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JOHN W. HOLNVfcS
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B. P. DSVIB8, Editor and Proprietor
Subecriptious—By the year 91-25; six
months, 75 cents; three months, 50
cents. All subscriptions payable in
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insertion. Wants and other advertise
ments under special head, 1 cent a word
each insertion. Liberal contracts made
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•pect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and
all notices of a personal or political
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Insertion.
Communicationt—We are always glad
to publish news letters or those per
taining to matters of public interest.
We reouire 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 <ny price, and we are not respon-
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communication
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 1914.
Why not have a "Pay-Your-Debts
Pay?”
For instance, we have to meet bills
each month for paper, rent, lights,
power, groceries, etc., etc., and our
ability to pay promptly depends upon
the promptness with which those who
us meeting their obligations. We have
scattered around over the county hun
dreds of dollars now due—and ,some
long past due—may of them small
amounts, ranging from up, which
would do much towards clarifying the
situation if settled now. We, in turn,
could use this money to liquidate our
obligations, and our creditors could
pass it on to the people they owe, and
so on and on.
Don’t think that because the amount
is small it won’t help much. It’s these
little accounts that in the aggregate will
do so much towards relieving strained
conditions.
Let everybody loosen up and pay
what they owe—or as much of it as
possible. There’s still plenty of money
in circulation and there's no use hang
ing on to that little old dollar like you
ar# afraid you’ll never see another one.
- The man working for a salary—or
wages, if you please—is still in posi
tion to meet his obligations as promptly
as in the past, for he “gets his” the
same as he did before this little old
war “busted loose.” Come across
with the simoleons and watch the smile
on the face of the worried business
man when you cross his 'palm with
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ailver.
Governor Blease may have "strad
dled” the. proposed 'bond issue act
passed by the late lamented General
-Assembly, but he certainly used effect
ive means to kill the measure.
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The people of Barnwell County paid
922,559.58 to the county dispensaries
last month for whiskey, .beer, htc., and
yet there are some whid talk about hard
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ASKSTHECOUNTY COTTON
ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET
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Advertising and Business.
A good business barometer
columns of the newspapers,
times are good, merchants and manu
facturers advertise extensively, but as
soon as things "tighten up,” the adver
tising appropriation is cut down. This
is a mistake—a great mistake. It is
when trade is more or less dull that the
merchant needs to advertise his goods
more than any other time. In spite of
the oft-repeated statement that “there’s
no money in the country,” hundreds of
people still have some spare change
stored away that will be brought into
circulation very quickly by news of real
bargains offered by this or that store
Collections may not be normal but the
store that persistently advertises during
good times and bad is the one that is
doing business these days.
So we say to you, Mr. Merchant, if
you are not satisfied with your present
sales, tell the people about the splendid
bargains that you can give them and
watch things “pick up.”
To Discuss Planting of Grain and Adjust-
niont of Rent Contracts. ^
Wade Stackhouse, president of the
South Carolina Division of the Southern
Cotton Congress, has issued a call to
the Barnwell County Cotton Congress
to meet in the Court House at Barnwell
at 11 o’clock Saturday, November 14th,
for the purpose of discussing two sub
jects of vital interest to the farmers.
His letter follows in full:
I call on the Cotton Congress in every
county in South Carolina to meet at the
Court House at 11 o’clock Saturday,
November 14, 1914, to discuss two sub
jects: First, the planting of small grains
and second, adjusting the rent contract
to the acreage reduction law.
I request that the demonstration
Igeht of each county, the merchants,
hankers and business men will meet
with the farmers and wilPdevise ways
and means of providing seed to plant
oats, wheat, rye and rape; It is now
seed time, and while our merchants
and makers feel/discouraged over
collections, it will be short-sighted
policy for them to fail to provide am-'
pie seed to plant one-third of the cul
tivated land in South Carolina in small
grains. Some of our people seem to
fear there will be no demand nor sale
for small grain next .summer. I be
lieve this fear is groundless and that
any surplus oats, wheat and rye will
find ready sale at high prices. The
future May oats market quoted yes
terday in Chicago at 53 cents per.
bushel would indicate that oats in
South Carolina should bring that price
plus freight to the seaboard. Ship
loads of wheat have recently sold at
11.23 per bushel. We can put our oats
and wheat on the market at least sixty
days before the Western farmer ‘can
deliver his. I suggest that the county
president of each county congress se
lect two or jnore speakers to discuss
the best method of preparing the land
and seeding to small grains. Oats
should have been planted, but even
now, if immediate preparation is made,
they may make a good yield.
