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1 Tbt Barnwell People. btrrrd it thr poet office it Bimwell, S. C., is second-cliss mstt^r JOMM W. HOLMES 1840-1912 B. P. DUVItS, Editor and Proprietor Sabscriptioui—Hy the yi*ar six months, 7f) cents; three months, fid cents. All subscriptions payable in idvanoe. Advertisements-I. e n a ! advertise ments at the rates allowed by law. Lo- cil reading notices 1U 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 ferrates. Obituaries, tributes of re- ipect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and au notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advestising not subject to cancellation after first insertion. / Communication*—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 writer 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 conamunication. THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 11113. Hm Governor and the Commissioners. We do not pretend to understand or explain Governor Blease’s action in re fusing to appoint Messrs. Ashley Stan- aell, J. A. Meyer and W. B. Warren as Commissioners for Barnwell County, but we do know that he turned down three mighty good men. Personally we do not know of a finer, more atraightforward and honest gentleman than Capt. Meyer. When we s^y that he is a product of the old school, a true gentlemen of the Old South, we think that we have stated the case fully. Mr Stanaell is a former member of the Board, having served with the late la- aaented L. W. Youmans of honored memory, and was largely instrumental, — — ♦ y we are told, in ridding the county of debt and accumulating a $10,OW) sur plus. We are not acquainted with Mr Warren personally but we have heard none but good reports concerning his character and integrity. The reason, if it can be termed such, that the governor gave for refusing to appoint these gentlemen was that they did not meet the requirements of the statutes and that the Supreme Court had recently decided that the governor could refuse to appoint men who did not meet with his approval. We took the trouble to look up the requirements pf the statutes and were unable to find anything id them that would be suf ficient to debar these gentlemen. Therefore, we are forced to the con- cluaion that the real reason for their non-appointment must be that they were non-aupporters of the governor in hia last campaign, This w^uld Entirely th keeping with his policy of ‘‘sticking to hia friends." And that teems to be the consensu* of opinion. Section 1 of the recent Act of ihe Legislature in regard to the commis sioners in this county says "there shall be a County Board of Commissioners composed of three members who shaH be appointed by the Governor, on the j-ecomnfiendation of the delegation in the General Assembly," etc. Notice that the paragraph reads "they shall be appointed by the Governor. ’ But the decision of the Supreme Court re ferred to above makes that null and void, places the matter entirely ‘‘at the pleasure of the Governor," as is the case with notaries public. We write the above for the informa tion of our readers and with “malice towards none and good will towards all.” No reflection can be cast upon Messrs. Meyer, Stansell and Warren by this action of the governor. They may have incurred the executive en mity by their exercise of the right of ballot, but so did sixty-odd thousand other men. Three other men have been recom mended by the delegation and, in our and swat his breeding places are a few thing* to remember ding a community of flies: Kvery form of rubbish should be re moved. Containers with tight coveis should be provided. Not only garbage, but tin cans, rags, etc. should go uito such containers. Burn all such rub bish as is possible. If you have a stable, do not allow manure to accumu late. Keep it in a closed pit and do uot tolerate manure piles. Use grten vitriol, one pound in a gallon of water, applied once a day, to kill the maggots in the manure from a one-horse stable. Use chloride of lime at frequent inter vals about the premises. The importance of getting rid of the fly menace cannot be too strongly im pressed upon the minds of the people. The fly is born in filth, feeds on filth, crawls in filth and with filth sticking to his feet, legs and body, he feeds and walks on and in your food—if you let him. Watch the flies that come into you house and see if they do not come from some filthy place. That they are great disease carriers cannot be doubted. One scientist £oes so far as to make the statement that he would rather have a rattlesnake in his kitchen than a fly. A rather broad statement, you will say, but when one considers the fact that 100,000 deaths a year and a property damage of $12,- 000,000 is caused by the innocent look ing housefly one can see that after all it isn't so far fetched. Flies are said to he responsible for the majority of the deaths among children. Mow many children die from the bite of a rattle snake. - ' How