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Let me gire you a demonstration of the worth,
reliability and easy-riding qualities of the
REO TH£ FIFTH
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G>mpletely equipped, with
Electric Starter and Elec
tric Lights for
$1,175.
Interested parties are requested to call on or address
C. H. MATHIS,
Agent for Barnwell County,
BLACKVILLE, - - - S. C
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ORANGES
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COCOANUTS
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ALMONDS
RAISINS
MIXED NUTS
LEMONS
CURRANTS
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DATES
FIGS, ETC
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HEADQUARTERS FOR FIREWORKS
ROMAN CANDLES ^ ’ SKY ROCKETS; CRACKERS
TORPEDOES
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NOVELTIES
Goods Shipped^on Date Ordered
Full Price List on Request
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s im to invost in tho nooossarios of life will rocoivo
tho samo courtoous troatmont and tlic samo propor-
tionato moasuro of oood wlno for tho monoy spout
as ttio oustomor w!io lias ju>t sold bt) halos of cotton
at tho top of tho market. Wo carry a full and com
plete lino of Dry Goods, Dross Goods, Shoes, Hats—
in fact, any and everythin^ for tho needs of tho aver
age American family. When bargain-hunting, see—
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Southern Railway |
PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH
Schedules Effective April 20, 1913.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURES BARNWELL, S. C.
(N. B. These schedule figures are shown as information only and are
not guaranteed.)
2:08 a. m. No. 23 daily from Columbia to Jacksonville. Pullman sleep
ing car Cincinnati and Augusta to Jacksonville.
4V20 a. m. No. 24 daily from Jacksonville to Columbia. Pullman sleep
ing cars Jacksonville to Cincinnati and Augusta.
8:35 a. m. No. 134 daily from Allendale to Columbia.
10:18 a. m. No. 31 daily The Southern’s Southeastern Limited from
New York to Jacksonville. Pullman sleeping cars, dining
car servicej
12:06 p. m. No. 149 daily from Batesburgto Allendale.
2:12 p. m. No. 148 daily from Allendale to Batesburg.
4:30 p. m. No. 32 daily The Southern’s Southeastern Limited from
Jacksonville to New York. Pullman sleeping cars, dining car
service.
6:06 p. m. No. 133 daily from Columbia to Allendale.
For detailed information, sleeping car reservations call on
nearest ticket agent, or, ;
H. Caffey, DPA W. E. McGee, AGP A., H. F. Cary, GPA.,
Charleston, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Washington, D. C.
S. H. Hardwick, PTM., E. H. Coapman, VPJeGM
Washington, D. C.
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WO bats, alz Teddy
bears, three balloons
six boxes of lead sol
diers,” the head nurse
counted. "And a foot
ball. Who wants the
football ?”
“Johnny Ward,” an
swered Norse Blatr,
half crying and half
laughing. “Isn’t It
pitiful. Miss Gough?”
Nurse Gough set
down her pencil and the memoran
dum and looked at the other wonder-
Ingly. “A football!” she reiterated.
"Then he doesn’t realize?”
"No, poor little fellow. Would you
give It to him, Miss Gough?”
“What would the mother think?”
the head nurse asked, and then Nurse
Blair ceased all pretense and dabbed
her handkerchief against her eyes
openly.
"Let’s ask Dr. Keith,” she answered,
and that solved the difficulty for the
time being.
Johnny Ward was eight years old
and had been In the hospital for
nearly five weeks, ever since he was
knocked down by the baker’s wagon 1
while playing upon the street almost
In front of the hospital entrance. He
was quite helpless below the waist,
and would always be so, said Dr.
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“I’ve Brought Him This—and These.”
Keith, after the operation, unless—
well, miracles had happened and such
cases had got well before. So he said
nothing to the pretty young mother
who came day after day, wistful and
patient and always hopeful. Of late
she had begun to suspect that her
only boy, her stay that was to be in
her later widowhood, would never
leave the building save In a wheeled
chair. But she kept her fears to her
self, and nobody had had the heart
to tell her.
And Johnny wanted a football for
his Christmas present!
“Well,” said Dr. Keith gruffly, "why
shouldn’t he have one if he wants it?
Isn't there enough money to buy a
football? Why, I'll buy him one my
self. W’hat sort should he have?
What are they made of? It’s a long
time since I was a boy myself," he
added, in self-excuse.
“Why, they’re made of pigskin,
aren’t they, doctor?” answered the
nurse. “But you don’t understand.
Hqw can we let him have a football
and let his mother see him with It,
and him lying there so helpless? It
would be Inhuman, doctor.”
“Hum! I’ll take the matter under
consideration,” the doctor answered.
