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• f Th# Barnwell People. |cbr ” ,c,r “ cb Batared at the poat office at Barnwell, S. C., aa aecond-clau gutter. JOHN W. HOLMM ISM—1912 B. P. DXlfiKS, Editor and Proprietor Sabecriptiooe—By the year 11.25; six months, 75 cents; three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions psyable in advance. Advertisements—L e g a 1 advertise ments at the rates allowed by law. Lo cal reading notices 10 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 ' for rates. Obituaries, tributes of re spect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and . all 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 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 any price, and we are not respon-; sible for the opinions expressed in any communication and wormwood is within his THURSDAY JANUARY 21th, 1915. BleatV# Retignation. Mr. Blease refused to “linger super fluous on the stage.” With his usual love for the sensational—the spectacular he brought his four years as Chief Ex ecutive of South Carolina to a drama tic close shortly after noon Thursday by resigning the office of governor. He refused to give any reason for his ac tion and while there was some talk in Columbia of impeachment proceedings. The People does not believe that this led to his resignation. For four years nearly every one of his official acts has been apparently an attempt to focus upon himself the brilliant glare of the limelight. He has succeeded in this thoroughly—so thoroughly, in fact, that many people have been led to the belief that the man was mad. But of all his official acts of the past four'ygars, the only one that has our unqualified approval and en dorsement was hi4 last. It was brief and to the point: ”1 hereby resign as Governor of South Carolina.” Let us hope that his political career is at an end. Let the past four years of misrule—of “government for bis friends"—be a closed book, never again to be opened unless it should become necessary to point thereto as an object lesson of the results that will follow in the wake of the election of a blatant demagogue. there in every town end community searching for happiness—that he may destroy it. Flowers and children, be* cause they represent beauty and love, he detests. He reads as he runs that all men are liars and all women but creatres of evil. In summer he reviles the bright sun. shine and hates the green hills, In winter h%raviles the cleansing snow and the purifying frost. The bitterness o f g$ heart. Children flee from him and his wife can be classed among the martyrs. Men shun him and. the world hates him. From an early age he walks the earth spreading unhappiness and unbelief— a maker of evil and discord. Let us throw the x-ray of self-ex- amination into our own hearts and search out the little microbe that has a tendency to multiply and produce, in time, the hated grouch. There is too much love and sunshine in this old would of ours to spoil it with the cank er of selfishness. Gov. Blease certainly was “played up" good and strong in The State af ter his resignation. The State not only printed his name several times but his law card and his autograph on the first page in the centre of the page. It would have cost him a good many dollars to have gotten that posi tion in the paper ordinarily—Newberry Herald and News. But that isn’t the sort of publi city that a person would want—ordina rily. locraaM ia Tutaa? Dispatches from Columbia intim ate that there will probably be an increase in the tax levy over that of last year. Allowing for no increase in appropria tions this year, the increase is said to be necessary on account of the expense involved by the useless special session of the legislature, which passed an ap propriation bill carrying items aggre gating approximately 1100,000. Of this amount 158,000 went to pay the expen ses of the special session. People are prone^to forget quickly and if there is an increase in taxes there will be many who, through ig norance or political reasons, will try to put the blame on the new administra tion. This would be manifestly unjust, inasmuch as the necessity for an in creased levy was brought about during the administration of C. L. Blease. Be that as it may, we hope that the present legislature will apply the same princi ples to the administration oft the State’s business affairs as pertain to private in dividuals. All needless expenditures should be cut out and no increase, however slight, tolerated. The taxpay ers already have about as much as they can bear, especially in view of the fact that incomes have been materially cur tailed in the past few months. Let retrenchment be the watchword. The ten dispensaries in Barnwell County sold a total of $26,708 87 worth of whiskey, beer, etc., during the month of December. As there were four Sundays and one holiday in the month, the sales averaged more than $1,000 a day. This, it would seem, would bear out the contention that there are miracle-workers in Barnwell County who are turning cotton into "corn.” No, Celestine, although “poetic jus tice” might demand such a course, Governor Manning will not stoop to petty politics, as practiced by one of his predecessors, and revoke the notary commission of C. L. Blease. Good-bye forever to four years of the most out rageous misrule that has been visited on a long-suffering people since the days of Reco** traction. v , Exit Governor Coleman Livingston Blease.—Enter Coleman Livingston Blease, Esq., Attorney and Counsellor at Law, etc., etc., The racing meet in Charleston came to a pretty sudden close. Why? The Grouch. The Great Creator in His wisdom created many men of many minds and temperaments knowing that if the sons of men were alike in wishes and de sires it would lead to unending strife. He created well, for man is the no- blesThrork of God. But in some way there crept into the world a creature God did not create—a thing self-made, be it male or female, that is hated, de ed, self-pitied and abnormally self- is the Come on, Cotton, white hope, you! you unadulterated The top o’ th’ nor Manning! morning to ye, Gover- Phew! What a relief! AGENTS MEET AT CLEMSON. I Semi Annual Gathering of Demonstra tion Men This Month. The semi-annual meeting of the farm demonstration agents for South Ca-r olina will be held at Clemson Col lege the last week in January, the sessions beginning Tuesday, January 26, and continuing through the re mainder of the month. This meet ing will be of more than usual im