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ISM—1912
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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.
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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
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in
the bank, even at a lower
rate of interest.
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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.
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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.
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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 >
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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.
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HAJUtY D. CALHOUN.
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N. G. W. WALKEN, CaaUar.