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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE EaUred at the post office at Barnwell, 8. C., aa aecond-claas matter. JOHM W. HOLMES 1840-1912 . B. P. DAVIES. Editor and Proprietor. Advertisements.—Legal advertise ments at the rate allowed by law. Lo cal notices, b cents a line each inser tion. Wants and other special adver- ipe< tisements under special head, 1 cent a word, minimum charge, 25 cents; three insertions for the price of two. Liberal contracts for display advertis ing made for three, six and twelve I Write for rates. Obituaries, rifc.U* * 'spec*, ievolutions, cards if thanks, am. ill notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancella-' tion after first insertion. Communications.—We are always glad to publish news letters or those pertaining to matters of public inter est. We require the name and ad dress of the writer in every case, not for publication but for our own pro tection.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 tory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. THURSDAY* JANUARY 10TH, 1917 ONK COMBINATION SALK WITH SUGAR IS ALLOWED ■■■ - % Grocer ( an Only Require Purchaser to Buy 2 Lbs. of Commeal. Reports of violationa of the sugar combination aales ruling recently is- | sued by the United States Food Ad ministration have come to the atten tion of the food administrator for South Carolina The Food Adminia- traUon grocers that only one combination sale wMl Mptr'is allewed, that af com- meal Grocers are allowed to require a purchaser to buy two pounds of commeal to every pound of sugar I The following telegram was received I from the United States Food in Washington: • “On and after this date all combi- nation aales food forbidden, with tale of one or more food upon condition that buy one or more other food Lea from seller is regarded aa combi- nation sale within manning of this l ruling. Combination salon frequent- foodstuffs | ? T ♦ ♦ T x T x ♦ T T x J f T 1 T X T I x T ATTENTION FARMERS! Bo careful and don’t waste yonr montty and time on cheap and worthless fertiliz ers. I am representing the “Old Reliable” / Royster Guano % who are well known to you. %/ Write me for prices and l will Be glad to ealft-on *.you.— T Y ^ ? Y Y ❖ f f v CALHOUN, Phone No. 70, Barnwell, S. C. would , I suit ta sa particular buy and term mod to be wasteful practice with in meaning of section 4 of Food Ad ministration art of August 10, Itl _ Exception, pending further notice and as wheat conservation measure, deal- sr may sell sugar in cum bins lion with commeal at rate of one pound sugar with two of commeal No other com bination will be permitted, nor will any other ration than that here stated be allowed IValer shall not sell either sugar or rornmeal at price yielding him profit greater than he has normally enoyrd upon the par ticular commodity. Dealer is not required to make com bination sales sugar and comment, but may do so at l^is discretion. Active •rps should be taken at once to en force this decision. i Z: I eulogizes the wrong dog An old In* bis to have Thinking the raae too to bother with, relates Case and ment. the muaty attorney asked J Albert D. Norton, then a young law yer. to appear for the state at the trial Aa attorney from Ma« .»n—a man who had quits a reputation aa a “Header"—went over to defend the old man. Curled la front of the defendant wm« a yellow the lw*g“ hot. nune paper. It was not nearly so fa- j then as It tins since becnm#. J When the from Mncon saw the PENNIES IN GREAT DEMAND Increase in Many Price* Makes Brown ie* Popular. Wur h;:.* long been recognized as a great levuler, but tin* greatest elTect it has ha l on American money so far is to elevate the common onc-cent piece from total insignificance to the top pedestal of popularity among those who desire the exact amount of change. Since Uncle Sam ant| the Kaiser bared their 1 VTaiTes andprepared to strafe each other to the finish the prices of practically all commodities have scooted skyward, the larger and more expensive necessities, of course, rising in value in terms of nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars, while the lesser articles have been forced • to remain in the “penny ante ,J class.