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‘Juat Like a Member of the Family”
BARNWELL. S. C. JUNE 3. 1915
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BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL p.
CLOSES SESSION FRlDAT
Suaple ExerctaM ’Will Mark End of
Succosaful Yoor’a Work.
- < The 1914-15 session of the Barnwell
High School will be brought to a close
tomorrow (Friday) morning with ap
propriate exercises in the school audi
torium, beginning at ten o’clock. Inas
much as there, is no graduating class
this year, another grade having been
added to the curriculm for next year,
there will be no elaborate commence
ment program, as in the past. The
program is as follows:
Song.
Scripture Reading.
Prayer.
Song by First Grade.
Song by Second Grade.
Song by Third Grade.
High School Song.
Presentation of certificates to seventh
grade, by the Hon. George H. Bates.
Address by Col. H. D. Calhoun.
Closing Remarks by Supt. Robt. S.
Bailey. •
Benediction.
l ’ Under the superintendency of Dr.
the present session has been
unqualified success. There has
len a most welcome lack of friction
^tween the faculty and patrons of the
school, which Dr. Bailey attributes in
large measure to the splendid coopera
tion that he has received. It is a
source of gratification to all concerned
that he will be at the helm again next
session. <
GERMANY'S NOTE FAILS
TO GIVE FINAL ANSWER
BLACKVILLE SCHOOL CLOSES
Commencemanl Bring* Succettful Year’i
Work to • Cloto.
Blackville, May J9.—The annual
commencement of the Blackville
schools began last Sunday morning
with a sermon by the Rev. H. Grady
Hardin of.Deamark. The sermon was
one of the best ever heard here on an
occasion of this kind. On Sunday
evening the annual address to the
school was fnade by W. Jay McGanty.
He chose as his subject, "Compulsory
Education." The address was scholarly
and the speaker lived up to his reputa
tion as a thinker. The immense audi
ence who heard Superintendent Me-
Gahty agreed that the subject was
handled in a masterly manner.
On Monday at the park the graduat
ing exercises were held. The pupils
of the class read well prepared essays
on live subjects. The literary address
was maoe by Jas. F. Byrnes of Aiken.
After the address a picnic dinner was
served.
The names of the graduates are a
follows: Callie Lee Hates, Willie Ruth
Hair, James Joseph Still, Jr., and John
Mims Walker.
Superintendent McGarity, with his
corps of teachers, has done the best
years’ work in the history of the school.
All of the teachers have been reelected
for another year, as follows: W. Jay
^kGanty, Superintendent; Misses
^Hiry E. Stokes, Caroline E. Spearman,
~Dot Hamel, Louise Wilson, Kate Sarrat,
Lucy W. Casque and Adele Dunbar.
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RANGE FOR YOUNG CHICKS.
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Problem Doserre* More Attention From
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Farmer* Than it Get*.
The problem of supplying a range or
green feed for chicks does not receive
sufficient attention, according to F. C.
Hare, poultry husbandryman of Clem-
son College. This is an important side
of the proper rearing of poultry and the
farmer who has sour skim milk or
buttermilk to spare and a good green
range has more than half his chick
problem solved.
For temporary feeding, one can soak
oats overnight in water, wash them
thoroughly next morning and spread
them in half-inch layers in boxes or
trays. Place these trays in the shade
outdoors and sprinkle with water twice
daily. In from three to six days the
oats will be ready for feeding. For
baby chicks feed when the sprouts are
one-half inch long, giving once daily
what the chicks will eat in about ten
minutes.
Rape may be sown'and, when grown,
cut up and fed to chicks. Cabbage,
• lettuce, mangels, beets and turnips can
also be used for green feed.
The only really satisfactory way,
however, to supply green feed and a
good range, says Prof. Hare, is to sod
|iece of land to Bermuda grass by
ag the ground and dropping a
i of Bermuda sod every 18 inches,
and to put some burr clover into this
Bermuda grass in fall.
Communication in Hand* of Stata Depart
ment at Washington.
