around the primary as are now around the gen eral election In this State it is the primary that really counts, the general election merely confirming the selec tions made in the primaries Is there any rhyme or reason in continuing a condition of affairs that originated when it became necessary to oust the negro, apply it to present day condi tions n de.'eatng the will of a majority of the people and then have that major ity. as qualified electors, go to the polls in November and confirm what they believe to be gross frauds? How long can these qualified electors be counted upon to continue casting their ballots in the general election tor men whom they do not believe received the nomination honestly? Granting that there is a danger of negro supremacy, Mr. Walter B Wil ber, in speaking to an interested audi ence in Charleston Sunday night, sug gested that there be a Democratic party composed only of qualified elect ors, getting rid of men not in existence and men not able to vote in the general I electfon. This, he said, would cause I every eligible white man to register for the election and put an end to fear of the negro. He suggested a majority at the general election instead of a plural ity as a step which would make this un necessary in getting rid of the negro scare. Mr. Wilber had reference main ly to conditions in Charleston, but if frauds can be committed there they can be committed elsewhere. If the primary is to continue, let it be so safeguarded that there.can be no question in the minds of the qualified voters as to the honesty of the nomina tions, otherwise it will only be a ques tion of a very short time before there will be two or more parties contesting for supremacy in this State. The editorial page of The People this w eek looks more or less like a chronic complaint, but the expressions on it are not made from a desire to knock but purely from a desire to see a better condition of affairs brought about Therefore, we hope that they will te read in the same spirit that they were written and if our readers think well of them that senous consideration will tie given the article'. sire of a Blackville Boy." After find ing their heart’s desire by clipping from the magazines they were pasted on the hearts. Prizes were award ed to Miss Eva Rich and Keys Sanders. The guests were invited into the dining room, w here the table was set for 25. Mrs. Heffernon Buist entertained the Busy Bee Embroidery club Tuesday afternoon. Little Miss Charlotte Buist enter tained about 2(1 of her friends at a birthday party Tue.day afternoon. Mrs. John Marion Pauling enter tained the Priscilla Embroidery club at the Shamrock Wednesdav afternoon. A salad course and dessert were -r aerved. | £ Miss Thelma Baxley of Savannah is ' • the guest of Mrs Henry Briggs. ! • Miss Clara Mack his returned to her « home in St Mathews after a visit to her sister, Mrs .) M Pauling Mrs W VS’ Malony, Miss Annie Laurie Groves and John Matthews are among those who will attend the in auguration OLAR PHARMACY Olar, S, C. HOME BANK + + -r + * -5* Capital, Stockholders' Liability, Surplus*. Undivided Protits, - >*0,000 00 *0,000.00 2A 00.00 *. ( M* 19 + + + + + + + Depositors’ Guarantee, Sf/..44* 19 + + Deposit* February 11th, 1911 DepotiU February 11th, 1912 Deposit* February 11th, 1913 $50,412.66 $58,477.70 $80,111.81 + + i + + cc Watch the Morpe paijk Gro\* 5J W W Smoak. for the past six and a half years the editor of the Press and Standard, of Walterboro, has sold his interests in that esteemed paper to a stock company, and will go to a larger field in Kentucky The State loses a good man in the removal of Mr Smoak, a* be has labored earnestly and well for the advancement of his State and county We wish him well in his new home i • The many friends of Mrs Ben F -j- Davis, of Dunbarton, will be glad to know that she has returned from the Augusta city hospital, muih improved in health + + A Remarkable Man. Thos A Edison, who celebrated his birthday a few days ago, is (Vj In these frti years he has accomplished more than the average man could or would if he lived to be as old as Methu- saleh—vears.—New berrv Observer. Harr\ D Calhoun. President \Y. L. Cave. Vice-President .Y G. \Y. Walker, Cashier Win. McNab, AsM-Ca.shier •- > » Congress did a sensible thing when it eliminated the appropriation for free seed The money expended las a- mounted to an enormous figure ar.d judging from the unfavoraole com ments of the gardeners on the quality of A the seed furnished by the government it has been a needless expenditure of good money. Special Notices. Turn Over a New Leaf Artvertivement* under Unv he»d are ! chirked for mi ihe r*te of one eenr * word earh innernon, wun x minimum ehaijfe of iwentv-rive eem*. ,The I'nited States now has two ex presidents. If the aggravating ques tion of former years, ‘ what tq do w ith our ex-presidents," should come up again, we respectfully suggest that they he allowed to run for the presi dency as the leader of the Bull Moose Party. Last week a stray animal, supposedly a calf, entered one of the Barnwell th«y imagine they see a chance for an j churchyards and completely destroyed easy living. As things are now, they several months’ work of loving hands are apparently getting it. They work on one of the graves. This particular one or two days a week at odd jobs, churchyard is protected by a substan- getting Just enough to keep soul and , tial fence, so the gate must have been jMjr together, and then spend the bal- left open by some visitor. In the first of their time loafing and gambling.' place, the owner of the calf had no arrested, they give right to allow it to run at laige on the New* From Fairfax. Fairfax, March 1.