many die from typhoid fevers.' (’lean up the premises, use disinfect ants freely, screen the houses, use every means jxissible to get rid of the pest and remember to al ways— SWAT THE FLY! no Sow Rico in Low PLcot. The recent heavy rams have doubt filled the low places that former ly produced good corn and cotton so that they cannot tie planted in such crops this year Why not return to the cul tivation of rice' - ' Our people are great rice eaters and we venture the state ment that there is hardly a day that pas»es that this wholesome, nourishing food product is not on the family din ner table, from the richest to the poor est. Yemre ago low places that had be come filled with water were so utilized A man, either from a lioat or horse back, would sow rice seed broadcast on the water, after which cattle would be driven or horses and mules ridden through the water until it had become thoroughly muddied. In settling the mud in solution would cover the rice teed and the crop required no further attention until harvest time. Where {he water WM not more that two feet deep good yields ware made and the cost of production was low. We take the following from the filea of The People; "We remember Pting told by Mr. William Aehfvy, the great Four Mile planter, that by his permission several colored men sowed rice broadcast on an upland pond on his place. When the crop was ready to be reaped he allowed them the use of a wagon team on a Saturday to haul the rice to higher land. The grain had grown on such a stout straw that the bundles, after being cut with a reap hook and tied, were laid on the stubble above the water until a wagon load was ready to be moved. The negro rice makers, if we remember rightly, made so great a crop that they worked all Saturday and Sunday in gathering it, though Mr. Ashley did not know until the week following of their Sabbath breaking." The People will be glad to publish short articles from its readers about rice-growing during and after the war. Strongest State Bank in So. Ca. WHY? > Capital. Sur'lus and Stockholders Liability $830,000.00 Safest of the Safe. In estimating the safe'y of a Bank it JU wHl •<» re- mpmticr rliHr4»»i>ital and Surplus, in oilier wordu, the BANK SOWN MONEY, i* tlmt which cives security to deposit.-rs. In this respect we Hand FIRST among the 800 state-bank* in Smith ('amlina. Seek safety, tir«t and accept the cordial invitation which we extend you to hank w 1th us 4 percent Paid on Savings BANKofWESTERN CAROLINA BARNWELL, S.C. CAPITAL & SURPLUS $500,000.°? —.- i LOCAL DIRECTORS C George H.Rates J.M.Easterling Butler Hagood RM.Buckingham Too often emotional sentimentalism is allowed to thwart the ends of justice and even in this case, where,a band of lawless mountaineers had ruthlessly shot down court officials becanse one of their number was unwilling to suf- they will doubtless be summarily dealt with. But tlriik for a moment of the many crimes that can be traced to liquor and of which these illicit sellers are indirectly the cause. Should not s >me punishment he meted out to fer a little punishment for breaking the them now, instead of waiting until thev law, there were many who were in sympathy with the murderers, forget- eommit murder directly'.' Constable Cooler's death should he a ting entirely the martyred Judge Mas- spur in the campaign against the tigers i sie, Corjimon Wealth Attorney William and not a deterrent. | Officers of the law, the peop'e of the county are putting thr matter squarely up to you. Not ■ Fair Trade. A man would be considered a f t sub ject for the asylum if he went out on the streets and sold six bushels of corn M. Foster, Sheriff L. F Webb, Juror Augustus Fowler and Miss Elizabeth I Ayres, a spectator, —all dead because a band of law less men refused to recog-| l mze the majesty of the law But(io\-| ernor Mann sto.Kl firm in the facte ot these sympathizers because he was fully convinced that the Vilens were] guilty and merited the sentences im posed In a jury of the ir peers. “An e\e for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is tlie Biblical injunction and Virginia s Governor saw that it wa v carried out to the letter. Justice has triumphed and the majes ty of the- law has been vindicated The fate of those two men will do much to wards establishing a wholesome respec t . for and fear of the law that will tend to discourage lawlessness in our sister common wealth. The summary punish ment of some of South Carolina s mur derers would have the same effect and bring ha. k that respect for law and j-^,, Rarnweil People savs "The desire for order that we seem to he fast People heartily commends the action of losing. the grand jury last week in swearing i ■■ii—— ...I. out three warrants against alleged blind Th* Toll of the lifer*. tigers As we have remarked before, „ . . , . . , it is onlv possible to break up these Because he tried to perform his • ' h pernicious violators of the law bv per- dut.es as a dispensary constable in RIlltent effort Tho matter should not Beaufort county, J R Cooler was shot j*. allowed to restC’ So, also, says the from ambush and mortally wounded governor — Augusta Chronicle Saturday night, dying from the effects | Then, we also commend the action of of his wounds Sunday morning. The the Governor It is high time that the murder followed some raids on "blind office-holders of this commonwealth tigers" on St. Helena Island, near ! were waking up to the seriousness of $.to a tun A tun uf tmiuthv hav, it is said, cuntams ntKuit 2u jxiunck uf nit- rugen. while a tun uf cottonseed m*-al cuntams about 132 |>oundx uf nitrogen, uv» r six t:m< s as much But that is on . a verv go.