Germany’s reply to the American
note bearing "on the recent acts of
the German authorities in violation of
American rights on the high seas
which culminated in the torpedoing
and sinking of the British steamer
Lusitania, by which more than 100
American citizens lost their lives” is
in the hands of the state department at
Washington.
In its reply the German govern
ment, with respect to the Lusitania,
urges self-defense, in that it alleges
the Lusitania was carrying war mu
nitions for the destruction of German
soldiers. It, however, withholds its
final decision on these particular de
mands pending the receipt of an an
swer from the American government
on “certain important facts having a
direct bearing on the sinking of the
Lusitania," which Germany thinks
may haye escaped the attention of
the American government. These
facts as set forth in the German reply
are that the Lusitania was a British
auxiliary cruiser; that she had can
non mounted and concealed below
decka; that the British admiralty had
instructed its mercantile shipping to
seek protection under neutral flags
and to attack German submarines;
that prizes were offered for this lat
ter; that the Lusitania carried Cana
dian troops and war materials and that
she could ( not be considered as "un
defended.”
Supplementing the German sreply,
Herr von Jagow, the German foreign
secretary explans the reason for what
might be called a preliminary note,
saying:
"The issues involved are of such
importance, as the views in regard to
the Lusitania show such variance that
the German government believed it
essential to attempt to establish a com
mon basis of fact before entering into a
discussion of the issues involved.”
In the war zones the greatest prog
ress seemingly in being made by the
Austro-Germans in the Galician cam
paigns and by the Italians in their vir
tually unopposed invasion of Austrian
territory. The Teutonic allies are
still pressing hard to envelop Przemysl.
Of their "prodigious efforts” the Ger
man general staff asserts that vast num
bers of infantry, supported by 1,000
guns, attacked the Russian trenches on
a front of 1915 miles along the river
Ssn, and adds: "In spite of the enem>
enormous losses, which, since Mry 20,
alone have amounted to hundreds of
thousands, it would be premature to
] speak of the result of this battle, which
is of extraordinary intensity.”
Constantinople asserts that the
Turks have captured with the bayonet
the centre of the allied fortified
trenches at Ayi Burnu and pene
trated into allied tdrritory at Seddul
Bahr. *
German submarines still continue
their operations. The British steam
ers Tulloehmoor and Glenlee and the
small Portuguese steamer Cysne have
been sunk, while the White Star liner
Megantic was forced to steam fast in
the Irish sea to escape an underwater
boat.
Large numbers of Gei m in troops are
reported to be moving to the southern
Austrian Tyrol.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McCaslan have re
turned to their home in Waahington,
Qa., after a pleasant visit ‘to relatives
h*re. They were accompanied home
bgr UttMMias EUa Loaiae Moiair.
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PLEASANT HILL NEWS.
Farmer* Are Profre**ing Nicely with
Their Work.—Good Crop*.
Pleasant Hill, May 29.—Misses Inez
and Eddie Lou Weathersbee are visit
ing relatives in North Augusta.
Messrs. B. M. Jenkins and Willie
Hicl^son, of Kline, motored up to Mr.
J. G. Davis’ on Monday.
Miss Carey AH, of Williston, spent
several days of last week with Miss
Mattie Mitchell.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hickson has returned
home after a visit of several months in
Fairfax. > ,
The farmers in this section are pro
gressing nicely with their work and
the crops are looking fine.
Miss Thelma Creech is the guest of
relatives and friends in Augusta this
week.
Mrs. S. P. Folk is still confined to her
room. Her many friends wish for her
a speedy recovery.
Messrs. Hood Armstrong, R. E.
Woodward, J. W. Folk, J. G. Davis and
Tom Scott motored to EUenton Thurs
day in the latter’s automobile.
Wadding for Jnly.
Williston, May 96.-r-Mra. M. E.
Harley, of Williston, announces the
engagement of her daughter, Margarite
Elizabeth to Walter Cunningham, of
Liberty Hill, the marriage to take place
1 on July 5th. *
GOVERNOR REAPPOINTS
THE STATE GEOLOGIST
VsluakU Mineral Deposit* Are at Pres
ent Undeveloped.
