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»„•' ' '• I- . 1. T - r: »*<> • v l *t th« post office at Barnwell, S. C., aa second-class matter. r lbs. Annie Hocc. of Kline, was the guest of relatives here last week. ‘ JOHN W. HOLMES 1840-1912 The Barnwell .Cotillion Club gave a dance in the Masonic Hall Monday evening, in honor of visiting young ladies. Music was furnished by an excellent orchestra from Augusta afW the devotees, of Terpsichore made IVIES, Editor and Proprietor. merry until the “wee sma’ A 1 number of i out-of-town were present. ♦ hours.” dancers v£ c« 1Y, JANUARY 27, 1916. r You Know ’Em. The citizen > ( I most abhor -■^IN • hc wh ° Old Europes War. —— ly i. ;■ -—Cincinnatti-Enquirer. U fl o V. 3 S be one whose goat We’d like to get ^ la he who asks:. . . “You fell off yet? —Macon Telegraph. Adjusted.— ^ - I wish to express my appreciation to the Woodmen Circle, also to Grove, No. 19 of Blackville, for the satisfac- tory manner in which the claim under the certificate held by my late mother, Ida F. Wilson, was adjusted. cannot speak too ^jufthly of the benefi'ts^ilerived frorAa' [Certificate of inenibershtp^n the Wnotlfnen Circle.. DaisV^Stokes Boland.—adv. There Is more CatarrlMn this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years It was sup posed to be Incurable. Doctors 'pre scribed local remedies, and by constants ly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced’ It Incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease, greatly Influenced by con stitutional conditions and therefore re quires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is a consti tutional remedy. Is taken internally and actsjLhru the Wood otjuthe Mucous Surfaces of the System.5-f)ne Hundred Dollars reward Is offered for any case that Hall's Catarrh Cure falls to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists. 75c. Hall'a Family Fills for constipation. ' * »1 The one that really Makes me grieve, Is he who says: “I got you’ Steve!” —Detroit Free Press. The one who is Of our’n no pal, Is he who squaks: •* “You know me, Al!” . —Columbia State. But to our mind The very worst thing la the chap who thinks That he can sing. ^ Once upon a time there was a man who bought an automobile and didn’t about its wonderful flow of pow- exibility, economical consumption of gasoline, etc. All fairy tales begin -Upon a-rjirre-. mtoiilhig 177 Lake MeLukc. 1 i To hear the remarks made by some people anent the prohibition la*, one would think that their only reason for drinking whiskey is because a major ity of the people of ( South Carolina “ain’t got no right” io. say that they can’t have it. Well promise to endorse woman suffrage if the dear creatures will ggftt bombarding us with their argu ments. The greatest argument in favor of Woman suffrage is gracious herself. NOTICE The undersigned kn- the forma- nounce »i'»i I'f'g'pUTTrerr-nip ^for the general prac *- tice of law, under the firm name of The legislature killed the woman suffrage and compulsory education bills the Same day. No doubt the women think a little compulsory edu cation would be a good thing for the colons. —o— The droning sound, bringing as it does visions of balmy spring days and apple orchards in bloom, fa merely the beas bussing in the bonnets, of the candidates to-be. I Another pathetic little feature of every day life is the way the fellow who never expeets to own an automo- ble talks so authoritatively about the new models. failed miserably. Having failed miserably, to make peace in Europe, Andy Bethea h:n re turned home to asr.ist i.t making iaws to keep the peace in South Carolina. It takes the man behind the guns to win the battles, but it takes the wo man behind the man to keep him there. Yes, Celestine, the weather is very inclement, but what more can we ex pect while the Legislature is in ses sion ? * A congress of neutral nations might satisfy themselves, but would their decision pacify the warring ones. with offices over the Bank ~ of. Waaient Carolina, Barnwell, • ....South Carolina.... R. C. Holman, . Thos. M. Boulware. January 1, 1916. •I ust Received! ONE CARLOAD OF • BUICK SIX-CYL INDER TOURING 1 V s"\ :h i “ t.'S' ‘ 1 CARS. There are many reasons why women should vote, no