>d example uf the [XM.r business methods j rac t sed by the Southern farmers fur a n umber of years R is about time thev are waking up Only the men who wear Ralstons can fully appre ciate them. Cleverly hidden away beneath their stylish lines you’ll find a surprising amount of comfort. Let Ralstons help you make your way in the world. $400 to $500 son Also a complete line of tin* famous ‘’Dolly Maili- ‘ Shoot* for ’Women. We have the latest styles in white, tan. patent leal her. ete.. uinl ran please the most fastidious. ()ur «*hoe*' and Oxford'- hu Mi>ses and ( hildien are unMii parsed in Rarnwcll ( «»unty. All that we ask is an Oppoi tunit V to -I10W Voll t hr-e r^ood- \\ o know that we can Mill and tit you. Our pliees are extremely low, ipialitv and woi kman^hip considered. Straw Hats We have a the lateM -hap»x. t his Mui-on. ('mie UM -li lt- YOU p. U aigfr vaiu tv of the newest -traw.- and .111-t t he hat - t hat will hr tin - rai^e in mid 1 «■ t ii- -h<»w Y<m thr one that T” Groceries fur a do'!. ir Yt t that IS pra In ahv I II <>11! < I 1 ot 1 \ D- 1 Ml I 111* lit V\ c ,1 ! i\ at a! 1 t.ilir- w hat our farmers a re tioing W h e n they [ a lull lm«- of M.i| 1 lit . tlnl r.tn, v < * 1 <t 1 1 l< -. and * an -up- pav /rum $211 to t'L't a ton T1 r m 'rthern | plv V our tul *1. t 1111 ■ l • t m 1 • - a 11 1 V u t ll 1 hot* » -t .111 it-1« - g-ow n t:i ivithv Lav ami x '.1 the north- mi ih* mai k* t. PllV \ Ol 11 01 0 < ft! *■-1 ■ >1 a 1: - at)'! ft thf t-r - farm* r euttniiM eti mt a I at 1 r om t2.'> lir-t. < )||I L r om 1 - aji all t ! 1 all. ft -!i. -I ■ >t k • Farmers’ Union Mercantile Co. "Everything to Elat and Wear’ W. T. AYCOCK, Mgr. Cry Goods Dept Barnwell, • • • • • • M. EL BLACK, Mgr. Grocery Dept South Carolina •+•+•+•+•+•+•+• + •+•+• + • + •+• !-•+•+• + • + • + •+•+•+•+• + •+•♦• * + + + + + + + + -r + HOME BANK Beaufort. Two negroes have been ar- the situation Better late than never j • rested on the charge of being connect- ’ ed with the murder. I Th(> Kas,er P ar * dt ‘ m Bamberg was And that is onlv an instance of the + + very creditable for such a poor com munity as this appears to he when price we pay for allowing these l aw -j vou undertake to raise money for]* breakers to carry on their nefarious SO mc public enterv rise. —Bamberg • work. The blind tigers were directly Herald. Cdpltdl. Stockholders' Liahilitv, Surplus. Undivided Protits, - Depositors’ Guarantee. Deposit* February 11th, 1911 Depotits February 11th, 1912 Deposits February 11th, 1913 Shl.OUHO M.UIO.U) 2.SOO.OO UW to $^>.44L10 $50,412.66 $58,477.70 $80,111.81 + + + + 4- + 4- 4- 4- 4- i the cause of Constable Cooler’s death and if the guilty parties are caught Yes, or to collect money for past due subscriptions, eh, Brother Knight 9 “Watch,the Morjie J3ar}k Groui” (i (1 men. The action of the chief execu tive is awaited with interest. Justice Triumphs. It was a splendid triumph of Justice opinion, they are all excellent gentle- in Virginia last Friday when Floyd and Claude Swanson Allen, father and son and members of the gang that shot up the Hillsville court, were electrocuted. “Swat the Fly. ^ ^ desperate eleventh hour attempt was Now is the time to start an anti-fly made to save the two men by appeal- crusade. No need to wait until they j n g to the Lieutenant-Governor for a have been allowed to mulitply by the commutation of sentence after Gover- thousands. For each female fly hatch- j n0 r Mann, who had repeatedly refused ed in April there will be, if none of her J to interfere, had left the State. The progeny nre killed, 7,600,000,000 in Governor was reached by telephone in September of the same year. But Philadelphia and hurried back to Rich- whila we are swatting the fly, we might mond to order the execution to pro better—go even farther ceed. FORD FORD AUTOMOBILES AND SUPPLIES j. p. Leeg^ • Harrv D. Calhoun, President T* < % .. • W. L. Cave, Vice-President + N. G. W. Walker, Cashier + Wm. McNab, Asst-Cashier + COLTMS Willi ston s. e. I HAVE A CAR LOAD FOR SALE The only Successful Cultivator for Corn and Cotton One man and two mules can plow ton acres of Cotton in one day. Make it give satisfaction before pay- For juices etc. ajijdy to ment. W. H. UGHTSEY, Brunson, S. C. or J. 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