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• » The Mother’s Labor td Love v- i i • •••'.. Si- Dn J. W. Reeves r Dentist In office iMt wMk of enefa month. Barnwell, South Carolina Office in Hirriton Bviiding. oot31-li-lyr "To my mind the noblest holiday In the world Is Thanksgiving. And next the Creator there le no one the holiday ahould be dedicated to aa much as to mother*."—Abraham Lincoln. PASS ON THE JOY OF THANKSGIVING Making Other* Qlad Should Be Considered One of the Chief Outlet of the Seaton. I TS the easiest thing In the world to look for trouble and to find it watting, grim and terrible, for your search It Isn't very hard to eount your blessings In a negative sort of way, by saying. “Tea. It * very •lee, bat It could be much nicer." H e galte the eeual thing to hear folk com- plain—and complaining If heard more d thankfulness tall us—a llttla over three hundred years ego a band of eturdy. venturesome Christian folk were very thankful Indeed and praised their Lord fervenUy over e handful of parched eon and a bit of unlaavened broad. Ones a year are set apart a day. con secrated to their memory, end try to throw aside the custom! and complain ings of the world as «e know It. Wa gather together -families of us —and eat turkey and plum pudding; we talk of common places end sometimes we feet bored and tired. Yet we are sup posed to bg celebrating. We have bushels of things to be glad for thla veer—hundreds; It seems more than we ever had. As we offer ttp our bleeclngs It won't be hard to remember £tea than praise Tel—so they 'monpiacee ft may help us U> think of other families In other countries that are fighting and dying on blood stained battlefields. As we hear the crisp No vember wind banging In the trees, we ought to be mighty thankful that It Isn't the sound of cannon and bugles and screams that we re hearing Oh, friends of mine, It won't be very hard to be thankful this year! As I was walking down Fourth ave nue a few days ago I was thinking, with my head tn the clouds, of many things; thinking so hard that I did not notice exactly where my feet were taking me. It was only when I stum bled against a little boy who was run ning around a corner that I came down to earth with a bump. "Oh! I’m so sorry,” I said. “Did I hurt you?” "Dat’s a’ right, lady,” said the little boy with a dirty Raphael-cherub grin. "I was only running!’’ “Oh!”—he was lingering at my side, I •o I felt it necessary to make conver sation—"you were running—playing something?" “Huh!" the little boy grunted beatlflcally as he pulled up one ragged stocking. “Oh, no; I was Jus’ running fer fun." His little face crinkled with smiles again and he trotted on out of my sight Just running for fun, for the pure Joy of living. A little boy with noth ing else to make him happy—and yet a number of us frown and fret In the midst of all sorts of pleasures. * I was talking to a chum of mine not long ago. and some way our conversa tion drifted around to Thanksgiving time, and our Interpretation of the day. “It’s all wrong!" said my chum earnestly, “all wrong!" “Why?" I asked curiously. Tm al ways thankful for my blessings on Thanksgiving; ap are moot people. Why ie K all wrangf" Thanksglvlag day wo wit around and talk gad eat—prlacfpally. 1 omo ThaahsglTtsg cranberry sauce!* And then we thank God complacently for our ksrr—Is and our food, and our clothes, end hie love. Isn’t It so?" “Yes.” I admitted. "Well.” continued the girl, "the Pil grims did that, too, yean ago. Bat they did not stop there. After they thanked God for their own blessings they tried to pass on the Joy to teik lees fortunate than they were. They even Invited the Indians, beings that they bad every rssaon to be afraid of. Into their homes and gave them a lit tle of the season’s cheer. They kept Thanksgiving.” ‘Then"—! was choosing my words rather carefully—"then your Idea le not to be thankful yourself—only to give someone else a eheaea to ha thankful r "But." asked the girl softly. "Jeat that the right wey to be thankful?" Isn't It? i i -I t 1' iTs a TVry easy thlag to pass along the outside of life without even dip ping down Into the depths, and ever eo many people do It because It le the •saleat way. Somehow It la hard to oonvtaoe folk that things that tear at their heartstrings are the things that they should see and know. If* mighty •say to eat our Thankaglvlag dinners without e thought of our brothers end sisters who are starving on some other street In the tame city, and It's only because It is so much easier. I reckon, that people do forget to pass a bit of their plenty and peace. But. aa I write, I can't help thinking of filled tooverflowtng baskets that I have seen In missions, of eager chil dren grasping fat turkeys, of mothers crying happy tear* over coal and wood mind slip awhy tables sad the the cheerful^ com- ountrf, to tke Ireafy homes In Europe that are being brightened because the people of thla land were willing—yes. more than willing—to share their blessings with others. Oh. friends of mine, it’s the easiest thing In the world to look for trouble, and It isn’t very hard to find people who are fretting and crying and count ing their blessings In a negative sort of way Instead of just being happy. But somehow, when we stop to look around us and think, the world seems to be a pretty nice place at Thanks giving time.