Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Entered at tb« post offlcs at BarnwiQ, . 8. (X, as sooond-class matter. BTa 4 , W r. t TW BA>WWEU. PEOi*Ig *-n #«™*r th.t talked with lately has the short cotton crop, saying that the high price was all that Saved /tDu jet the last ginning report an increase of 6,337 bales in 1916 the previous year., Something somewhere. . *; JOMH W. MOLMM IM0-I912 f) ; r B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. % f Advertisements.—Legal adyertise- ments at the rate allowed by law. cal notices, 5 cents a line each in tion. Wants and other special adver tisements under special head, 1 cent a word, minimutn charge, 26 cents; three insertions for the priqe of two. Liberal contracts for display advertis ing made for three, six and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions^ cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertisinp. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancella tion after first insertion. , Communications.—We are always Klad to publish news letters/ or those to matters of public inter- require the name and ad dress of the writer in every case, not for publication but for our own pro tection. No article which is defama- toiy or pertaining est We personal can And The representative of The became so interested in Mrs. Mathis’ talk Tuesday at the boll weevil meet ing that several times he forgot to make notes of what she was saying. V. If a eingle farmer who was present at the ‘bed! weevil meeting Tuesday is caught napping by the little pest he will have nobody but himself to blame. ~*CT , The condition of the/’roads and streets in ; the county for the past month Ields r one to exclaim: 44 A boat! A boat! My kingdom'for a boat!” ■v This is a day and age of improve- / taept. Everybody usei the latest, best - and most improved methods. The farmer wouldn’t think of trying to . harvest his grain with a hand sickly It is up to you to discard the stock r - ing method and deposit your money in the bank—the modem method of handling funds. Paying bills by check is as far ahead of thfe old cash-in-hand method as the self-binder ia ahead of '/ theiold hand sickle.- Try this up-to- . date method and' you’ll find it hardly necessary to keep books. We’ll do it for you, and^the cancelled checks we return will prove we have/guarded your funds carefully. place m our columns at apy^ptice, and- ~- —wrare not respohsTBIe tor the opinions ^ expressed in any communication. “ I'nless the. condition of the r.>ais improves very eobn* we will consider a trade of our automobile for a motor boat—Ur an aeroplane. \ i- I, \ r ij ll t- •m* ¥ * f.S* ■ - ti THURSDAY,* JANUARY 11th, 1917. Time to Call a Halt. The taxpayers of South Carolina are threatened with a ten-mill levy for the coming year if the General Assembly grants all the appropriations asked for by the various state de partments and institutions, according to the estimate ' of the Comptroller General. In 1916 the General Assem bly appropriated $2,596,169.08 with a 6Vi-mill levy, the revenue derived be ing $2,301,281.30, leaving a deficit of about $95,0067 $3,159,691.57 is asked for this year, which is in excess of the estimated revenue of the State under a 6Vi-mill levy by $824,934.69. As if this were not enough, there is a move on foot to provide additional officep for the State departments at an esti- mated cost of $27660,666. We wish to go on record now as be ing opposed not only to an appropria-‘ tion to provide^ additional offices but also for any increase in taxation at this time./ Conditions in South Caro-, lina are fn a very unsettled state, due to the threatened invasion of the boll weevil, and for any additional burd- •gs to be saddled on the people now would be nothing short of criminal.- Aside from the fact that cotton brought a good price this past Fall, -Hits section bis pot shared in the un precedented prosperity of the North and East brought about by immense orders for supplies from the warring nations. The people are already la boring under high town and county taxes and we do not believe that they would stand for a 10-mill levy by the State. While it may not be possible to cur tail to any great extent the present appropriation and conduct the various departments and institutions of the State as they should be, we think it would be very unwise to mov? to make any increase this year. If, it is bad business judgment for an individual to spend beyond his income it is cer tainly bad business judgment for the State to do the same thing. Go slow, gentlemen of the General Assembly. It’s better to be safe than sorry. A Demand for Sweet Potatoes. The People does not make it a rule to give free advertising to any pri vate enterprise, and especially one outside the borders of Barnwell Coun ty, but we are going to “deviate from this rule in order to put the farmers of this section “next’” to a money making propositin. Up in Greenville County a company has been organized for the manufac ture of a breakfast food from sweet potatoes: The product has met with such a ready demand that it is pos sible to supply only a limited territory and it has become necessary to in crease the capitalization of the com pany to $250,000. Recently a Barn well business man wrote to the com pany for a sample of its product, and in its reply the - company ’ wrote in part as follows: “When we get into our new plant we will use ^something- like a hundred thousand bushels of sweet potatoes of the Porto Rico va- riety annually We wauld like to make , contracts with farmers who can raise from 5,000 bushels of potatoes up. Do you know of any?” In view of the fact that the farmers of Barnwell County must soon turn from cotton growing on account of the boll weevil, it seems to us that raising sweet potatoes for this nearby mar ket would prove profitable. If any of our readers would like to investigate the matter further, the address of the concern is “The Williams Company, . Greenville, S. C” ^ A man died in St. Louis some time ago whose heart was on his right side.. That’s nothing. Many a man . has had his heart in his mouth. If a man’s heart is on his right side