The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 24, 1916, Image 4
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.
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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
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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. \
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Shower, for Mins Davis.
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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.
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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.
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“Damon and Pythias.”
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THURSDAY, FEB. 17:
“The Right of Man.?
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