The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 19, 1914, Image 4
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are better men because we learn to
bear our reverses like men.
There are better times ah eld—times
in which we shall look back It the pre
sent and smile at what seem to be
mountains but are in reality molehills.
' So make up your mind to pocket your
I loss, do your part toward settling your
accounts, put some money into circula
tion again and watch prosperity smile
once more.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1914.
Do Your Part.
We do not claim to be an agricultural
Moses with the prophetic foresight
necessary to lead the farmers out of
their financial wilderness, but in the
present crisis it seems to us that the
thing for them to do is to^ell their
cotton for what it will bring—orenough
to pay their debts—pocket their losses
like men and quit whining about “hard
times."
This has been an unusual year—we
all admit that. A bumper crop has
been made and, to cap the climax, the
European war in a great measure has
killed the market. No one could fore
see this. Behind it all is the Omnipo
tent, Who “moves in mysterious ways
His wonders to perform.” All of these
trials and tribulations that are being
visited on the human race must have
their part in the general scheme of the
universe.
But what we started out to say is
this; No man has a right to embarrass
his fellow man by withholding what is
{ not rightfully his. In other words, if
you owe the merchant and cannot pay
him unless you sell your cotton, then
you hvae no right to hold that cotton
indefinitely and throw the man who
has helped you to make your crop into
bankruptcy. This may not be a very
popular view among the farming clas
ses, but it is true, nevertheless.
I
, It is the history of the mercantile
business that in normal times 90 per
cent, of such establishments fail. Think
i r ....jof that: Only 10 out of every 100 busi
ness ventures survive the hidden rocks
of financial ruin. What, then, may
we expect under such extraordinary
conditions as now confront us? If you,
Mr. Farmer, cause your merchant to
fail because of your refusal to bear your
part of the loss, what assurance have
you that you will find some to “carry,’
you another year? You are bound to
have credit—unless you long ago learn
ed your [eason of “living at home and
‘♦■w—WtfdMig at the same place.” You
’ must have supplies and money with
which to finance your npxt crop. Can
you conscientiously expect to get them
unless you “tote fair” now?
As Charles E. Nash, president of the
Nash Hardware Co., says, “a man has
an unquestioned right to speculate on
his own money, but he has no right to
. speculate on the other fellow’s money.
The fanner has no right whatever to
hold his cotton to the financial em-
—harrassment of the retail merchant,
who since Spring has clothed and fed
his wife and children and furnished
him with the means with which to make
that cotton. It is hard on the farmer to
-be disappinted about the price which
thought he was going to get, but it
l'h whole lot harder on the retail mer
chant to go broke because the fanner
won’t sell his cotton and pay his hon-
est debts.”
There’s the rub—the disappointment
over the price the farmer thought he
, - was going to get for his cotton and what
that cotton is actually worth on the
market today. The retail merchant
had nothing whatever to do in bringing
about that disappointment. He is,
therefore, just as much entitled to fair
it now as he >rould be if cotton
a*. 15 cents a pound,
have our disappointments but in
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According to a writer in The Satur
day Evening Post, there are people in
England who have the same oninion of
newspapers as the Barnwell County
farmer, who, at the commencement of
hostilities, said, “I don’t believe there’s
no war; all this talk we hear is just a
newspaper scheme to help the mer
chants put the price of cotton down,”
only in England thesy think its a collu
sion between the press and the govern
ment to enable the latter to raise the
rate of taxation.
It may be that the physical collapse
of the Kaiser’s fifth son, Prince Oscar,
on the battle line at Verdun was due to
“partial paralysis of the vagus nerve,
one of whose functions is regulate the
heart’s action,” but our private opinion
is thtt it was a plain case of having
been literally “scared nearly to death.”
“Put your simoleons on the Allies,”
chirps Bob Gonzales, of The State.
Uh-huh. But wasn’t it the same old
Bob who said, “Pray for the Braves
and put your money on the Athletics, ”
or words to that effect?
Luckily for the Germans, they do
not believe in ancestor worship as
practiced by the Chinese. If this war
lasts much longer there won’t be any
ancestors or worshipers either, for
that matter.
Friday, the 13th, must have been an
unlucky day for the Petrograd corre
spondent. The best he could do was
to inflict “heavy losses on the Austrian
Guard.”
Watch the stores of those who ad
vertise and those who do not and see
which ones do the most business these
days.
If reports from Columbia are true,
the "blind tigers” of the Capital City
are on their last legs.
Luke McLuke Says.
Hush money does more talking than
any ether kind.
When you see an overdressed wom
an escorting a man who looks like a
door mat, you know who is boss in that
house.
A girl can put in ten years acquiring
Culture. But that won’t keep her
from snoring when she is asleep.
The man who beats his wife isn’t a
bit worse than the man who robs his
family by spending his money on his
friends.
