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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE Entered at the poet office at Barnwell, 8. C., aa aecond-claaa matter; JOHN W. HOLMfcS 1840-1912 B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Z4, 1916 Going too Far. If there ‘should he a revolution in this Statu-of the prohibition sentiment it can very reasonably be charged to the well meant but ill advised attempts of the legislature to nail the lid down too tight. All sorts of measureif'haye been introduced by members of that il lustrious body of statesmen and if all of them had beep pasrfed we fear it would have been against the law to drink a cup of hot-water tea. One of the biggest fool bills in the entire lot was that requiring a mah or- wontan to paste a label on his or her suit case if he'or she .had a flask of whiskey therejn. Naturally, such a law would giye an officer the right to open anybody's suit caae and iis con sequences may have been serious. Fortunately, a majority of the legis lators had the good sense to kill the bill, the fight on the bill being led by Representative Searson, of Allendale. This incident merely shows to what extremes some men will go and should impress upon the people the absolute necessity of electing to. office mellow ho at least are endowed with a modicum of common sense. ' • * ' The itamlterg Herald last week pub lished two “cuts" about the Chautau qua attractions, both of which were labeled “adv.” The People and The Seninet each dfevoted a full page to attractive displays of the attractions, in addition to 4puble column ancles on the front page, for none of which was there any charge made, although at regular advertising rates the ^ro papers would have netted quite a tidy sum. We do not say this in a com plaining spirit, but merely to prove to our readers that a newspaper usually gives there liberally of its stock in trade—space—than any other two establishments in a community. We venture to say that if the amount of "free space" in the two Barnwell pa pers was charged for at regular ad vertising rates it would total several hundred dollars annually. „ Some time ago a gentleman told us that we were the only person in the State who did not know “Rut” Me Ghee, of Johnston, Batesburg and Imore recently) Wagener. We are glad to say that we have lost that dis tinction, having made the acquaint ance of the newspaper mogul of Western Carolina on a recent trip tb Columbia. Mr. McGhee plans to in stall a linotype at an early date to facilitate the typeseting for his “syn dicate." “The end was calm and peaceful, and there was much wringing of hands," etc., says a Columbia dis patch anent the closing session of the late lamented legislature. Huh! The wringing of hands is. going to come later when some of those durn-fool laws just passed are enforced. n t There are six candidates for Clerk of Court and four for Judge of Pro bate in Bamberg County and there are still several months before the open ing of the campaign. If they keep on announcing women will have to bo given the right to vote in that county in order to decide the election.—,—, n —o—: A lawyer, it is 1 said, was paid thous ands of dollars to suggest the words “Stop, look, listen” that appear at all railroad crossings. And if the trav eling public would only pay a little heed to the warning, think of the thousands of lives that would be spareai annually. ‘ What we cant understand about the European war is why a nation will sacrifice so many lives and expend so much ammunition in defending a place that hadn’t any strategic .importance, anyhow. . And vyhat has become of the old- fashioned boy who used to put two crossed pins on the railroad track to see them mashed in the form of scis- sori? Columbia is becoming quite metro politan. Two automobiles have been stolen in that progressive city in the past two weeks. Somebody remarke^last week that the picture of Andy Bethea in the two local papers must have been another newspaper lie. In answer to a readerV-inquiry as to how to get fat, we would say that the best way we know is to take on flesh. / „ As usual, the 100,000 prisoners cap tured at Erzerum by the Russians has dwindled down to a mere handful. COME LOOK AT OUR THINGS READY TO WEAR “Another Lynching in Georgia” is another headline that should be kept standing in all newspaper offices. What has become - of the old fash ioned man who used' to drink his cof fee out of a "mustache cup?” Now Xhat the legislature has ad journed, Mettled weather may be ex pected. \ I I | ! Y * i I I I 1 Time Is Here Now 9 CONTROLLING HOG CHOLERA. Methods of Stamping Out Dirteawe Which ia Prevalent in County. In answer to the question “Where you going?” a traveling man- replied “To -Barnwell,” and imploring added, “but please don’t tell anybody.” Af ter we had gotten a bird’s-eye-view of his physiognomy we decided that Barnwell would want the matter kept just as mum. That was an eloquent address de livered at the unveiling of the McKie f Meriwether monument in North Au- KIB9TUII IMlc'Sy Col. D. S. Hender son, of Aiken. There is so much-of interest therein to the people of'this section that The People intends to reproduce it. Calomel is no longer going down. Since th* European War started the price has risen from 75 cents to $4.- 50 per pound. Being no longer with in the reach of the masses it will now no doabt became popular with the criminal rich. > Who ’was the guy that pot ram in i? « Special to The People,. Blackville, Feb. 19.