Rut a few minutes later he was ask
ing the head Interne, "Where would
you go to buy a football?" He put
down the address In his memoran
dum book, and the Interne looked at
him In wonder, for football and Dr.
Keith seemed somehow unassociable.
“Well, here’s the football, nurse,”
he said that evening, coming into the
ward. It was Christmas eve. All
the children were supposed to be
asleep. Here and there an eye
drowsily unclosed to see If Santa
Claus had really come, but sleep was
stronger than expectation, and •Nurse
Blair would see to it that no gifts
went to the sleepless. Dr. Keith held
out the paper-wrapped globe. The
clerk had blown It up for him, and,
not thinking of having it deflated
again, he had carried It thus for half
a dozen blocks. “If you think It beat
for him not to have It, give it to
someone else. Give him g Teddy
bear,” he said.
“Why, a boy that age doesn’t want
Teddy bears,” answered Nurse Blair
scornfully. She thought for a long
while after the doctor had gone. At
last she went softly to Johnny’s bed
and hung the football from the
head. The little boy’s eyes were
closed and he was sleeping soundly.
The little helpless feet made tiny
mountains under the bedclothes.
Nurse iBlalr turned away quickly.
Mining came; the ward awoke.
Shouts and cries of delight were
heard. The day nurses went from
bed to bed, unwrapping packages.
Nurse Blair had gone to her room,
but she did not lie down. She came
back, tired but resolute, a half hour
before visiting time, and went to
Johnny’s side. He was playing with
the ball, bouncing It upon the sheets.
It had fallen down six tlm6s, and
each time the nurse nearest had pick
ed It up again and returned It.
"Johnny,” safd , Nurse Blair, "your
mamma will be here in a few minutes
ndw.”
“Yes, ma’am,” answered Johnny.
"Johnny, what are you going to do
with that football T’ asked Nurse
Blair.
Johnny knew Immediately. "I’m
going to look at It and look at It and
wish hard to be well," he answered.
"Johnny, when your mamma comes
she will see It and it will make her
cry to think of the time when her
little boy was strong and well. You
don’t want to make her cry, do you.
dear?”
"No, ma’am,” answered Johnny.
"Then, Johnny,” said Nurse Blair,
the diplomat, "suppose we put it away
when she comes and don’t show It to
her.”
VYes, ma’am,” said Johnny. A tear
stole into his eye and overflowed.
He handed her the football. “Y-yes,
m-m-ma’am,” said Johnny, gulping.
And just then the visitors came in.
Nurse Blair had taken the ball, but
she had no time to conceal it before
the little woman in black had come
hurrying to^ the bedside, and she
stood holding it rather foolishly and
self-consciously and could not face
those searching eyes.
‘T’ve brought him this—and these,”
said Mrs. Ward, holding out the box
of bricks and the mechanical toy.
“But you—you’ve given him that?”
Nurse Blair stammered something,
but she could never remember whal
it was, for the young widow had tak
en both her hands in hers and was
looking at her in such a way as to
make falsehood impossible.
"Nurse," she said, "I want to ask
you something. Will he ever walk
again?”
Nurse Blair was silent. They might
have been alone in the ward, so
closely did the hum of conversation
hedge them in. Each was with her
own that Christmas morning and had
no thought but for hers.
"Will he ever walk? Will he ever
stand?” The widow grasped the
nurse’s hands tightly as though cling
ing to her as her last hope in life.
“Tell me.” she pleaded.
"Never—unless a miracle happens,”
answered ^s’urse Blair, and the wom
an’s hands fell and she turned to the
child and smiled. Then Nurse Blair
understood why some of the Madon
nas were painted smiling.
"Mamma!" said the voice from the
bed, "I want to whisper something."
The widow knelt down, but the
childish whisper was loud enough to
reach the nurse's ears.
"I mustn't tell you what my Christ
mas present is, because It will make
jou cry."
The widow placed her arms round
his neck and pressed his face to hers
“Mamma, I want to show jou some
thing I’ve kept for a Christmas pres
ent for you. Sit up, mamma, and
look. Look!"
Nurse Blair screemed. Dr. Keith,
passing by, stopped, looked, and as
sumed an attitude of professional
pride. His rather tired face broke
into a smile.
"Do that again, Johnny,” cried
Nurse Blair. "Look, doctor, look!
He's wiggling his toes!"
"Yes, ma'am," said Johnny proud
ly. "That’s why I wanted a football.
There, mamma, you’re crying after
all!"
Faim Lands, loses and Ints Fi Sale
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Something He Wouldn’t Break.
Willie is a boy who is very much
blessed with aunts and uncles. These
use every opportunity to give him
presents. Last Christmas he received
so man? toys that his parents, instead
of giving him toys, told him he could
carry out one of his cherished plans.
