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•*< . t • ~ ' V, •' M . .r . r f ■ H : V Th« Bam well People. rv * JOHN W. HOLM*#*? I MO'-1912 B. P. DKVISS, Editor »d Proprietor »—By the year 91.2&; six months, 75 coots; three months, 50 ••nth. All subscriptions payable in advance. --— AdvOrtiSMMrtS- Legal 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 advestisint not subject to cancellation after firo insertion. CmamunicatfoM—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 any offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not respon sible for the opinions expressed in our communication THURSDAY SEpfE&BER 16. 1915. German business men have offered 8 to buy one million bales of cotton at fifteen cents if delivery can be had in Berlin . Boy, turn to the market report and see what’s the latest quotation on ice water, f. o. b. Hades. Since the Allies cited a proclamation of Lincoln’s as precedent for making cotton contraband we are beginninjjf-to, have our doubts about the greatness of that “martyred” (?) president. Weather'Forecast Issued by the U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C., for the week be ginning Sept. 15: The week will be'.one of generally fair weather and relatively high tem peratures, although scattered thunder showers are probable in coast districts. The People has received a fervid ap peal from the editor of that very ex cellent farm Journal, The Progressive Farmer, urging us to join In the fight “to save 1250,000,000 to our own peo ple” by advising the fanners to hold their cotton for an advance In price. When the price of cotton is below the coat of production it is, of course, sound business judgment for a tanner to bold it off the market—WHEN BY SO DO ING HE DOES NOT EMBARRASS HIS CREDITORS. At this writing cotton is soiling for better than nine cents a pound and the prospects are that,It will go still higher The present crop, > planted on a basis con- [ that fignreand it seems to ns that the farmers owe it to them- and to the men who helped fi ll ce the crop to either borrow money on their warehouse certificates or sell a sufficient portion of their crop to satisfy their debts and hold the balance for a higher price. We are all interested in the farmer and wish to see him realise the highest market price for the staple, but as The Columbia Record very wisely points out, the time for planning to save the South’s cotton crop is in the Spriog, before the seed has been planted. Our adviee, therefore, is that if the farmers think the price of cotton is going to advance to 12 cents and they are in a position to hold it off the market they should do so by all means, but they have no legal nor moral right to do this at the expense of the other fellow. courtesy usd have won for humanity, United States and. incidentally, the Wilson ad ministration, an extraordinary diplo matic victory and have saved this Re public from war with the German Empire,” says The State. And we might remark in passing that firmness, courtesy and common sense will win most of the battles of life. Come on, you Cotton! At The Lyric “NEAL OF THE NAVY" According to a' report submitted to President Wilson by the American con sul general at London, it seems that while England has been holding up American ships and cargoes consigned to neutral countries adjacent to Ger many, on the ground that those goods might ultimately reach her enemies, her own exports of cotton to those neutral countries have doubled in a a year, her shipments of manufactured cqtton and woolen goods are greater than eyer, and her sales of foodstuffs have been record-breaking. Can it be possible that the "nation of shop keepers” is seizing American products, paying a nominal price there for and reselling them at a handsome profit? A Pathe Feature Serial that is greater than “The Perils of Pau line,” ‘The Exploits of Elaine,’ or "Who Pays?” Thrills a-plenty for story readers and picturegoers alike; romance to satisfy the most romantic, adventures for the most adventurous, and the best photo play art to please the most artistic. Watch for announcement of open ing date. Last episode of “Who Pays” night (Thursday.) to- Statement of the Condition of the t Farmers and Merchants Bank, located at Williston, S. C., at. the close of business Sept. 2, 1915. Resources.' Loans and Discounts $ 18,773.38 Furniture and Fixtures . 1,930.34 Due from banks and bankers 2,147.20 j Currency 759. Silver and other minor coin . Checks and cash items 329.71 566.13 The best argument we know against Williston’s proposed annexation to Aiken County is contained in a dispatch from Aiken last week, stating that Barnwell’s sister county is in debt to the tune of 130,000, the treasury being •mp)y end current hills unpaid. Two years ago, it ic stated, thn county had 946,000 (6 its credit. “ ’Ha better to , adorn the ilia wn have than to fly to ethers that wn know not of.” Total 9 24,505.76 ^Liabilities. Capital Stock Paid in J 8,030.00 Undivided profits, leas cur rent expenses and taxes paid 159.57 Individual deposits subject to check 9 8,716.19 Cashier’s Checks... 