Governor Manning has re-appointed
Dr. Stephen Taber to act as State Geol
ogist. Dr. Taber is Professor of Geol
ogy in the University of South Carolina,
and before going to Columbia in 1912
was Assistant Geologist on the Virginia
Geological Survey and Instructor in the
Economic Geology in the University of
Virginia.
All of the Southern States with the
exception of South Carolina are today
maintaining State Geological Surveys
in order to further the development of
their natural resources. South Caro
lina has valuable mineral deposits, but
at present they are undeveloped and
comparatively little is known about
them. At present no appropriations
are available for carrying on investiga
tions in this State and therefore the
work of the State Geologist is limited
to the answering of inquiries and the
furnishing of such information con
cerning the mineral resources of the
State as has been collected. An im
portant part of the work of a State
Geologist is to identify and determine
the value of minerals and rocks for the
citizens of the State.
Because of the present war in
Europe, American industries that for
merly obtained minerals from abroad
are now cut off from that source of
supply and are therefore endeavoring
to locate suitable deposits in this coun
try. Certain of these minerals, such as
kaolin, barite, and manganese are
known to occur in commercial quanti
ties in South Carolina, and during the
last few months many letters have been
received enquiring about the location
of deposits of these minerals.
Under the skilful and energetic
management of Professor Taber this
new office will doubtless prove of very
great scientific and practical value to
the State.
THE COW AND HER PRODUCT.
CL.
ColLga Weakly * Note* for
Farmer and Dairymaa.
(Theae notes are prepared weekly
by the Dairy Division of Clemaon Col
lege, which will be glad to answer any
question pertaining to dairying.)
The dairy cow is an economical pro
ducer.
Skimmilk buttermilk is cheap and
easy to make.
A dairy cow furnishes profitable em
ployment every day, rain or shine,
warm or cold.
It is estimated that a well fed-cow
saves a farmer about 118 per year in
fertility.
The milker should keep his hands
dry during milking. Milking with
damp hands is filthy and is apt to cause
a cow’s teats to chap and annoy her.
Cream should be cooled just as soon
as it has been separated from the milk.
A simple way of cooling is to place the
can of cream in good cold watdr, using
ice water if possible.
Fall calves'-are always more thrifty
than spring calves, as the annoyance
from flies and hot weather is much
greater for calves born in soring. Be
sides, it is wise to have the heavy flow
of milk coming in winter, when other
farm work is not so heavy.
Medical men are freely recommend
ing buttermilk for indigestion and
various forms of stomach disorder. It
is said to be peculiarly suitable for per
sons with gout or rheumatism, since it
tends to prevent stiffening and narrow
ing of the blood vessels.
The Dairy Division of Clemson Col
lege has on hand so many requests for
help in silo-building that it is certain
that this year will be the best silo year
South Carolina has yet had. A silo is
a sign of good dairy farming.
Hogg—Morn*.
An event of much pleasurable sur
prise to their many friends was the
marriage Friday evening at 8:30 o’clock
at the Baptist parsonage, of Miss Mary
Louise Hogg to Mr. J. B. Morris, Jr.
The ceremony which united these
happy young hearts was performed by
the Rev. W. L. Hayes in the presence
of a few intimate friends of the couple.
The bride is the very attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. P, Hogg,
of Barnwell, and during her short resi
dence here she has made numerous
friends. Mr. Morris who is foreman of
The Barnwell People, is the son of
Sheriff J. B. Morris. The People joins
with their other friends in wishing
them s long life oA happiness and pros
perity.
ODD BITS OF NEWS FROM PLANS NATION'S COURSE
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY 1 TO EXPRESS ITS SPIRIT
’TW’ Mm Com** to Ltf*.—AootW
Ragain* Powor of Spooch.