portance because of the nature of the problems to be studied. Part of the time will be devoted to discussions of policies to be carried out by the county agents during 1915. This of itself, in view of what has been apoken of as the agricul tural “situation” confronting the state would lend special importance to the meeting. But in addition there will be discussed certain new lines of work of great maguitude which the agents will be entering this year for the first time. - The morning and afternoon ses sions will be given over to papers by tin; agents them- la the evenings there will be addresses by men of prominence. As yet the program has not been definitely •elves. Well, anyway, he should start private life again with a pretty good send-off as a pardon lawyer. “Blease, Smith and Manning—these three; but the greatest of these is MANNING.” Three Governors within a week. Well, we rather guess that’s goin’ some! Takes Wings. Money loaned to relatives and friends often takes wings and flies. As a general rule it is safer and better to place your money -AUTOMOBILE BARGAINS. in the bank, even at a lower rate of interest. 4 per cent. Paid in Savings Department Bank of Western Carolina Head Offlo« Aiken, s. C. Barnwell, S. C, Saved Girl’s life 8 “I want to tell you what wonderful benefit I have re- ceived from the use of Thedford’s Black-Draught,” writes J Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky. ® “It certainly has no equal for la grippe, bad colds, J liver and stomach troubles. I firmly believe Black-Draught saved my little girl’s life. When she had the measles, jjJ they went in on her, but one good dose of Thedford’s [j§® Black-Draught made them break out, and she has had no l ® , more trouble. 1 shall never be without ^ BLack-draugHT In my home.” For constipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi ness, malaria, chills and fever, biliousness, and all similar ailments, Thedford’s Black-Draught has proved itself a safe, reliable, gentle and valuable remedy. If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black- Draught It is a medicine of known merit Seventy-five years of splendid Success proves its value. Good for young and okt For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents. S >••••• : MARDI-GRAS CELEBRATION New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola Excursion Tickets will be sold for the above occasion from BARNWELL on February 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, at fares named below, by the ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of the South. NEW ORLEANS $25.85 MOBILE, ALA. $16.85 PENSACOLA, FLA. $1535 Tickets will be limited, at time of purchase to February 26th, but an extension of final return limit to March 15th mav be obtained by depositing tickets prior to expiration and upon payment of $1.00. For schedules, reservations, etc., inquire of Atlantic Coast Line Ticket Agents, or address, W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WAITE, Passenger Traffic Manager, General Passenger Agent Wilmington, N. C. » I am able to offer,' subject to prior sale, two 1914 Model Reo the Fifth touring cars, fully equipped, with self-starter and electric^ lights, at the remarkably low price of $950 each.' These cars have never been used and are being sacrificed in order to make room fc the new models. 'If interested call on or write to C H. MATHIS, Blackville, S. C. \ . YOU TAKE? S TART on the ROAD TO PROSPERITY today. The tint milestone is a BANK ACCOUNT. It is a check against extravagance. R< cyr the autobiography of any of our great captains of industry ai^g finance. Invariably, close to the opening paragraph, he will tell of hiii3| FIRST BANK ACCOUNT. It was the first milestone in his ROAD SUCCESS! ' ’ * BauJs: of w illistom., * WILLISTON, SOUTH -CAROLINA. — ~ FOR SALE.—The European war has so increased the demand for American wheat that it is advisable for all users of flour to buy their supply now. Prices have advanced considerably in the past ten days and will probably go higher. I have two cars of Pansy and Merry Widow Flour due to arrive this week, on which I will make a special price while it lasts. J. A. Porter, Barnwell, S. C.—adv. Advertising Is the Cultivation That Makes Business Grow If It’s to Be Printed Bring It to Us OPERA - HOUSE Wednesday, J&n. 20 - Gaaldll and MacVitty, (Inc.) Annoonca — THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS Dramatized from Harold Bell Wright’s Novel > * ^ - Mr. Wright and Elsbery W. Reynolds ‘The most popular American Book msde into the most popular j American Play.” Auditor’s Appointments. The Auditor will be at the following places on the dates named below for the purpose of receiving tax returns for the year 1915: Snelling, Wednesday, JanuarjK§th. Dunbarton, Thursday, Robbins, Friday, Millette, Saturday, Baldoc, Monday, Appleton, Tuesday, Barton, Wednesday, Fairfax, Thursday, Allendale, Friday, Kline, Saturday, Blackville, Monday, Elko, Tuesday, Williston, Wednesday, Mercatus, Thursday, Hilda, Friday, Sycamore, Monday, Jennys, Tuesday, Ulmer, Wednesday, Only personal property turned this year. All returns sent in by mail must be properly signed and probated before they will be accepted. Remember, 50 per cent, penalty will be added after Feb 20. “ K. W. Riley, Auditor B. C. (< << (1 ' 8th\ 9th. 11th. n 12th. u 13th. it 14th. it 15th. it 16th. u 18th. ii 19th. it 20th. ii 21st. ii 22nd. n 25th. it 26th. n 27th. will be re- .INSURANCE. FIRE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE LIVE STOCK INSURANCE SURETY BONDS All old Mn* Stock Companies. Per »onal attention given to all builnaae in trusted to rn v care If I can terra you in any of tbs above ttnes.gtve « * 9*U» Offloe In Herrison Block, Main St. .Wm. MoNAB. The Rayo Rests Your Eyes T HE bright, yet soft light of the RAYO Lamp rests your eyes as surely as a harsh white glare is injurious to them. Scientists recommend the light of an oil lamp — and the Ra^o LAMP is the best oil lamp made. . Ask your dealer to show you the Rayo. No glare, no flicker. Easy to light and care for. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NEW JERSEY) BALTIMORE Waaluactao. O. C. Norfolk. Va. . Va. Ckartotto, N. C. Ckorlrrtoo. W. Va. Ckoriortoo. 5. C. m HiiMlWIIi LE7 ACCOUNTS lOLKITED 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 BOTHEB or a WORRY. Treasurers who bank their funds with ns feel SAFE, and their RECEIPTS are always GOOD ORDER. 6 BARNWELL, S. C. HAJUtY D. CALHOUN. Aw*l N. G. W. WALKEN, CaaUar.