reasonable reason why they should not. Unless all signs fail, the blind tiger is going to find out that “the way of the transgressor, is hard.” How many Barnwell bachelors have received a call to arms since the be ginning of Leap Year? Andy Bethea is being termed “the’ latest Ford joke.” Evidently the joke Is on Andy. . It took W. J. Bryan 20 years to'gain his reputation and only 20 minutes to lose it. Notice of Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that the* un dersigned will on Tuesday, February 29th, 1916, file with Hon. John K. Smelling, Judge of Probate for Bard- well County, his final return as ad ministrator with will annexed of the estate of Joseph W. Phillips, deceased, and apply for Letters Dismissory.« . • • . . George F. Dukes, Administrator with Will Annexed. January 14th, 1916. John L. Sullivan, the gx-prize fight er, is now fighting intemperance. Tim Kaiser’s the guy who put the tonic in Teutonic. Art you living your life or merely ■pending it? ...^ Barnwell High School basket was defeated by the Bam Fr *i air.afternoon, the More *1*0 U A iwtam mme i, ex- md the lo- iTHREE CARLOADS OF" . FORD TOURING CARS Expected the last of this week. C. F. Rizer OLAR, S. C. FOR STATE SENATOR. Barnwell, S. C., Jan. 25, 1916. I hereby announce myself a candi date, for the office of State Senator from Barnwell County, subject to the nilea and regulations of the Demo cratic primary election,, ~— M. Boulware. ^ W fiiiffiim. 1 Kline, S. C., R. F. D„ Jan. 15, 1816. I hereby announce myself s candi date for the office of Supervisor for Barnwell County, subject to Uv« rules and regulations off the Democratic, primary election. . • W. L J. A. Porter, Barnwell, S. < > Our Candy ii Won’t Harpi ;; Any One ^ j Pure candy, such as we car ry, is doubly enjoyable be cause you can feel assured that,it tastes fine and is not deleterious. Particularly if you are buying candy for the children be sure that you get it here. Many kinds of loz- V, \ ■ enges and drops, to<fc\ f IR. _A_. D E -A. S O 2sT, The f/ierall Store, ------J ' ,J - •5; Main Street, Barnwell,- S, C. | Kadsime^alk’nfiisOwer wifh qour ficisTsand ! Sale~of Clothing and Furnishings •* " ■, Coat Suits and Dresses. We announce today the] beginning of our Mid-Winter Quarter Off Sale. Asjjverybody in this'' vicinity knows, these sales are real events with us. They offer very great money-saving opportunities too, for anyone who needs or will later need, high-grade clothing and furnishings and who has the 7 fore thought to buy them immediately. This year there is a special inducement. Owing to the war, the foreign demands for woolens oLall kinds has created an unparalleled condition in the American market. There is a tremendous scarcity of raw wool in this country now, and the scarcity is daily growing more acute. Nobody knows where the prices will be another season. But certainly they . will be higher. , . ’ » *L So you can see it behooves you to “take thought for tomorrow” in this connection. There’s a grand chance to do it here now. The first-comers will get the best selections, natun Come In! H OUSEHOLD expenses meant up. The wife, no matter how econom- ical. is liable to LACK BUSINESS METHODS. Install business methods in yonr home by teaching your wife the simple ART OF BANKING. She will enjoy her new responsibility and yon will be agree ably surprised to note the saving at the end of the month. [ START YOUR WIFE WITH A BANK ACCOUNT TODAY! Of W" illistouL -w 11 LISTON, s. c; Ptr. and Mrr. Newlywed, •n Save up For a Home I J UST a word to the NEWLYWEDS. Dear friends, we don’t want to PREACH to you, but we do wish to say SIMPLY and EMPHAT ICALLY: “BEGIN SAVING FOR YOUR HOME NOW!” It’s not EASY, we know. The first years of your new life require most of your money, which perhaps does not come to yon as plentifully as it will later. But save NOW. DON’T WAIT. It’ll make you HAPPY. UST IKI IEE O DVH IE ' BARNWELL, S. C. HARRY D. CALHOUN, President. N. G. W. WALKER, Cashier. Wm. McNAB. Ast’t,. Cashier. i ■ * ’ i Thursday, February 3: | V —-—7—in 6 Acts Ry George Barr Mc- Cutcheon Crystal ESSANAVS GREjW MASTERPIECE, Featuring Francis X. Bushmat Beverly Bayne. / • Sol ’ i . M . .1, li ^ r, - - -t.- i'-, r x. $ C t aMMaiMMOMMaOP+OMMO 4