100. The Edgefield Chronicle and The Barnwell People have the same birth day, although The People is Just four years older than our esteemed contem porary. Here’s hoping, Brother Cheat ham that both papers will live long sod never cease to be powers for good in their respective cqmmunities. JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. i Largest and strongest regular Life Insurance office in the South. Over $45,000,000 insurance in force. Over $ 1,000,000 Surplus. Operates under the'rigid North Gurolina Laws. l* j Loans its money in the section from which it collects its premiums—making it a Home Company in every section in which it operates. " M We are opening up a first-class 1 COIL “Is the exposure of the ankle a dead ly sin?” asks the New York World. Oh, no; we wouldn’t put it quite as strong as that. “Pardonable” would be a much better word. Receiver's Notice. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the creditors of the E. D. F. Pharma cy will be held in my office in the town of Barnwell, S. C. on the twentieth day of Sept., 1915 for the purpose of filing and proving claims against said con cern. All parties holding claims against saib E D. F. Pharmacy are directed to file same with me on or before that day. Jas. Julien Bush, ’ Receiver. 8,816.19 Bills Payable, including Cer tificates for Money Bor rowed 7,500. this Uth day of Sept. 1915. J. W. Job The next worst thing to having one’s vfcriok oboearod by a large picture hat store theatre is to “lock”! __flatty little girt of 12or, Total 9 24,505.76 State of South Carolina, 1 „ County of Barnwell, f “• Before me came R. S. Martin, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. R. S. Martin. Sworn to and subaeribed before me Notary S.C. Directors. Parties desiring to con tract for their winter supply should see us before buying else where. We have con tracted for large quan tities and will give our customers the benefit of the very low prices at which we purchased. B. B. EASTERLING Barnwell, S. G M. B. CALHOUN Funeral Director Barnwell, Blackville. First-class Undertaking. Hearse for both White and Black. V)ffices: Allendale: Horae Furni ture Co., Barnwell and Blackville. All calls given prompt attention. 9-2-15 Node* of Flool Ditrharfo Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will on Thursday, Septem ber 16, 1915, file with the Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of Probete for Barnwell County, his final return as guardian of Ira Lee Bowers and a| Dismiss onr. August IfC 1915. or Letters Bowers, Guardian. A. M. KENNEDY, President W. C. SMITH, Vice-President W. E. PROTHRO, Cashier . - S » T I I I BANK OF WILLISTON Capital $25,000.00 Surplus and Profits $22,000.00 •1 WILLISTON, S. C, SEPT. 1ST, 1915. The Bank of -Williston will this season assist their cus tomers in marketing their cotton slowly, and will under present conditions make Loans to them upon stored cotton, with proper Warehouse Certificates, at 6 per cent Interest. This is done for the purpose of assisting Farm ers to market gradually, and owing to peculiar conditions affecting price of Cotton which demands special attention (Signed) % A. M. Kennedy, President, W. EL Prothro, Cashier. FULLER JOHNSON Write for Special Catalogue THE BAILEY-LEBBY CO. Machinery end Supplies. CHARLESTON, - - - S. C —Let— THE AUTO UVERY AND REPAIR COMPANY, Barnwell, S. C. % Repair Your Automobiles and stationery Gas Engines. ledical College of the State of Sooth Carolina. CHARLESTON, S. O. Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy Owned and Controlled by the State Eighty-seventh Session begins Oc- “ * * i, An I, UM5—Ends June 1, 1916. Fine new three-story building im mediately opposite Roper Hospital. Laboratories of Cbemutry, Bacteri ology, Anatomy. Physiology. Clinical Pathology, Pharmacology and Pnar* macy provided with new, modern equipment. -- , The Roper Hospital, one of the largest and beat equipped ho.pitals in the South, contains 218 bads, and with an extensive out patient ser vice. offers unsurpassed clinical ad vantages. Practical work in dispensary for pharmaceutical students. Two years graduated service in Roper hospital with six appointments each year. Department of Physiology and Embriology in affiliation with the Charlestort Museum. Ten full time teachers in labora tory branches. For catajpg address OSCAR W. SCHLEETER. Registrar, CHARLESTON, S. C Box 4 C0LLK6C BUIUMM M AFT women, particularly those widowed, are often IHEXPEBI- ENCED in financial matters. This bank willingly offers AD VICE to assist women to SAFEGUARD their FUHDS. Onr EX- PEBIEWCE in money affairs may be of aid to YOU, madam. Onr in- stitntion offers the very BEST aad SAFEST PROTECTI0B for those who watt tha road of life srith eyes that see not the PITFALLS for the laandal enwary. t > ’ WE PROTECT WOMEN AND CHILDREN! Ea.Ti.3s: of W illiston. W1LUSTON. ac ‘ A Soliloquy in Two Paragraph* 4 That’s the third time this morning. I can’t wait a moment longer on that fellow. Let me see—what ia Smith’s number? t provide sufficient telephone fadB. he can’t blamp me for dealing ■ L ’’If ties for his abawbere. Operator, give me 437.” How do you know this very occurrence doeent ’ our 9hegla telephone. Have am auxiliary /<l v - t; the cost is trifling. Cell the kmuseao Office to- \£ SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BOXI U, COLUMBIA. SOUTH CASOLflO. *•