i,-* J* wrong •Me. er-players, but a numberpeople f I made careful moves last week. a ^ . ^.BB ,, a word to the TTEWLYWIDS. .Deacjoendv we don’t wanLift Tlnnlr nr . »»< tl« htt- PEEACH to yon, but we do wiih to tay SIMPLY and EMPHAT uaiia. ui tv cbujiii v^urOTiiHi tf infliiirr not EASY, we know. The Ant yean of your new life require most of lyour money, which perhaps does not come to you as plentifully as it will later. But sare NOW. -DON’T WAIT.. It’D make yon HAPPY. TTTT The legislature convened Tuesday and bad .weather is expected for the next forty days. WOOD’S for 1917, tells about the best Farm and Garden Seeds and gives special information as to the best crops to grow,* both for profit and home use. The large increase in otnr tmal- neaswhich we -have again experi enced during the past year is the best of evidence as to the high quellty ■ J : —- WOOD’S SLEDS. Write for catalog and price! of Grass and Clover Seeds. Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats or any Farm Seeds required. Catalog mailed free on request. T* W. WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE TJN1TBD8TATES. For the Eastern District of South Carolina. I. F. Still, as Trustee of A. B. Hair, Bankrupt, Plaintiff, va. 3s: of 'Willistcxi W1LLISTON; S. C. You Need a Tonic ; There are times in eveiy woman’s* life when she needs* a the hafd-phtecsr 'W^TTHinime comes to* ypu, you know what tofiic to take—Cardui, the woman’s tonic/ Cardui is com posed of purely vegetable ingredients, which act gentiy^yet surely t jQaihe~weakened womanly organs, and helps build them back to strength and health. It has benefited thousands and thousands of weak, ailing women in its past half century of Wonderful success, and it will do the same for you. * / ' / You can’)'make a mistake in taking CaRDOl The Woman’s Tonic - Miss Amelia Wilson, R. F. D. No. 4, Alma, Ark. says: 4< I think Cardui is the greatest medicine on earth, for women. Before I began to take Cardui, I was | so weak and nervous, and had such awful dizzy spells and a poor appetite. Now I feel as well £na as strong as I ever did, and can eat most anything/’ | Begin taking Cardui today. Sold by all dealers. Has Helped Thousands^ Beck A Gregg Hardware Company, ■ et akf - ~ Tx: Defendants. » - - • * ■ By virtue of .a -decretal prder in the above entitled tause made by the Honorable Henry A. M. Smith, Uni ted States District Judge, I Will’ sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, upon salfsday in February, 1917, be ing the 5th day of said month, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate: * v (1) All that certain piece or par cel of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State and County aforesaid, and near the Town of Blackville, and known as xart'df the original Reynolds tract of and, containing 69.77 r acres," more or • ess, and bounded as follows: On the* North by land of J.’ C. Hogg and Mrs. 0. R. Kelly; on the East by Bridge ^hiblic Rpad or lands of Mrs. Anna R. White; on the South by land oLL^. Boylston; and on the West by the JBrklge^PubUe Road orTands of Peace' Hammond School, Colored Cemetery and J. C. Hogg. (2) . All that certain tract, piece or parcpl of land, situate, lying and be ing in the County of Barnyrell, State aforqsfcid/ containing Fifty-six (56) acres, more or less, and bounded North and South bv^andi of Mjrs; $. ,8.* Ma- loneyuimithe East Jiy/Naw^Rrklge Public Road leading from Blackville to Orangeburg across the Edisto Riv er; South by Public Road leading from Blackville to Elko, S. C. The sajd lands herein described being known as th<r~Pomeroy, Howard and Dyches place and conveyed to me by C. C. Storne. . '// (^i) All that Certain tradl, piece or parcel of land known as the Johnson place, situate, lying and being in Blackville Township, County of Barn well, State aforesaid, containing Eigh : ty-eight (88) acres, mow, or lesa, end bounded oh th^ North by lands of Boylston^ Northeast by the Public Road leading from Blackville to New Bridge; on the East by ; lands of said A. B. Hair and lands of Cain Willis; on the Northwest by l^nds of Boyls- ton, Still and others; on the West by lands of Still and Windy Hill Branch. Ter^ps of Sale, cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. ^ , L F. STILL, Trustee. ‘ • ^ % % Save Time, and Money! Try This Service Notice of Final Discharge. Notice is .hereby given that the un dersigned will on Tuesday, February 3rd.,«1917, file with Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of Probate fcrllarn- well County, her final return as ad ministratrix of the estate off J, T. Youngblood, deceased, and apply for Letters Dismissory. Mary E. Youngblood, _ . Administratrix. January 9th, 1917. “ The “^o^humber . method of making Long Dis tance telephone calls enables you to get quicker serv ice to Augusta at reduced rates. - • ^7*7 - You .give the local operator the telephone num ber in Augusta, then you hold the line until the called party answers or the operator reports. Two number service is rendered to Augusta on a no .delay basis at reduced rates. The Manager’s office will gladly furnish a dist trf telephone numbers in any or all two number points. /^^PartTcuIar party service at the regular rates can be had by calling Long Distance and placing the call in the usual manner. 'V ||||1 - SOUTHERN BE! I. TF.I.F.PHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY - BSSS^BBSS^^^BSBBBMESBSafiBpa ,, BOX 52, COLUMBIAr SOUTH CAROLINA. QNE THIRD YOUR LIFE —and more^—is spent in your .office, the nerve-string of your entire business. Inadequate or inappropriate office working tools cause discomfort to yourself and impedi ment in every department of your business organization. We are expert specialists and have a cure for every office disorder. Consult us. Estimates and advice cost you nothing. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriters* and att~ other necessities. REPAIR WORK DONE BY EXPERTS. gers Office Supply Co. AUGUSTA LUMBER COMPANY Augusta, Ga. Manufacturer* of SASH. DOORS, BUNDS, LUMBER. LATH & SHINGLES Distributors CERTAIN-TEED & VULCANITE ROOFING. UPSON PROCESSED WALL BOARD. Ask For Prices • - Catalogue Free