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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 AUGUST 27, 1914. The Effect* of the European War. The editor of The People has been urged by a good friend to “write some thing encouraging to our readers in regard to the European war. In look ing through our exchanges we came across what impressed us as being as optimistic an article, backed by sound reasoning and good common sense, as one could desire. It appeared in The •.American Press, a newspaper devoted exclusively to the followers of the Fourth Estate, but the following ex tracts should prove of interest to the public generally: “No cataclysmic disturbance such as is rocking Europe can fail to have an effect, in many cases but temporary, on American business. . . . but regardless of whether the war in Europe shall be of long or short dura tion this disturbance in business will be of short duration for this country. The war cloud for us has a ' golden lining. We*re n6‘t involved in the war. We do not approve of it, and we are de termined that it not only shall not bankrupt and demoralize us, but that it shall be turned into an honorable business profit. We will create a for eign trade that we have not had for many years and we will become less dependent upon European manufac tured goods than we have ever been in our history. We will show the world that the United States can manu facture anything that can be manufac tured in any other country, and we will show them that we can do it better than any other country and thereby educate the world to the use of our goods. “Europe has failed us utterly. With out hesitation and for no valid reason they plunge into a war that they have been talking about for forty years. We paid them many hundreds of millions of dollars a year for articles that they manufactured. They left us out of their consideration, and it is certainly time that we left them out of our consider ation. We will spend the million of dollars we sent them each year for their goods right here in our own coun try and in probably every case will get equal if not better value for our money. “The purchasing power of this coun try has not been diminished in the slightest. We have had opened to us the wonderful European markets—in fact, the world markets—that have heretofore been controlled almost en tirely by the English and the Germans. And, in addition, through necessity, we are forced to supply our home markets with American made goods in place of European made gords.’’ f ♦ _ "■ Dunbarton Item*. Dunbarton, August 24.—The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Rountree are glad to learn that the little daughter Alene, is improving from typhoid fever. A speedy recovery is hoped for. Miss Eva Reynolds, of Augusta, returned home Monday after a pleasant, visible Miss Bessie Rountree. Mj$ses Edna and Ethel Anderson, of Barnwell, are spendinga few days with Miss Georgia Anderson. Mbs Nell Clayton, of Bamberg, is the gue# of friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rountree, Mr. R. F. fifountree, Misses Bessie Rountree tnd..Eva Reynolds motored over to Barnwell Sunday. . ^ Miss Carrie Williams returned home Suniay from a pleasant visit with rel- atives in Allendale- M|»MoffcAYaJlleft a few days past TpKigs. -N. C., where she wffi ibftr, Mrs. H. C. Hasty. / and Winter P**tur*. From middle Georgia: “What time b best to sow crimson clover in cotton? Does it need fertilizing, and what kind? How late can it be pastured' before turning for corn? What is the best thing to grow hogs?” Sow the crimson clpver among the cotton in your section just after the first picking and sow 15 pounds of seed an acre. If the cottpn has had a broad cast fertilization in addition to that in the furrows,^ it will suffice for the clover. If not, then give the cotton 300 pounds of acid phosphate down the middles and cultivate in at last culti vation. This will help the cotton and help get a stand of the clover. The best thing to sow for fall and winter hog pasture is the Dwarf Es sex rape. This sown the last of August will be in fine shape for the fall and winter. It can also be sown in early spring. I have some spring-sown that is not yet eaten down. With several fenced lots you can keep up a succes sion of crops for the hogs with rape, crimson clover, peas and sweet pota toes and peanuts. Crimson clover can be sown with the rape and the hogs taken off when the rape is eaten and the clover allowed to grow, and having another lot in clover, they can be turned there and brought back and the lot sown in peas as the clover is eaten and other lots planted to sweet pota toes and peanuts.—The Progressive Farmer. ELLENTON NEWS. Former Operator Move* to Varnville.