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Barnwell People. •fend at the port office at Barnwell, 8. C. t a> aecoDd-clau matter. JOMM W. HOLMtS * 1840—1912 B. P. DIMS, Editor and Proprietor •«p. r'V. -By the year 11.25; six months, 75 cents; three months, 50 eenta. AH subscriptions payable in j^iT«rtUMaw>U-L e g a 1 advertise ments st 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 th4 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 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1915. Our Position. Because of the fact that in the two preceding issues of The People there have appeared articles criticising the Civic League's plan to enclose Court House square with a fence, thus clos ing the present road, the impression seems to have been created in the minds of some of our friends that we are opposed to the project. For that reason we are going to state our posi tion in the matter. One of the fundamental principles of our government is the right of free speech. To muzzle the free expression of views on any public question would be undemocratic and unjust. We stated in a foot note to the first article criticising the proposed plan that we did not endorse the sentiments express ed therein and thought that we had made ourselves sufficiently clear. How ever, In order to leave no room for doubt we take pleasure in stating that the plan of the Civic League has our whole-hearted and unqualified endorse ment, but that will not prevest The People from publishing the views of any citizen who thinks otherwise, pro vided personalities and abuse are left out of the discussion. That the plan has strong opposition is unfortunate, but we do not believe that any member of the League would be so partisan as to deprive their op ponents of the right to put their objec tions before the public, and for this the newspaper is the logical medium. We have written the above explana tion in keeping with our policy of a square deal for everybody. Lasy Farmers, Don’t Road TW The United States Department of Agriculture, the state boards and the experts all over the country are urging the farmers of America to cultivate every available acre during the coming year. The war in Europe assures the sale of almost everything that can be raised. Every article that is exported to feed the soldiers and the citizens and the stock of Europe means just that much less for home consumption, therefore, even with big crops of every thing, the priced will be high. If it is -^not a good crop year the farmer wNlat least raise enough for home use * and will not have to pay the high prices that will prevail. Utilize every available acre for grain, grasses and vegetables. In many sections farmers are urged to try a double acreage of potatoes. It should not be necessary, under proper conditions, to import potatoes into any agricultural county. The war in Europe may last for months or years, but while it continues there will be an active demand for everything we produce. Shpuld the war end this week the nations engaged will need all our surplus products for a year at least. Take our advice, for once, and do not permit good tillable - land to He idle in 1915. ’ t — Letters to the Editor Seymour Owena, the local member of the board and the only lawyer on the board, give us the desired informa tion?” , In reply I will say that the Barnwell County dispensary belongs to the citizens of Barnwell County. It is a creature of public statutes as much so as the boards of county commissioners, of education, of registration, or any other official in the county. As such all of its acts belong to all of its qitizens of the county, in the sense that they have a right to know them. But “Vox Populi” has forgotten to state which of the citizens he happens to be. His written request is merely an unsigned and anonymous communi cation. Hi the world of business, so cial life, newspapers, or in fact every where, the anonymous communication never gets any further toward a reply tlyin the waste basket. “Vox Populi” is perhaps moved by a spirit of false modesty, or timidity to hide the name of a good citizen behind a meaningless Latin phrase. If “Vox Populi” is really in earnest to “want more information” the first step toward it is to come under the name by which he is known in his community and in his county. Very truly yours, V. S. Owens. Told While Waiting For A Train By EDITH V. ROM I am offering a big redaction in price oa tU silks, skirts and dreaMs. Ilmve a splendid stock to select from but ad- vide my customers to come early before it is plcked over. J. A. Porter, Barn- weU, S. C.