—Margaret E. Sangster, Jr., In Christian Herald. H. R ERWIN Civil Engineer and Surveyor ALLENDALE, S. C. march 1016 • dr7 w.cmilhous, ©entUf. Office hours: g:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. Persons living away from Barnwell will please make appolLlment* before coming.• By to doing they will be sure of tminedists service and JoHN J. JoNes Attorney and Counselor at Law i Practice in all the State and Federa Courts of South Carolina and Georgia Prompt attention given to Collections Office 413 Dyer Bldg. 1 AUGUSTA, - - GEORGIA. Bell ’Phone 3237. A. E NINESTEIN HERBERT E. GYLES Attorneys-at-Law BLACKVILLE, * - - S. C. Will practice in all Courts. Money to loan on Farming Lands. EDGAR A. BROWN JAS. JULIAN BUSH Attorneys-at-Law. Money to Loan in anv Amount for any Length of Time. Walker Building, Barnwell, S. C. M. B. CALHOUN • * Funeral Director Allendale, Barnwell, Blackrille. First-class Undertaking. Hearse for both White and Black. Offices: Allendale: Home Furni ture Co., Barnwell and Blackville. All calls given prompt attention. 9-2-l5 .Wm. McNAB. Representing The Equitable Life las. Co. also the Strongest Fire. Health and Accident Insurance Companies. THANKSGIVING DAY We plow the fields, end scatter ■n* good seed o’er the Uad. But It Is fed and watered By Ood*e almighty hand. He sends the a*ow In winter Ttw^rmth tn sw*U the grat The seed time and the harvest And soft refreshing rata. AB good gtftsMoaad as Personal attention given all business. Office in Harrison Block, Main St, Barnwkll, S. C. Trea»urer’s Notice. Th,‘ treasurer’s office will be open for the collection of 9tate, County School and Com mutation Road taxes levied for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1915 from the 15th day of October, 1915, to the 15th day of March, 1916 Inclusive. A penalty ot ene per cent, will be added fromManuarylst, 1916 to January 81st. Inclusive. From February' 1st to February 28th, inclusive a penalty of one per cent, sill be added m king a total of two per cent, on all taxes paid In February. From March 10th to March 15th a penalty of five per cent, will be added making a penalty of seven per cent, on all taxes paid in March. Books close March 15, 1916. LEVY. For State purpose* ,...7 Mills For Ordinary County purposes 5pi Mills For Constitutional Behoof 3 Mills Total...'. ,15$* Mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVY. Aableigh, Baldoc, Barbary Byaneb, Cedar Grove, Columbia, Edlsto, Ellenton, Friend ship, Greens, Kline, Meyer* Mill, Morris, Mt. calraiy, New Forest, Oak Grove, Riverside, Band Hill, Selglingvllle, Seven Fine*, ayes more No 8 and Tinker’s neck, 3 mills. Barton, Bloomiiigdale, rare. Hickory Hill, Owens crow Road*. Reedy Branch, Shady Grove and Upper Rich Land, 8 mills. Appleton Big Fork. Double Pood, Healing Springa, Hercules, Hilda, Lees. Roemary, Sycamore, No, 51 and Ulmer*, 4 mill*. Dunbarton and Elko. 5 Mill* Black rule 0 Mill* Fairfax -r -...8 Milk Allendale and Barnwell 8)4 Mills Wdbrtoa... —9 MUM J. B. ARMSTRONG. Treas. B. c. Barnwell, 8. C., Bept. *Mk. , ’ Stai Bs Tov Jah Mi . J-L- . ■ 'M. • ; i Just a word to invite visitors to our Fair. Make thi^ popular store your shopping center while in the city. Our lines of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes and Millinery are the best to be found in the city. F. W. Falkenstein, Barnwell, South Carolina. 30C 3QC A Few Hoars Real Pleasure in the Evening T HE bright light of the Rayo lamp makes reading and sewing real pleas ures these evenings. Rsyi) Lamps The Rayo gives a steady light that can’t hurt the eyes. It requires almost no attention. Its simplicity of design makes it easy to keep clean. You don’t have to re move the shade to light it—just lift the gallery and touch a match. Most con venient — most efficient — most economical. Use Aladdin Security Oil or Diamond White Oil to obtain best results in Oil Stoves, Lamps and Heaters. The Rayo is only one of our many products especially suitable for use on the farm. Standard Household Lubricant Standard Hand Separator OU Parowax Mica Axle Grease Eureka Harness 09 Matchless Liquid Gloss If your dealer does not carry them, write to our nearest station. STANDARD (ML COMP ANT (N«w Jareay) BALTIMORE Bi.hw.H.t*. * ChartwSM, S. G. THE ROAD TO SUCOBS* IS LINED WITH THAT HI WHO RUNS llAY READ. WEITISE UTIEPWLE The Best Pharmacy, Burr Street, Opposite The Circle Barnwell, S. C In calling the attention of the public to our new drug store (opening date to be announced later ), we wish to lay special stress on our prescription department. Purity in drugs is vastly more important than even purity in foods, because when sickness comes the full effect of the medicine must be had. We warrant absolutely that our drugs will be thoroughly up to the standard. No adulteration here. In filling prescriptions, our two licensed pharmacists will use the utmost care to follow the doctor’s directions. No guess work. No substitution of other medicines in place of those he orders for his patients. OUR SODA FOUNT will be a model of cleanliness and sanitation. Only the highest class fruits and syrups will be used. Hot and cold drinks at all hours. Specialties: Cut Glass, Silverware, Toilet Articles and Rubber Goods. The Best Pharmacy. = = THE LYRIC THEATRE PRESENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, U THE ITALIAN” (Paramount Program) Featuring 1».' (kSl s I . v_