— Succeeded by S. P. Blackwell. Ellenton, Aug. 22.—Hugh Bailey, of Atlanta, visited his father, W. A. Bailey, several days lastaveek. W. M. Walton and family and Miss Pauline Bush are camping for a week or two near Thomson, Ga. Miss Tutt Youngblood has returned from a protracted visit to friends and relatives In Aiken and North Carolina. Misses Ethel and Florence Bailey, Mamie Bush and Mrs J. J. Bonner and Mrs. Frank Dunbar spent Sunday in Charleston. Mrs. C. M. Turner and Mrs. T. R. Miller are visiting relatives at Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Ladie Nee Youngblood, visited F. M. Youngblood and family several days this week. L. D. Brabham, of Batesburg, was in Ellenton Wednesday and^Thursday of last week. Mrs. Evan E. Settle and two sons, Ray and Evan, Jr., have returned from a six-weeks visit to her parents in Ken tucky. B. L. Langford, who has been our operator for about one year, has moved to Varnville and has been succeeded by S. P. Blackwell. While the Ellen ton people regret to see Mr. Langford leave, they are very glad to have Mr. Blackwell and family with them again. C. J. Thorner has accepted a posi tion with H. M. Cassels and with his family has moved to this place. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cassels, of John ston, were in Ellenton several days last week. Dr. E. L. Patterson, of Barnwell, and Isadore Tobin, of Allendale, were in Ellenton Thursday and Friday of last week. WEDDING BELLS. Mit* DetChamp* to Become Bride of Mr. Calhoun on September 8th. The following invitation has been re ceived in Barnwell: “Mr. and Mrs. W. W. DesChamps invite you to be present at the marriage of their daugh ter, Lidie Lee, to Mr. Clinton Warren Calhoun, on Tuesday evening, the eighth of September, at half after sev en o’clock. The Methodist Church, Hendersonville, North Carolina.” Miss DesChamps, who was one of the popular teachers in the Barnwell Grad ed School last session, has a host of friends here who congratulate Mr. Calhoun on having won her fair hand and golden heart and wish this young couple God speed on their journey through life, Halford,* of Columbia, is the home of bis^jarenti, Mr. A Delightful Outing. An automobile party .from Barnwell enjoyed a delightful outing at Healing Springs Friday afternoon. The start was made from here about four o’clock and after enjoying the beauties of the Spring section and a light lunch, the return trip was made without mishap, arriving home before supper time. , Those who enjoyed the occasion were Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Evison, Mr. C. F. Molair and children, Mrs. B. P. Davies and little son, Mrs. Lena Davies, Misses Mamie Toler and Ludie Grantham, of Goldsboro, N. C., who are the guest of relatives and friends here, and Mr. J. M. Brodie. Detachable Hair. A certain young lady in Barnwell was visiting at thfe home of a friend recrntty amL war when the tittle three^yeif 'ord soxToT the household' walked into the room. Watching the operation with great interest, he was finally led to remark: “My mamma doesn’t take off her hair to eowtb Hi Mt. “Gentleman’* Agreement” Retponeible, Think* Correspondent. The world is so small until we feel in Barnwell Coynty the effect of the war tn Europe. It has put u* all “up in the air,” and we “don’t know where we are at!” But at any rale we are far better off than the people in any of the countries directly concerned. Work shops, factories and farms there will be stripped to provide soldiers for their armies. We will have some embarass- inept btlt no real want among our people. We will have no money panics as occurred in 1893 and 1907. The re cent hanking act has provided suffici ent emergency currency to take the place of money that will be hoarded by.individuals. The war will affect our pepple in two ways,—first in what we buy, second in what we sell.. tyThatWe Buy. Imported goods must of neccessity be higher. But none of our people live very largely upon delicacies that come from abroad, but we depend upon the farm. America raises foodstuffs enough to feed our'own people and have more than two billions of dollars of exports to^end to other countries. The 1914 crop of' foodstuffs in the United States is a bumper crop, not a cargo of which has left our shores since was war declared. In spite of the fact that not a single demand for foodstuffs has come to us from abroad, yet food prices are soaring in this land of plenty. How can we account for this? In the first place the great cap tains of the markets who, like vultures, have fattened into great wealth upon the small consumer, have seized the war as an occasion to boost food prices. The small merchants and wholesalers are