—adv. ON KEEPING UP YOUR FRONT Good“FroRtinc” Better than Good “Back ing,” ThinkAf Occasional,” Some time ago\ the Chicago “go- ahead” newspapers urged that the mer chants and business men of that city “putup their fronts.” This admoni tion is especially applicable to our business men at this time. There is no doubt but that the most of the busi ness enterprises of our town have good backing, but what we want is good "fronting.” It pays, literally as well as figurati vely, to “put up a front.” City lots are sold at so much a front foot. Front space is what counts. A water front is worthy, but a back beach borders on stale back water that breeds frogs and mosquitoes. It's better to stand in one's front door smilingly that to mope on the back stoop, wrapped in melan choly and tobacco smoke. “Forward march!” is one of tiie first orders given the army recruit; “backward step" is taught later. “Keep up your front” to the front: Forward! This is my town, it is your town, it is our town and we want it to be the best town on the map. Here is a clipping that you will do well to memorize. You can sing it, too, if you like, to the tune of “Alexander's Rag Time Band” or “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.". It's called "It Isn’t your Town-IT'S YOU.” “If you want to live in the kind of a town Like the kind of a town you like. You needn’t slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. "You’ll only find what you left behind, For there's nothing that's really new, It’s a knock at yourself when you knock . your town, It isn't your town—it's YOU! “Real towns are not made of men afraid Lest somebody gets ahead. When everybody works and nobody shirks. You can raise a town from the dead. “And if you make your personal stake Your neighbor can make one, too, Your town will be what you want to see, It isn’t your town—its YOU!” "Occasional.” PLEASANT HILL NEWS. Mr. Quince Woodward Recovering After Second Operation. Pleasant Hill, February 14.—It will be of interest to the many friends of Mr. Quince Woodward to learn that he is recovering very rapidly- after the second operation for appendicitis in the city hospital at Augusta. His many friends hope to see him at home again very soon. Miss Mae McLemore i? the guest of Mrs. W. H. Wooley, of Elko. Mr. J. M. Weathersbee visited Au gusta last week. Mr. and MHktog Anderson and Miss Belle Anderson^ if Dunbarton, and Miss Virgie Anderson, of Chesterfield, motored over to Mr. J. W. Kennedy’s Sunday. Mr. Ryerson Edenfieldand Miss Kate Edenfield, of North Augusta, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Weath ersbee. Mrs. J. W. Folk and Miss Kahron Folk spent the week-end in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Grubbs and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Powell motored over to Mr. L. B. Grubbs’ Sunday to see the latter’s brother, Joe, who has been very ill for some time. Miss Bertha McLemore is at home again after a very pleasant visit to relatives in Elko. ► Mr. Willie Burgess and family, of Roland, Ga., are at his father's, Mr. A. B. Burgess, where they will make their future home. "You detactivau.** 1 aatd to Bentley, "moot have lota of queer caaaa to tell about Can't you give me one while we’re waiting for the train?” Bentley looked at bis watch. The train was duo at 12:15, and It was just 12:00. “The only one I esn think of that Is short enough to get Into ten minutes Is a case wherein a valuable sapphire bad been stolen. Tha tblef was known, and all there was to do wss to get the property. A Jewel Is so small that It can be easily got away with, or If neeeesary to the tblefs safety It cau be lost either where It can be found by blm or where K ca^ never be re covered. " ’ A man of the name of Prichard and stolen the stone from on* who saw him take It. Therefore there was no doubt about It 1 was telephoned for Immediately and was with the owner five minutes after the theft He de scribed the thief to me—a man with red head, striped waistcoat and tuft of beard on his chin. He had gone up the street I was to find him and recover the property. “Not much chance, eh? That’s Just what It was—chance. I hurried up the street and had the good luck to see a man ns descrilied coming out of a Jew eler’s. That was enough for me. He might have sold the sapphire to the Jewelr. If