Gulfort, Miss.—John Keating, of this
place, died the other day and his obit
uary was published. A barber was
called in to shave the corpse. As the
razor passed over the man’s cheek his
eyes opened, his lips parted and he
said “Don’t cut me, kid.” The barber
dived through the widdow and is some
where in Oklahoma by this time. Keat
ing is alive and well. ' •
Dublin, Tex.—W. M. Stewart, for-
WiLoa WiU Endoavor to Aihor* to Law*
of Humanity.
Washington, May 31.—President
Wilson intends to shape the course
of the United States in the interna
tional crisis which has arisen so as
to leave no doubt abroad-of the coun
try’s purpose not only to speak, but
if necessary to act for the cause of
humanity.
Two things were virtually determin
ed on by the president today.
, , , . ., F'irst, that Germany’s avoidance of
!T y X ?J eman ’ m m ^ ™ rt the larger questions of humanity and
dreamed that he was on a freight train ' the irit of international law by a tech-
and that, going under a bndge, abeam nicaJ a^ent on a hitherto undisputed
struck him on the head fracturing his
The Hon. J. W. Folk, of Rosemary,
wss in town Monday.
* Mrs. N, O. W. Walker has returned
home after a pleasant visit to relatives
in Charleston.
skull. The next morning it wps found
that his hair had changed from a jet
black to a fiery red. Physicians say
thatlt will be white in a few months.
Grinnell, la.—W. C. Robinson, an
amateur aviator, was tuning up his
monoplane in a field near Dr. Somers
office when the doctor received a
telephone call to attend a man terribly
injured in a runaway 11 miles south
east of town. Robinson volunteered to
take the doctor to the scene in his
monoplane. Somers accepted and the
11 miles were covered in six minutes,
or at the-rate of 110 miles an hour.
Trenton, N. J.—Chas Katzea lost the
use of his voice as the result of an acci
dent several years ago. Last week a
fellow patient in a hospital told a funny
story. Katzea laughed long and loud.
That night in a dream he repeated part
of the story aloud. Next morning it
was found that his power of speech
was restored.
Edwardsville, III.—Something strange
has happened to a popular tree on the
premises of Town Clerk, Peter Dresch.
The tree gives forth a strange, power
ful and sweet perfume. No one has
been able to explain the phenomenon.
Kokomo,Ind.-Run down and dragged
by a taxicab Jane Gardner, 2, was found
unhurt and cooing when her father
crawled under the taxi to' rescue the
babe.
point in the statutes of nations—the
exercise of the right of visit and
search by wat craft when encountering
merchantmen; whether carrying con
traband or not—must be met promptly
I with a note again setting fourth briefly
the facts as found by investigation of
officials here as to the cargo and peace
ful equipment of the Lusitania and
reiterating the earnest intention qf the
United States to hold the German'gov
ernment to a "strict accountability"
for all violations of American rights on
the high sets.
Not* to Mexico Tuesday.
Second, that, notwithstanding the
with Germany, there
tomorrow the state-
been in preparation
to be communicated
all factions in Mex
ico, serving notice that unless they
themselves bring to an early end the
deplorable conditions which their war
fare has wrought, some other means
will be found by the United States in
the interest of humanity to save the
millions of non-combatant Mexicans
from the throes of starvation and
further devastation of property
critical situation
ahaB be 'issued
ment which has
for several days
to the leaders of
HO.ao
W. D. HARTZ0G AWARDED
CONTRACT FOR HAULIHG
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S*v*ral Bids, Varying ia Iminnl hom
$74 to $178, Raeatvad.
The members of the Barnwell County
Dispensary Board met here Monday for
the purpose of opening bids for liquor
purchases and the hauling of liquor*
from the bottling works to the several
dispensaries in the county, in acoord-
ance with the advertisements which
have been published in the local
papers. The contract for hauling waa
awarded to W. D. Hartzog, hia bid be
ing for $90 per month on the basis of
the "entire hauling,” which consist* of
transfering goods from various dispen
saries to other dispensaries in Bfera-
well County; hauling bulk goods from
railway stations to bottling plant, whis
kies and beers from bottling works to
the various dispensaries in the county
and to the railway stations in ths town
of Barnwell; also supplies for the bot
tling works from the depots to the bottl
ing works and whiskies from the depots
to the Barnwell dispensary.