in the same boat as the consumer, but the big men whose “gentleman’s agreement” raises or lower the market prices, are simply gouging the consumer again. It is the general opinion that the rise in pricey is unwarranted. Federal and Sttte machinery should be put into rapid motion to prove this, and bring the guilty parties to justice', or at least hold them to the shaine of an outraged public opinion. U- depends simply on how well organized is the trust that controls ao Article as to whether its price has risen unreasonably. Wheat has de clined, coffee has risen wholesale about three cents, sugar and meat are firm and rising. So you can see which trust is best organized. There is an other reason for the rise in price. The war scared the consumer into buying a larger supply than he usually lays in. This greater demand runs up the prices a little. The scared consumer on the one hand and the unscrupulous trust on the other is responsible for the high prices. The outlook, however, is that prices will slowly decline to a point a little higher than just before war wasdeclared High prices usually have the effect of making people buy very sparingly and cautiously, and in many cases of going entirely without an article instead of paying what to them is an unjust price. But it should be borne in mind that every merchant in Barnwell County is in the same boat with the consumer. We must live largely at home. What We SeH. ' Thi* largely means cotton. We have all planned and done our business this year upont welve-cent cotton. Accounts are to be settled, mortgages to be paid, notes are to be met at a certain date. We do business on a time basis and in the fall. Tf the war had come three months sooner, we would have seen the daylight of the situation by this time. The next three, months will probably shed some light on ' the question. In this time cotton will be sent abroad and we will know just what a bale of cotton is worth. The supply of cotton will exceed the demand by at least two million bales, and more likely four million bales. The market will sjmply and surely be glutted if cotton is placed indiscriminately on the market. Con ventions will shortly be called jn each state to consider the best means to handle the situation before the bulk of the cotton movement is on. But mean time what is the rmal! farmer and mer chant going to do? The answer in the long run is easy. The cotton is secu rity for the farmers debts of the South. But nobody knows its real value. “Unitedwe stand, divided we fall.”' Debtors and creditors, need confidence in each other just now. . They must get together and talk over their.debts and relations wi'h ejich other. The farmer must harvest his crops in a manner to put the best grade of things on the market. Buying and selling of even the necessaries of life must be within the bounds of economy. The actual price of cotton will be fixFd by the demand for it. If the supply exceeds the demand, then the price will go down. We have reached that place we must stand together or fall separate tw worsrern r Blackville, S. C., May 22, 1914. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledg ing my aelf to abide ^y the results and to support the nominees of the party. R. B. Pickling. April 6, 1914. elf Wiilistba, S. C. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representatives from Barnwell County subject to the rujes and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. J. W. Folk. Allendale, S. C., March 5, 1914. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House Representatives from Barnwell County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic pri-i mary election. R. P. Searson, Jr. « ' * Allendale, S. C. March 31, 1914. | I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the House of Representatives from Barnwell County, | subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election,! pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. Clayton S. Warner. Barnwell, S. C, March 31, 1914.1 I hereby announce myself a candi- j date for the House of Representatives | from Barnwell County, subject to the; rules and regulations of the Democra-! tic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. Thos. M. Boul ware. O’ iNE of the queerest things about some people is that they will not follow GOOD ADVICE when they KNOW they OUGHT TO. Perhaps we are all more or less that way. All the wise men of all ages have urged their fellow beings to PUT AWAY SOMETHING for a RAINY DAY. Good old Benjamin Franklin's sayings an economy and saying alone ought to make a bank hook holder of EVERY ONE. If you have DELAYED, suppose you act HONESFI^Y with Y0UR~ SELF RIGHT NOW. H O ivr IE 23 -A. IsT EZ BAR^iW^LL, S. C. , , HARRY D. CALHOUN^Pretident. N. G. W. WALKER, C**hier. UN, P m. re*ident. McNAB, N. G. W. As*’t. Cashier. m For County Supervisor. Barnwell, S. C., May 5^914. 