“Actually,” said his papa, "£ou have
more things now than you can break
In a year.”
“Oh, no, papa,” said Willie with an
Injured air; “there's one present I
won’t break.” >
“Well, Willie, Fm glad there’s one.
Which is It?—the cast-iron train from
Uncle Jack?”
“Oh, no!” cried Willie. ”1 can
manage to break that I mean I
won’t break your promise to buy me
a season ticket for the baseball
matches.”
The Great Meaning. (
Lift up your eyes to the great mean
ing of the day, and dare to think of
your^iumanity as something so divine
ly precious that it is worthy of being
an offering to God. Count it as a priv
ilege to mak6 your offering as com
plete as possible, keeping nothing
back, and then go out to the pleas
ures and duties of your life, having
been truly born anew into his divin
ity, as he was born into our human
ity on Christmas day.—Phillips Brooks,
(D. D -
The Duncan Tract near Snell-
ing, Four Hundred and Fifty
acres, two hundred and fifty ten
able, four room dwelling, three
tenant houses. Only $14,00 per
acre. One third cash.
Fifty Eight Acres near the Barn
well Lumber Co., Barnwell, Thir
ty five acres tenable. Lands
adjoining sell for twice as much.
Only $40.00 per acre. Splendid
terms.
Seven Hundred and Forty Acres
two miles of Barnwell, ten tenant
houses, wells and all out houses,
open land for twenty plows. Only
$20.00 per acre.
Two Building lots adjoint
each fcther in, front of Senator
Bates’ residence on Main Street
for a quick purchaser $750.00 for
both. Terms allowed.
One New Cottage, with, largei
lot, all out houses. Owners price
$1600.00. Terms easy.
One Cottage near Main St. only
hundred yards from post offee,
two building lots on each side, for
only $1200.00. Terms Allowed.
See me for other Houses and Lots and Farm Lands.
Slax'X’y ID. CaliLcru-io.
Office in Home Bank Barnwell, S. C.
® C.R. CULLER
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A. C. WALKER, Jr.
CULLER & WALKER
Wholesale and Retail
Auto Specialties and Supplies
BIG VULCANIZING PLANT
Elxpert Tire Repair Man—Work Guaranteed.
SEND US YOUR OLD TIRES.
We Vulcanize Anything in Rubber Goods.
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ORANGEBURG, S. C.
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Grow More Cotton to the Acre.
Plant Simpkins’ Prolific Seed.
The earliest Cotton in the World. Ninety
days from planting to bale. Very prolific and
a good linter.
We sell the only genuine—Mr. Simpkins’
own seed—direct from his farm.
Price $1.25 Per Bushel. 25 Bushels at $1.15
Liberal Discount if Ordered Before January First
On every order sent us before.Jan. 1st take
10c off this price. Order now—the time is short.
W. H. MIXSON SEED CO, - CHARLESTON
Sole Distributor* for South Carolina.
YOUR CITY COUSIN
Can boast of no better delivery service than given ycu by UNCLE
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ROBERT E. WOODWARD, J. A. JENKINS, HARRY D. CALHOUN,
President. Secretary. Treasurer.
DIRECTORS
E. H. Richardson, M. B. Hagood, J. A. Jenkins
Robert E. Woodward,
Harry D. Calhoun.
CITATION NOTICE.
ST AIK OK SOI TH CAKOLT^A, 1
Cm STY OK lUUNWEi.I.. 1
In the Probate Court.
l>y J. K. Sndtinir, Faq., .Indue of Piobate in
Harnwell bounty.
Whereas, Frankie R. Best hath made suit
to me to ttrant unto Her Letters of A•!minis
tration of the estate of and effect*-of E. Pey
ton Best, deceased. ' >
These are, therefore, to rite and' admonlsh
all and sinunlar, the kindred and creditors of
the said E. I'i i ton Best, deceased, that
they be and appear before me in the Court of
Prolate to be held at Barnwell on Saturday
the ‘JOth day of December, next after publi
cation thereof at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
to show cause if any they have why the said
administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 5th day of
December, Anno Domini 1913
J. K. gNELLINO,
Probate Judge.
Published in Tub Baunwell People,
Dec. lltb, 1913
Thos. M. Boulware,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Negotiate loans on real estate. Can
n^t 7'0 money in sums not less than
*5,<MH,).oO.
Office over Bjsnk of Western Carolina,
BAMIUIELL S.C.
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ALVA MELLETTfo
Successor to
Wm. W. MOORE and E. H. RICHARD
SON.
Liveryman, Undertaker and Funera
Director.