—Mrs. S. G. Platts and son are the guests of Mrs. W. E. Harter. Mrs. Otis Deer and her mother, Mrs. Weekley of Ulmers, left this week for pointsrin Florida. Miss Mary Spann Harrison spent the week-end in Olar with J. Ham Kirk land and family. Miss Margaret Youmans entertained the Sewing club Friday evening. Mrs. S. L. Sanders left Friday for an extended visit to Washington. One of the evenings to which the peo ple are looking forward is the musical to be given March 7 by the class of Miss Mary Spann Harrison in the school auditorium. Frank and Cecil Lancaster and Mrs. Anna Boyles were the guests of Mrs, Lancaster last week. Misses Margaret Folk,Susie Albegot- ti and Flossie Porter spent the week end with the former’s uncle, Gus Folk. Miss Margaret Youmans entertained the 0. B. G. dub at progressive hearts Wednesday evening. IV A N l KI*—To **vt von mioii.*v I'V ‘Hliria you tlirpcr. A<'b! 1 . kulritc, Murilile i*i11Mhb. Fiali >cri»p. C. S MhmI, N itrn:e Sodn . # 111 "iir prU , » - » »ure !)• f"r“ l Ucii'g i / vniir order. We gunr uitee t<> f.tve | ^ you money mm wb buy in iMr^e qnnnti- | ; rieM Mild import, ami chii Maye y <u the t ( middle man » charge. A Hire--: Calhoun A ^ricu! tur-. 1 and Investment Co, St. Matthew*. C’lmoin < ou ntv. S. C. 1 -dO-'d. KOK SALE — Good farm, eighty acre*, in Barnwell County: well lo cated. Be»t railroad adVantHge*. K»*y term*. Addreas C. P. Southerland, A-heville, X. C. WANTED—To buv timber land*, al*o two logging carta and ten mule*. We also want to contract the logging of a mill and the hauling of the lum ber to the railroad, a distance of two mile*. We are in the market for eight yoke of oxen. Will need shortly ten men of experience sawing tree*, also fifteen men in an l around the aaw mill. State wages and experience. Poynter Lumber Company. Kldgevllle, S. C. T t thn>c who have not been customers of Hi’! Top Stables in the past, we say, "Turn "Ver a new leaf and resolve that hereafter you will buy vour horses and mules at the place where the square deal is the watch- word,.” € I am selling more and better Horses, Mules, Buggiei, Carriages, Wagons, Whips, etc. than ever before, and still have qn hand cuite a number of fresh stock—the cream (■! the Western markets—that I want you to see. V\ ith the New Year I am in a bettor position than ever before to supply your needs and my long experience makes me the best prenared dealer in this section to supply your c.ery want in this line. 1 Calhoun & Co. NOTICE. The Executive Committee of The Rivers Bridge Memorial Association will meet at the memorial grounds on cloc Saturday, Mirth 8th, at 3 o’clock p. m- for the purpose of arranging for mem orial service. A full attendance is earnestly requested. J. W. Jenny, Dr. N. F. Kirkland, Secty. Proa- Life, Accident, CYCLONE, LIGHTNING and Live Stock INSURANCE. —At Lowest Rates In— Strongest Companies -OFFICI8 AT- THE BAM OF BARNWEil Buggies, Wagons, Harness My stock of High Grade Ru ggies, Wagons, Harness, Whips, Lap Robes, etc. was never better, and having used careful judgnYent in buying, I am enabled to otter you exception al values. Come and see me. I know I \ . can please you in both price and quality. Charlie Brown, Barnwell, S. C. Barnwell Opera House Monday, March 10th Gaiety Theatre, New York, Success Tlie Fortune Huntei By Winchell Smith SEE The Great Drug Store Scene The Realistic Rain Storm in Last Aot Notice of Firal Discharge. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will on Saturday, March 29th 51 ^ n 1913, rile with Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of Probate for Barnwell County, her final return as Administratrix of the estate of George W. Carroll, deceased, L< and apply for Letters Dismissory. . Agnes Carroll, February 28, 1913. Administratrix. Notice af Dissolution Notice is hereby given that the firm of Hill A Seay, located at Snelling, S. C., has this aay dissolved partnership^ Seat Sale at Deasoa's Drug Store opens Wednesday, March 5th Frioct 75c, <$1 mad 5150 B AH accounts due the said firm are payf^l nt^P able to the undersigned, or to his agent W. B. Seay, and all persons having claims against the said firm will please present same properly attested to the undersigned, or to his agent, the said J. J. Hill. SocBing, S. C., Fabmary It, 1913.