1 hereby announce mysel> k candi- ly announce date for the office of Supervisor, sub iect to the rules’and regularions of the 1 Democratic primary election, pledging mysely to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. E. G. Bolen. Tiie Telephone and Good Roads 4 Williston, S. C., R. 2. Ma\ - ibv the I hereby announce myself a candi- y 4, 1914. If date for the office of Supervisor, sub-1 iect to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging 1 myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. R. E. Woodward. Blackville, S. C., Feb. 92, 1914. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of County Supervisor subject to the rules and regulations of • the Democratic Primary Election, pledg-' ing myself to abide by'the rules and to support the nominees of the party. L. G. Stivender. Barnwell, S. C., Feb. 24, 1914. I hereby announce mvself a candidate for re-election to the office of County Supervisor, subject to the rules and ! regulations of tne Democratic Primary Election, pledging myself to abide by the result and to support the nominees of the party. G J. Diamond. Magistrate Ulmer, S. C., June 30 1914. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election as magistrate at Ulmer, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledg ing myself to abide by the results and i support the nominees of the party. L. H. Williams. Blackville, S. C., June 8, 1814. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at Blackville, subject to to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nomirtees of the party. C. S. Wilson. Blackyiile, S. C., May 15, 1914. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office Magistrate at Blackville, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democrat ic primary election, pledging myself to | abide by the results and support the ; nominees of the party. J. W. Hair. Ulmer, S. C., May 4, 1914. I hereby announce myself a candi-! date for Magistrate at Ulmer, subject to the rules and regulations of the; Democratic primary election, pledging | myself to abide by the results and to i support the nominees of the party. R. A. All. Barnwell, S, C., April 18, 1914. i I hereby announce myself a candi-1 date for the office of Magistrate for Red Oak, subject to the rules and regula-) tionsoftne Democratic primary elec tion, pledging myself to abide by the results and to support the nominees of the party. B. O. Norris. 1 Barnwell, S. C., April 11,41914. I hereby announce myself a candi-; tate for the office of Magistrate in Red Oak, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic primary elec- ‘ tion, pledging myself to abide by the i results and to support the nominees of j the party. E. F. Sease. Blackville, S. C., March 13. 1914. : Ihereby announce myself a candi-] date for the office of Magistrate at: Blackville, siifpect to the rules ami ^ regulations of the Democratic primary ] election, pledging myself to abide by ; the result and to support the nominess I of the party; D. P. Lancaster, SPECIAL u The telephone goes hand in hand with good roads.* The telephone overcomes many of the obsta cles of bad roads and makes it possible for the farmer and other rural residents to transact busi ness in the city and with neighbors when the roads are impassable. Progressive farmers are insisting upon good roads and telephones. These two agencies of modern civilization are doing more than all others toward eliminating the isolation of country life. You can have a telephone in your home at very small cost. Send a pe tal for our fre* booklet giving complete information. FARMERS’ LINE DEPARTMENT SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Barnwell Insurance Agency WILL INSURE Y0UR LIFE, YQtfR INCOME, Y0tf R H0ME. YOUR §706^ J t e Insurance of every ^description and Surety Bonds written at lowest rates m old line Companies. JOHN K. SHELLING, Manager. Close&urDoor onfhe ‘URRENCY in the pocket DEPRECIATES. In the bank it PANDS. A person with a $100 check in his pocket likely all day withont cashing it. With a similar amount of the^e is a tendency to SPFNB_ A-IITTLE. -- -- . * ' TV , .remains int K*i *■'5‘fI■ffr rr;> r*■ w » . pieor the South is to become panic sfri-1 cken and sacrific their assets. Time will in many cases have to be extended to debtor* rather than to sacrifice then*. Justice and consideration will asake tor j prosperity.^ We muat wait in patience, HIGH SPEED ; tv juMdr xx Ba.-nTc of W illiston.. WILLISTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 7 are of Vatican. I Italy.