so !t would keep; If not It was my Job to get It 1 followed him to another Jeweler’s and. going in after him. waited for him to offer the article for sale. BOt he gave me a suspicious look, asked the Jeweler to show him some scnrfplns and wvnt out without betraying himself. “Of course I followed him. Being quite sure from his having entered the second store that he had not yet parted with the stone and believing that he had It <m bis jK-rson. I shadowed him or. rstlier. kept close to him. In order that he might not drop It without my seeing him do it Of course this gave me away to him. and It was not long Itefore he knew what I was about though I fancy he wondered how I goi on to him so quickly snd ixmslbly how I got on to him at all. for he did not know that he was seen to take the property “The problem with him now wss bow he conld elude me. If not Im>w he could get rid of the gem In a way that woulil admit of his getting It again, or. If this also wsa ImpossIMe, bow be might drop It where It would he lost to him. He dodged Into alleys, rut Into hack yards went through buildings but I kept no' over twenty ynrda behind him Then he took a trolley car. I lioarded It and took a sent opismlte him. but the car was so crowded that If I bud attempt ed to take the sapphire from blm be might hare been able to loae It with out my knowledge. “He stuck to the car till It regghed the terminal which was on the outskirts of the town. Th re were a few bouses where the car stopped, beyond thar open ground. My quarry set off walk Ing on a road till be came to a fork There be hesitated which road to take, and I mad# up my mind that ha was loatng his nerve. “Ha didn’t take either road. tmt.stoop- teg. picked up sever*I atonea. I knew what they were for and draw my re rolvae. Suddenly be turned and stood at bay. The next thing I knew a atone graced my cheek. I carted oa him to stop throwing storiee and give himself up. producing my rsvotva^ to enforce my demand. Whether or not be bellev ed I wouldn’t aboot. be kept on throw ing anrh stones as ha picked up on the road. som« Urge, some small. At last I fired a shot to miss, and this brought him to tetuns. , “'1 want a valuable sapphire you have In your possession.’ I said. ” *1 ain’t got no sapphire.’ was the dogged reply. “T advanced and arrested him. Tak ing him back to the trolley terminal near which waa a police station. I took him to the latter and searched him. “The sapphire was not to be found. “He had beaten me after all. The only course left me was to drop him. putting another man on to him to shad ow him vrith a view to being on hand when he regained the stolen property— that la. if he had got rid of it where he cotfld find It again. So 1 held him till I had got a man from the agency, then let him go. I took a trolley car back to town, and tl)e thief took the same car; also the man I bad directed to shadow him. “Prichard on the way home abused me soundly, declaring that 1 had tti* tended to.rob him and he would have me arrested and sent up. f paid no at tention to him. baying an evening newspaper and reading 1L When we reached the city I left him In charge of my deputy and went home to dip ner. ^ “The next morning when I went to the office there waa Prichard In charge of a policeman. My ahadower had watched all , night before the bouse where be bad alept and In the morn ing immediately after <]/iybreak bad followed blm without himself being noticed to the place, where be had stoned me. Prichard spent nearly half an hour looking for something. Final ly be stooped, picked up what seemed to be a pebble, put ft In his pocket and' returned to the trolley terminal. There he waa arrested, takes again to the portce station and the sapphire found to hta pocket He had throws ft at dm as ose of the atooea. <to "A vary Ingenious way of rid af It. wasn't ft? 5 “Hart Treasurer’s Notice. The Treasurer’s office will be open for the collection of State, County and School taxes levied for the fiscal year commencing Jan. 1st, 1914, from the 15 day of October, 1914, to 15th day of March, 1915 inclusive. A penalty of one per cent will be added frofn Jan. 1st, 1915 to Jan 31, 1915 inclusive. From February 1st to February 28, inclusive, a penalty of two per cenHwill be added for all taxes- -paid in February, 1914. From the 1st to the 15th of March, 1915, a penalty of seven per cent will be ad ded on all unpaid taxes. Books close Mch. 15th, 1915. LEVY. For state purposes 6 mills “ ordinary county purposes 5 1-2 mills “ back indebtedness 21-2 mills “ constitutional school 3 mills Total 17 mills Commutation Road tax will be $1.50 payable at same time as other taxes. Special School Levy. Ashleigh, Baldoc, Rgrbray Branch, Cedar Grove. Columbia, Edisto, Ellen- ton. Friendship, Greens, Harmony, Hilda, Kline, Meyers Mill, Morris, \ft. Calvary, New Forrest, Oak Grove, Pleasant Hill, Sand Hill, Seigling, Barton, Bloomingdale, Cave, Hickory Hill,OwensCrossRoads, Reedy Branch, Shady Grove, Sycamore and Upper Richland. 