The old-fashioned man who used to
paddle his own canoe now has a son
who owns a motor boat named “Iska-
bibble.”
It is funny what a difference a few
years make. The girl used to let you
chew her “wax” in school while you
took a whirl at her “all day sucker”
now has a daughter who carries her
individual drinking cup so she won’t
get any germs in her mouth. ;
wT
th« bitterness is forgotten and we
The Knocker’* Prayer.
Lord please don’t let this town grow.
I’ve been here for thirty years, and
during that time I’ve fought every pub
lic improvement. I’ve knocked every
body, no firm or individual has estab
lished a business here without my do
ing all I could to put them out of busi
ness. I’ve lied about them, and would
have stolen from them if I had the
courage. I have done all I could to
keep the town from growing, and never
have spoken a good word for it. I’ve
put ashes on the childrens’ slide and
I’ve made the marshal stop the boys
playing ball on my vacant lot. When
ever I saw anyone prospering or en
joying themselves I’ve started a reform
to kill the business or spoil the fun. I
don’t want the young folks to stay in
this town and I will do all I can by law,
rule and ordinance to drive them away.
It pains me, O Lord, to see that in spite
of my knocking it is beginning to
grow. Some day I fear I will be called
upon put down sidewalks in front of
my property and who knows but what
1 may have to help keep up the 'streets
that run by my premises? This, Lord,
would be more than I could bear. It
would cost me money, though all 1
have was made right here in this town.
Then too more people might come- if
the town begins to grow, which would
cause me to loose some of my pull. I
ask, therefore, to keep this town at a
ototetitt, cMumnrn
the chief. Am«r..
. Advertise in The People.
Everybody help to have a big fair
week, Nov, 17 to 21st. “Gala
Trade Week,” that’s what we ate
going to call our fair this time.
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
^ v-
Huggins Drug Store
“let’s Talk it Over”
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T HIS bank pays ESPECIAL ATTENTION to accommodating
TREASURERS of fraternal orders, clubs, social organizations,, etc.
Usually such officers hold complimentary positions. They are ex
pected to disburse certain moneys or keep them in reserve. Often the
BOOKKEEPING is a BOTHER or a WORRY. Treasurers who bank
their funds with ns feel SAFE, and their RECEIPTS are always in
GOOD ORDER. — ,
zee o uvn Ei zb^ustik:
BARNWELL, S. C. »
HARRY D. CALHOUN, President N. G. W. WALKER, C«*hier.
Wm. McNAB. Ass’t. Cathier.
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS
C URRENCY in the pocket DEPRECIATES. In the bank it EX
PANDS. A person with a $100 check in his pocket likely will go
all day without cashing it With a similar amount of currency
there is a tendency to SPEND A LITTLE. The check remains intact. ’
So it is with a bank account A person likes to KEEP IT INTACT. |
Baulk: of W il 1 istozo.,
WILLISTON. SOUTH CAROLINA.
Majority of Friend* Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.
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3 lEL O IB 3
Duping Gala-Trade Week Only!
Cold weather
makes it imperative for the
tardy buyer to make his
purchases now. Lovers
of fine shoes are cordially
invited to call at our store
this week and inspect
our swell line of
J. &. M. SHOES
Which we offer to you absolutely AT COST.
Barnwell. Solid) Carolina
Pomeroyton, Ky.—In interesting ad
vices from this place, Mr. A. J. Hughes
writes as follows: “1 was down with
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and
would have sick headache so bad, at
times, that I thought surely 1 would die.
I tried different treatments, but they
did not seem to do me any good.
i got so bad, I could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought I
would, die. He advised me to try
Thedford’s Black-Draught, and quit
taking other medicines. I decided to
take his advice, although I did not have
any confidence in it.
1 have now been taking Black-Draught
for three months, and it has cured me—
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since I began using it
I am so thankful for what Black-
Draught has done for me.”
Thedford’s Black-Draught has been
found a very valuable medicine tor de
rangements of the stomach and liver. It
is composed of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely
used by young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest
Get a package today.
Only a quarter.
‘THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH,
YIELDING PLACE TO NEW.”
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King Arthur sadly realized this truth when in passing
away, he gave utterance to the above thought. So it is -
in all kinds of business, banking included: the old way if
not adapted to modern progress must give place to newer
methods. Keeping money at home, subject to loss by
theft and fire, has for the most part passed away in Barn
well County by reasqn of modern facilities in banking.
MONEY IN BANK, CHECK BOOK IN POCKET
is the new order now practiced by all who are really
progressive,
First, select the bank wisely, i n 1 if the acid test of capi
tal stock protection is used, you will choose this bank.
Then ask for the check book which we furnish without
cost to you. We want your business and heartily invite
you to maintain business relations with us.
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