—~ Consequently the extra coppers that are demanded for cigars, cigarettes to-' haccos, and as war on theater tickets, etc., have created a great demand for the little copper coins capped with the head of .Lincoln and the American In dian, Time was when business men sent to the hank for a supply of* change they emphasized the necessi ty of a large number of nickels, but nowadays the penny takes first place, with the five-cent pieces running sec ond. yellow dog at the old Hum's feet he re called Senator Veat*« speech, and wim alive to the op|M»rtunity for an effec tive nppeiil to the Jury. “Gentlemen." Hfid he Indlrnfed the mongrel, “when all other friends de sert the dog remain*. If fortune drive* the muster forth an outcast In the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog ask* no higher privilege than that of accompanying to guard against danger, to tight against his enemies; and when the last scene of all comes, and when death takes the master In its embrace, and Ids body Is laid away In the cold ground, no matter If all other friends pursue, tlielr way. there hy Ma gruv Killed in France. side will be the noble dog he found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faith ful and true even In death!” So well was It delivered some of the Jurymen cried. AlLlooked toward the aged defendant sympathetically. It is said that even the dog’s eyes were moisL It was pretty clear the defend ant’s lawyer had things coming hi* way; but Norton had the windup, and during the noon recess he hunted up n paper which had the dog speech in it. This he produced and read to the Jury in the afternoon, word for w’ord as opposing counsel recited, and which the Jury thought was original. - “You see, gentlemen of the Jury," said Norton. “Senator Vest was talking about another dog altogether. He never heard of this yellow’ cur!" The Jury found the defendant guilty. Al DITOini AlTOINTkIKNTR. Snell mg. Wednesday, Jan t. Donhartoa. Thursday, Jaa. 2. RobbUta. tfriday. Jan 4. Millette. Tuesday, Jaa. 1. Marttns. Wednesday. January 9. Ha Muck. Thursday. Jaa. 10. Appleton, Friday. Jan. It. Allendale. Tuesday. Jan. U. Barton, Wednesday. Jaa. It. Fairfax. Thursday. Jaa. IT. Kline. Friday. Jan. 18. Blarkville, Tuesday. Jan. 22. Elko. Wednesday, Jan. 23. Williaton, Thursday. Jan. 24. Merratua, Friday, Jan. 2&. Sycamore, Tuesday, Jan. 29. Jan. 99. — Ulmer, Thursday* Jan. 31. Hilda. Friday, Feb. 1. Personal and real property must be returned this year. The time for mak ing returns will end Feb. 20th. Fifty per cent, penalty will be added on all returns not made.* No returns re ceived after Feb. 20th. R. W. RILEY, County Auditor. Stste of Ohio. Citv cf Toledo, Lucan County, ?:s. Frank J. Chanty as onth that he is st-nior pc.rtn«*r of the flvm cf F. J.* Cheney & Co., dolr. - huftlnera in the City of Toledo. County arc! Stute afore said. and that sold tf r \i v ill p^y the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by the tuu- ^f HALL’S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY Sworn to before me and subscribed a nth ^.iv of Peg ber, A. D. 18&6. A. W. GLEASON, (Seal) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is tf Ken intern ally and acta through the Dlood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send tor testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO . Toledo, O. Sold by all T.v. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. t SF.D CARR FOR 8ALR. On# Reo S-p#s—wgtr touring car 1919 mM, 99-iach truad. On# Ghrrvolrt 5-pa—#tiger touring car. motel 490 On# Ik»rt 1917 mod#l &-p#—#ng#r t#uriag car. Th### cart art all la good condition For prices apply to Hagood-Jennings Auto Co., Barnwell, 8. C. ■ [! Ship Your Long Slaple Cotton 1 ‘TO "■ — Whal A Rhrfis, COTTON FACTORS. C'on»ignment* hnndled on C'ommi**ion. CHARLESTON* S. C. . USED CARS FOR SALE. One R?o 5-passenger touring car 11)16 mos’cl, 60-inch tread. One C’ revolet 5-passengcr touring car, model 490. One Dort 1917 model 5-passenger touring car. These cars are all in good condition. For prices apply to Hagood-Jennings AutoXo^ Barnwell, S. C. No. Six-Sixty-Six This it a pretcription prepared specially lor MALARIA or CKILLS A. FEVgR. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. W. II. GOODSON Civil Engineer and Surveyor Accurate Work or no Charge Allendale, S. C. 12-l-6m. Notice to Taxpayers. Want to Get What You Want ? TRY A WANT AD. A report was current here last week to the effect that Dr. Cecil Ray, of Olar, bad been killed in France. Ac cording to the report, h# was rrarfer- to a wounded German, wbo wt his throat. Th# iw- a#t b# ' Catherine Lang on Bleating. Catherine, who Uvea In the town with numerous relatives, Witt t# rtmilm them In ber prayer each night. A few nights ago she was ah# began t# The taxpayers of the Town "of Hilda, S. C., will pleaseAake notice that the tax books will be open from the first of December, 1917, until March 15th, 1918. After March 15th, 1918, the penalty will be added. a R. HIGHTOWER, Treasurer. Hilda, S. C.—12-6-6t. .Win. McNAB. Reorienting Fire. Health and Accident Insurance Companies. 99++'+99949999999999999999 A • | Announcement! L «» Ti/r* ij//cu t/i A\r\jrmMrv m THF. PT1RI.IC. 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