3 mills. Appleton, Big Fork, Double Pond, Healing Spring, Hercules. Leea and Ulmer, 4tinlls Dunbarton and Elko 5 mills. Blackville and Fairfax 6 “ Williston 6 1-2 mills Barnwell 8 * Allendale 8 1-2 ‘ United States currency, gold and silver coin, county and school claims properly approved will be received for taxes; checks and drafts will not be accepted for taxes except at the nsk of the tax-payer. . J. B. Armstrong, Treasurer Barnwell County. Barnwell, S. C., Sept. IS,, 1914. »*• Thos. M. Boulware ATTORNEY AT LAW Negotiate loan* on real e«tate. (Jan j get 7^ money la auma not lea* than 86, ouo.no. _____ Office over Beak of Wei tern Carolina, BARIMLL' S. C. P* K (profcMtonaf Carbf. gqxMM—g —kWt KM) EDGAR A. BROWN JAS. JULIAN BUSH Attomeya-at-Law. Money to Loan in Small Amounts. Walker Building, • Barnwell, S. C John j. Jones Attorney and Coilnselur at Law Practice in all the State and Federal Courts of South Carolina and Georgia Prompt attention given to Collections Office 413 Dyer Bldg. AUGUSTA,- - . - GEORGIA Bell ’Phone 3237. . DR. W. C. MILHOUS ©cntiwL Office hours: 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. Persons living away from Barnwell will please make appoii. tmenta before coming By so doing they will be sure of iramediste servine and Dr. J. W. Reeves Dentist In office last week of each month. Barnwell, South Carolina Office ln Harrison Building. oct31-12-lyr ‘ • H OUSEHOLD expense* mount up. The wife, a« nuktor hew ical, ii liable to LACK BUSINESS METHODS. ImM methods in your home by teaching your wife the simple ABT 9F BANKING. She will enjoy her new responsibility and yen will be agree ably inrprised to note the saving at the end of the month. START YOUR WIFE WITH A BANK ACCOUNT TODAY I "Ra.-n ~k~ of 'WillistOICL, WILLISTON. SOUTH CAROLINA. I ^ l FREE TRIP TO AUGUSTA and RETURN SPECIAL OFFER:—From now until April 1st, _ 1915, we will pay the railroad fare both ways, of any customer comjng into Augusta from Barnwell or Barnwell County, and who on such trip places an order for Sash, Doors, Blinds, Etc., amounting to $»iU.OO or over. A splendid opportunity to secure free trip and attend to any business you may have in the City of Augusta, and if you do not need this amounf of gobds yourself, see your neighbors and bunch your* orders. Prices and quality guaranteed. Mail order* do not apply. “BUY OF THE MAKER” AUHTA LIB COMPANY Augusta, Ga. ’Phone 275. NOT HOW CHEAP BUT HOW GOOD is whattyou|should consider when having repair work done oo that Cor of Your*, Mr. ' We have our garage well-equipped with the right kind Of ma chinery for a first-class job and are in position to make repairs QUICKLY. We employ only reliable workmen and every job MUST BE RIGHT before it leaves the shop. We handle A FULL LINE OF SUPPLIES. Try us on that next order for tires, spark plugs, etc., etc. THE BARNWELL GARAGE, T. H. CRENSHAW, Proprietor, Barnwell, S. C. — Dr. J. P. Lee, Jr, Dentist WILLISTON, - - S. C. Work done at your home anywhere in Barnwell County Office over Bank of Williston. Hours 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. 3 to 6 p. m: &6-1V1T. I am offeriog a big reduction in price on all silks, skirts anfl dresses. I have a splendid stock to select from but ad- j ty customer* to comm early before ft is picked over. J. A. Porter, Bara New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola fa r f*~—- , : ■ t, Excursion Tickets.will be sold for the aboye 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 _______ | 2 5.85 MOBILE, ALA $16 85 pensacola FLA._______.„. r ;;:;;;;;:::;;;:;;;;ii5j 5 Tickets will be limited, at time of burchase to February 26th, but an e xtension of final return limit to March 15th may be obtained by depositing tickets poor to expirstion and upon payment of $1.00. / * For schedules, reservations, etc., inquire of Atlantic Coast Line Ticket Agents, or address, W L CRA1Q ’ - M ~ T. C. WAITE, ~ P ~“‘" T” m ' k. C. I*