*—Owing to the serious outbreak of hog cholera in Barnwell County, I feel it my duty to give some of the methods of control and prevention of the disease, which are as follows: First Have clean water and clean quarters for your hogs. , Second. Keep them free from lice and other pests. Third. Shoot and kill all strange dogs and all buzzards around the premises. Fourth. Keep curious neighbors out of your hog lot. They can carry the germs on their shoes. Fifth. Burn or bury all dead car casses—burn them when possible. And prosecute anybody who does not do this. Sixth. If cholera gets in your herd or very near around, write or wire Clemson College Veterinary Division the estimated total gross weight of well hogs for serum. When the se rum comes, notify the county agent to come down and give a demonstra tion injection. % Observe the above precautions and see that all hog owners.do'the same, and hog cholera can be stamped out *n Barnwell County. II. G. Boylston, County Demonstration Agent. TRIUMPH FOR FIFTH GRADE. WHY DOES OUR STORE HAUE BETTER GOODS AND BETTER STYLES AND SELL THEM FOR LESS THAN ANOTHER STORE? BECAUSE THE BUY ERS IN OUR STORE KNOW HOW TO PICK OUT THE PROPER THINGS AND BECAUSE WE HAUE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR OUR GOODS AND GET THE LOWEST PRICE. BUYING LOW ENABLES US TO SELL LOW. WE DO A BIG BUSINESS BECAUSE WE’UEGOT THE GOODS AND BECAUSE WE SELL THEM RIGHT. * ! ! i * i t J. A. P0RTER, BARNWELL, 5. 6. Teacher and Pupil Win Honor at Al lendale. Allendale, Feb: 19.—Under the auspices of .the Woman’s, Reading club, Dr. W. S. Currell conducted '‘a spelling bee last night at the town hall. The -teachers of the graded and high school, the members of the club and others took part in the ex citing contest. Mrs. Jennie Mont gomery, teacher of the fifth grade, carried off the prize in the adult class. Robert Aid of the fifth grade took the prize in the children’s contest. Tonight at, the Pastime theatre Dr. Currell delivered a lecture on “Edu cation, What it is and What it Does.” For both of these appearances the town is indebted to the patriotic ef forts qf.the Woman’s Reading club. Sunday morning Dr. Currell will deliver a lecture at the Baptist church. • , i - - Auditor Rowell Improves. Bamberg, _ Feb. 19._The many friends of Auditor R. W. D. Rowell were pleased‘to see him in his office at the Court House last Saturday morping, for the first time since Sep tember of last year. During that month he underwent an operation and has been confined to his room since. Mr. Rowell has been auditor of Bam berg County since it-was out off from Barnwell, with the exception of two years. He is also the county super intendent of education. We are ready to serve our customers with a full line of Fancy Fruits, Fancy and Home Made Candies ♦ =— 1 i t We want the ladies of our town to remember, now that spring cleaning time is here, that we carry cleaning liquids such as ammonia, benzine, etc. Moth balls for summer too. We are at your service for anything in the cleaning line. IR. D IE _A_ s o nsr. The , ( /dera// StOfC, Main Street, Barnwell, S. C. M ANY Hh>mei»!%articqlarljr those widowed, are often INXXPERI- ENCED in financial matter* This bank willingly offers AD VICE to aaust women to SAFE0UABD their FUNDS 0or EX PERIENCE Hi money affairs may be of aid to T0U, madam. Oar in stitution offers ths very BEST and SAFEST PROTECTION for those who walk the road oT life with eyes that see not the PITFALLS for ths financial unwary. WE PROTECT WOMEN AND CHILDREN! "Ra.-n ~k- of W illistom. WILUSTON. S. C. •— We receive them daily Barnwell Fruit Company, — Agenfs for— *j\ f nnna//ij s 'fine bandies Barnwell, S. C. The Only Exclusive Fruit Store in Barnwell County PJ Shower, for Mins Davis. a , • ' y *■ ' '^— \ Mrs. John N. Hankinson of White Poild gave a miscellaneous shower Sa turday for Miss Maude Davis, who is soon to become the . bride of Counts Dunbar. The presents were numerous and beautiful and were thrown into a wishing well tird tu a ribbon rope by which the bride-to be pulled them up. The guesta were entertained by a flo ral wedding content in which hi its Bes sie Green of WUBston woo the prize. —Aiken Standard. And It’s Free! We are busy all the time. We have our own business to look after early and late. .y But we are never too busy to give our advice as to any impending busi ness transaction which you care to talk over with us. If you are on a deal and want our advice, don’t be afpaid to ask for it. We may not be able to advise you but we have our hand on the business pulse most of the time tind you are certainly welcome to our knowledge of business affairs .all the time. We don’t cace whether you are a customer of this bank or not. Call on us. . * * .... Bank of Western Carolina C 0NSITER what busines* would be WITHOUT BANKS. No man should thijik of starting an enterprise before he arranged to OPEN AN ACCOUNT. HOW DOES HE STAND AT THE BANK? is a question asked at some time about every business man. A good WORKABLE BANK BALANCE is essential to every successful business man. 331 O 3VH ZED 33 _A_ 3sT TZL §arnwell, s. c. HARRY D. CALHOUN, President. N. G. W. WALKER, Cashier. Wm - McNAB, Ass’t. Cashier. At V ' V *XX“X~X**X~X**X~X**X*>X~X~X~XX* X - *!* ? * • I > V i WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16: “Damon and Pythias.” Crystal THURSDAY, FEB. 17: “The Right of Man.? own Aiks*, iv C. Barnwell, S. C. if 1 v*-vvvv-.-fr+OM ion* ■—+~rr —T m m — *4 9