The bids varied in amount from $74
to $175 per month. The successful
bidder .jwtlT ’be required to give as
acceptable bond in the sum of $1,000.
A considerable amount of wines, li
quors and beer was also purchased by
the Board Monday.
At a meeting of the Board on the 14 the
ult., the Elko dispensary was ordared
closed for the reason that it was not
self-sustaining, and its stock of goods
removed to the other dispensaries is
the county. Dispenser S. J. Hutto eras
transferred to Dunbarton, vice Dfep-
eoser E. G. Boled.
- - Barnwell L**d*.
What is perhaps the first flour in the
State made from the 1915 crop of wheat
was ground here Tuesday by the Farm
ers Union Mercantile Company for a
Barnwell County farmer. It was con
siderably darker than the patent flour,
due to the fact that it contained ali of
the nutrition in the grain.
It is estimated that about 2,000 acres
were planted in wheat in this county
last fall,-but unfortunately the seasons
were poor and this may discourage the
fanners. It is to be hoped, however,
that the coming of a roller mill will
give added impetus to the production
of this excellent food crop.
Tha«k*ray and th* Kgs*.
“Americana," aaya a writer In the
London Chronlcl*, “have a way of
serving boiled eggs which in apt to dis
concert the English riettor. It Is told
of Thackeray that at bis first Ameri
can breakfast in Boston ha ordared this
dish. Among tbs array of things
placed before him waa a goblet filled
with something that ha failed to recog
nise. and be also missed the eggs. In
answer to bis Inquiry the waiter said.
That's them In the glass.' ’Well, but
where are the abellsT* asked Thack
eray. 'You didn't ask for the abeUa,'
was the prompt reply."
Advertised Letter*.
Letters remaining in the Post Office
and advertised May 31st 1915.
MALI i
Ben Kenie, Louis Sanders, Limo Stam
ford, W. B. Sanders, Willie Weathers.
* FKMALS. ' |
Miss Sena Drawdy, Maggie Grubbs,
Sina Morris, Mamie Mims. Mrs. H. G. |
Peeples, Annie Williams.
FROM DBAD LETTKK OFFICK.
Rebecca Johnson, Richard Morris.
Persons calling for tnese letters will
please say advertised.
Chas. E. Falkenstein, P. M.
Tit For Tat.
He—These lilaculta are not like those
mother used to make. She—Of course
they are not. 1 want you to under-
atand that these biscuits are construct
ed In strict accord with the latest sci
entific formula and can t>e consumed
without lujury to the digestive sys
tem.—Richmond Times Dispatch.
Tommy's Excuse.
"Why did you stay away from school.
Tommy?"
“Me mudder broke her arm."
“But why did you stay sway two
days?"
“She broke It In two place*."—Boston
Transcript
Truly So.
“Something shocking happened In
school this morning.”
“Whnt was It?"
“The galvanic battery got
charged.”—Baltimore American.
Over-
Grand Concert.
A grand concert, under the auspices
of the Ladies’ Guild of the Episcopal
Church, will be given at the Opera
House this (Thursday) evening, June
3rd, under the direction of Senor Jose
Andonegui, the celebrated violinist,
assisted by Mr. Charlie Valentine,
Georgia’s sweetest tenor, and Mrs.
Nona J. Evans, pianist and accompan
ist. The public is urged to attend an
entertainment that cannot fail to en
tertain.
Capital Punishmont.
The term “capital punishment” re
fers to the punishment of beheading,
which affected the bead, or caput, of a
person.
If you wish any
yourself.—Arrian.
blessing look for it
Sheriff Nabs a Tiger.
Sheriff J. B.< Morris arrested Duncan
William's, colored, at Elko Saturday on
a charge of violating the dispensary
law. Two gallons of whiskey, one
each of corn and gin, were foqnd in the
possession of the negro, who was
Sewing Chib Disbands.