I hope all persons now renting for
cotton or cash rent will change their
rent contract, providing that one-half
rent can be paid in oats, wheat, corn
or hay. I suggest valuing a part of
the cotton rent at 10 cents per pound,
and in place of it to take oats at 50
cents per bushel and corn at 91, per
bushel, both delivered in bags at the
railroad station; or hay at 920 per ton
in bales delivered at the station. This
will guarantee tenants a fair price for
grain and hay, and will relieve their
fears of not being able to handle grain
and hay crops. This change in rent
contract I feel may reduce the South
Carolina crop next year 200,000 bales.
Bfear in mind that fully five million
bales of cotton now made will have
to be carried in the South until’Sep
tember, 1915, and that the value of
every bale carried over will be les
sened by every acre of cotton planted..
If you plan to carry over any cotton,
use your best efforts to get at least
one-third of the cultivated land in
South Carolina plantee in small grains.
request county papers to publish
this call, and urge a large attendance
of the meetings next Saturday. I hope
every editor of the county papers in
the State will editorially and other
wise urge the planting of small grain
immediately. Wade Stackhouse,
President South (^arolina Division
Southern Cotton Congress.
Everybody help to have a big fair
week, Nov. 17 to 21st. “Gala
Trade Week,” that’s what we are
going to call our fair this time.
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All during the Fair I am going
to sell Colgate’s toilet articles at
cost, such as Soap, Tooth Paste,
Face Cream, Toilet Water, etc.
Come around to . • ' </
Huggins Drug Store
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Sold Hogs by Telephone
A South Carolina farmer had a krge number
of hogs which were ready to ki.l. The weather
was so warm that killing was out of the question.
He went to his telephone, called a dealer in
Columbia over Long Distance and sold his hogs
at a good price. He then called the local freight
office and arranged for shipment.
The telephone is now a necessity on the farm.
You can have one on your farm at small cost.
See the nearest Bell Telephone Manager or
send a postal for our free booklet.
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Y OU PAID that bill. You are SURE of it. And your wife remem
bers that you DID too. But here is a NEW BILL with the
words “PLEASE REMIT!” Rather unpleasant. What are you
going to do about it? YOU CAN’T FIND THE RECEIPT. Well, the
only sure way is to PAY $Y CHECK. Then you can show your
VOUCHERS AS RECEIPTS. The CHECK WAY is the SAFE WAY!
PAY YOUR BILLS BY CHECK.
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BARNWELL, S. C.
HARRY D. CALHOUN, Preiident. N. G. W. WALKER, Cashier.
Wm. McNAB. Ais’t. Cashier.
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FARMERS’ LINE DEPARTMENT
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Reduction on
ShoeS
DR. W. C. MILHOUS,
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Office hours: 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Persons living away from Barnwell
will please make appoirtments before
coming. By so doing they will be aure
of Immediate service and
In writing of the electric light situa
tion in Walhalla, current for which
town was to have been furnished by
water power, the Keowee Courier
frankly admits thot it know; nothing
about the 'mam matter." Such langu
age is positively shocking!
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The Republicans greatly reduced the
Democratic majority in Congress but
Woodrow Wilson is still in the White
House, the Bull Moose party is dead
er nearly so—and South Carolina re
mains on the right side of the fence.
We should worry!
emember, Mr.
plentiful
calling.
Farmer, that where
without
OWA MAN STUCK
WITH PITCHFORK
A farmer living in the Northern part
of Iowa stuck himself in the leg with a
pitch fork. The wound would not heal
and for two years he had a running
sore. He tried all the common salves
and liniments and sometimes the sore
would heal, but it always broke- open-
again. Finally he healed it up to., stay
healed with Allen’s Ulcerine Salve.
This salve is one of the oldest rem
edies in America and since 1869 it has
been known as the only salve power
ful enough to cure chronic ulcers and
old sores of long standing.
Allen’s Ulcerine Salve acts by draw
ing out the poisons and he|ling the
sore from the bottom up. It is so
gowerful that it heals new cuts and
sores in one-third the time that com
mon salves and liniments take. And
-k b—te -harz- aeaHr "without" r
scar. SoldbyC. N. Burekhalter, and
| other leading druggist'
During Gala-Trade Week Only!
Cold weather
makes it imperative for the
tardy buyer to make his
purchases now. Lovers
of fine shoe? are cordially
invited to call at our store
next week and inspect
our swell line of
J. &. M. SHOES
Which we offer to you absolutely AT COST.
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Barnwell* South Carolina.
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“If Pd only had one when you
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spell.
For warming cold corners and
isolated upstairs rooms, and for
countless special occasions when
extra heat is wanted, you need
perf;
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The Perfection is light, portable, inex
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At all hardware and general stores.
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The Barnwell Sentinel
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