TheAghisnd Filo Club met with
Miss Kate Woodward at the home of
Mrs. R. W. Riley on Marlboro Street
Wednesday afternoon. After some
, time had been spent with needlework,
^delightful refreshments consisting of
sherbet and cakes, were served. This
is the last meeting of the club until
next fall.
WILLISTON SCHOOL HAS CLOSED
Exarcu** At* Marked by a
The many friends of Mrs. J. W. C.
Reed will be glad to learn that she has
returned home after a four weeks’ stay
lodged in the county jail and later ra.- in Columbia, where she went in the hope
leased on bond. The Sheriff states of enable to wa,k X-
that the blind tigers are quite active in Picture w ** made of the limb, when
the county and that he is doing his ut- 11 w “ fou,ld thatth# broken boots had
most to catch them. not made union. The surgeons thought
, t » . | that if "she could undergo the shock of
Prank Mason, colored, who is em- mother long operation, she whould be
ployed by Mr. B. B. Easterling, waa the ‘° Wllk ,fter “ ?ver ^ months,
first automobile driver to be arrested Mr*-wed L very much disheartened,
for violating the new traffic regulation »» her suffering has been so long and
whieb requim all.autos to come to a * re * t ’
dead atop at eertain corners on Main The days gain only four minntes in
Street Chief Hayes has warned all sunshine this week. In about month
drivers that this regulation it to en-. they will begin to grow shorter each
forced to the liaut - mmtk.
Woman WiU Held Convmtien at Fairfax
Baptist Church.
Fairfax, May 31.—The Woman’s Mis
sionary institute of the Southern division
of the South Carolina Baptist Women’s
Missionary union will meet with the
Fairfax Baptist church Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 8 and 9. This insti
tute embraces the work of three asso
ciations, the Charleston, Savannah
River and Colleton. Miss Eunice Wil
liams of Allendale is vice president of
this division and will preside over the
institute. The State officers, Mrs. J.
D. Chapman, Mrs. Fizer, Mrs. Hatcher
and others are expected to attend and
an interesting programme has Men
prepared. The Rev. W. E. Cracker,
a missionary to China, will address the
institute Tuesday evening. Mrs. E. D.
McDowell is president of the Fairfax
society.
Williston. May 3a—The dosing of
the present seaaion of the high
Friday night waa marked by many
pleasant features. Diplomas were
given to Roland Hudson, Misaes Dam'
Quattlebaum and Alma KJtchinga. The
musical features of the evening wars
most highly enjoyed and ref
credit upon the pupils of Mtas
McNair of Aiken, who has had < „ w
of the music department The prise in
music was awarded to Mias Helen WiUia
who has now won it the second year.
The addreas of the evening was deli
vered by the Rev. H. Grady Hardin,
the popular pastor of the Danmark
Methodist churco. His topic, ‘Th#
Man of the Hour,” waa forcibly and
pleasantly presented. The prin
cipal, Miaa Mary Rich, has been
admirably supported by the assist-
aace of Misses Gladys Bridges of
Blacksburg, Edith Austin of Ciintod.
Fannie Byars of Rock Hill, Marie Me-
Nair of Aiken and Beulah Phillips of
Marion. All of those have been rw-
elected and will return, with the excep
tion of Misses McNair and Phillips, who
declined reelection. Much credit be
longs to Mias Rich and her assistants
not only for the work of the yesr bat
also for the happily planned and
conducted closing exercises.
MEETING FOR MISSIONS.
Lyndhunt Item*.
Lyndhurst, May 28.—Mr. Oscar P.
Hay, of Raleigh, N. visited relatives
here last week. He’s “some” fisher
man, too. In places long since thought
to be (tavoid of fish he pulled Bm
"finny beauties” right and left.
Mr. Fred H. Gantt, of Columbia,
■pent the week-end with hi* parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gantt
Mrs. Julia Fogler and her. daughter,
Mrs. Spuriin, of Sylvester, Ga., are
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Alfred.
Somt of the young people took in the
annual railroad picnic at BeJdoc, repart
ing a good time. A ,i
Crops an
hot with a few
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