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f 1 l THE BARNWELL PEOPLE! day above normal because of his '"* 1 newspaper advertising, and because I • *» m ^ v m c* a • ^ w a axa SAJW Entered at the post office at Barnwell, 0 f the omission, his sales dropped off 8. (X, m second-class matter. j at i^t $500, which amount he seeks JOHN W. MOLMES 18^0-1912 to recover And yet local merchants nit around and complain of “hard times” instead of putting a little “pep” into their business by judicious advertising' B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprl,tor. People ’ d J, „ ot clailn th>t J y Subscription Rates. \ old kind of advertising will sell goods One Year $1.50 regardless,, but we do claim.that if a Six Months .90 merchant has a real bargain to offer Three Months — — and will tell about it through these ( aya e • vance. | co j umng j, e w jjj regu ]tg People will always have a pertain amount of THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD, 1922.| c ., h ^ ,pend.«n, t they are K „in* >4^".^.““/°,"^ Find* Real Man CLAIRE SMITH. Copyrlcht, mi, WMtara Nawipaper Uatan. Daniel Forsythe considered himself one of the most fortunate men in the world when he became a partner with Roger Bell. He was getting old, his new business cares would be light, and Bell was a money maker. Besides that, young DenzII Bell' and Lucia Forsythe were engaged. It was true that young Bell was by .spend^t where they can We note that President Harding for their money, and th the most rchant has returned to Washington after I w ho offers seasonable merchandise at spending a vacation in Florida. Prob- attractive prices is the one that is ably preparing for another vacation. KO ing to do business in hard times as ‘ well as good. But— *’ Eminent scientists have been called | He has GOT to let the public know in to try and explain the numerous that he can deliver the goods! ghost stories that are originating up in Canada. Ou r guess is that the | Mrs. C. Keys Sanders entertained “ghosts” are caused by the too-free the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge use of spiritis fermenti. Down here | Club last week. be a man who saw a ghost would classified as a sufferer from delirium tremens. TAX SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. Now that the American Cotton Ex change has been investigated and STATE dared to be a huge “bucket shop,” a similar investigation should be made of the New York Exchange. From the evidence brought out, It seem* that all orders from the South to buy VS NORWOOD GRAHAM Under and by virtue of a tax ex cotton were “bucketed” by the brok- ecution directed to me by J. B. Arm- ers, while selling orders were tnxs- I strong County Treasurer, I have acted on the floor of the exchange. I levied upon and will sell at public Thus, it was very easy to create the auction to the highest bidder, for impression that the South was “sell- cash, in front of the court house on ing," which tended to depress prices. Monday 3rd. day of April 1922, this There art* many who believe that simf being salesday in said month, the fol- ilar practices will be uncovered in lowing described real estate: respect to the larger exchanges if a J Fifteen acres of land founded on proper investigation is made. DECLINED WITH THANKS. the V*A*st by Barnwell and Williston public road, on the >outh by lands of B. Maxursky and on the East and north the boundary is unknown. This land being sold to satisfy tax execution and coats. Purchaser to Last week The People received a latter from a former Barnwell Coun- . ty man now living in Georgia, who P**’ f° r , ‘ t *mp* and papers, offered to subscribe to this paper for one year if an advertisement enclosed in the letter were published Tree of charge. The advertisement in ques tion measured 9 inches in length and C. Keys Sanders, Sheriff. Notice. , , i Unuder a recent act of the General ronu.wl «« hi,.. Al our rrirular AaMMy . lh , tjnl , f „ r |Ml> . m , nt i»t. of 5 r,nt. . IInr for ,n .d. of u> , 1#22 thl. rh.r.rlrr. lh, ch.nrr would h.v. .Rh th, follow,n, p.n.lti,.: Add ~, n M 15 wr l»ur N.tur.lly. w. ^ Jurin|( j. 0I>( . w thr offrr w„h Ihonk. p,, crnu , dunw Krlinur,. two prr W * r ™" «*• «"• Unt.| dunn, M.rrh. thrr. p. r wnt.; on ,hr ."..lopr that thr «,e,r I., or durlw Apt ,|. „„ p, r durlnK had been engage,! in the Rraeaff| May six per cent., an,I on taxes (mid »" d *' ^'.flrr dun, 1„, r|,hl prr »id would think of a man who offered to buy and pay foe tl.50 worth of gro ceries if he be given $3.15 worth fre«.i The frog that jumped up one -foot and fell back two would Wve a better chanr/af reaching the top of the well than would a business man to sue ceed if he followed such practices! The People is publishing a can! this week from a Barnwell parent, asking that the town council puss an ordinance requiring owners of auto mobiles to park their cars on the North side of Main Street instead of or both sides, as is the case at pres ent. It is pointed out that such ac tion may save life of a child. This paper has advocated the passage of an ordinance prohibiting the park ing of cars anywhere on Main Street, but since this seems to be impossible, we cheerfully endorse the suggestion of our corespondent to allow parking on one side, a half louf being better than no bread at all. The argument heretofore seems to have been that to prohibit parking on this narrow thor oughfare altogether would drive a- way trade from Main Street mer chants, and the answer to this argu ment seems to be in the aluive men tioned suggestion. We also urge the city fathers to take immediate action before some little child is killed by a careless driver. Another good thing would be to place a sign in the middle of the street between the corner of Lemon Bros.’ store and the Barnwell Fruit Company requiring oars to drive *o the right and not attow them to swing sharply to the left iii turning this corner as they now do. Only a short time ago a driver was forced to run his car onto'the sidewalk in front of the First National Bank in order to avoids a collision. Other towns have traffic rules and if thefo is any good reason why they are not necessary' in Barnwell we will be glad to have it pointed out. penalties not being cumulative. Eaerutions for all unpaid taxes will be written up by the County Treasu rer after June 1st. The dog tax is subject to the same J penalty as other taxes. Tex rate as follows: For State purposes ^.12 mills. For ordinary county pur pose* 7% mills Interest find Sinking Fund on Highway Bonds 1 1-4 mills Roads — 2 mills Constitutional School tax ..3 mills. Total Levy 26 mills. A special levy of 2 mills will he added to all property n Elenton ScHod District for Bridge Bonds Special School Levy. The following School Districts have special levies for school put- poses, as follows: Columbia, Edisto, El- lenton. Reeves Creek and Tinker’s Creek_ 2 mills Hloumingdale, Owen’s Cross Roads, Red Oak, and Upper Rich I>an<l 3 mills Ashleigh, Lee’s, Long Branch, Meyer’s Mill, Seven Pines, Barbary Branch, Morris 4 mills. Ce<fcu- Grqve and San Hill —— mills. Elko, 4 mills for ordi nary purposes and j3 mills for bonds. Total___*. 7 mills. Big Fork, Four Mile, Double Pond, Friendship, Green’s, Hercules, Hilda, Mt. Calvary, New Forest, Pleasant Hill and Reedy Branch, Oak Grove —_8 mills. Blackville, 7 mills for ordinary school purposes ~ * and 4 mills for Bonds. TotaLll mills. Dunbarton, 9 mills for ordinary school purposes There are some business(?) men ■* who claim that advertising doesn’t pay, and yet out in Oklahoma, there is a lawsuit pending that tends to re fute such a statement. The plaintiff " ik* grocer who was a regular adver-awill be $L25. including, the dog l*x tiller In the local newspaper, which is the defendant in the action. One day thg grocer's advertisement was omit ted because the “copy” was lost in the newspaper office. The grocer, In his complaint, alleges that his profits had been running many dollars per j and 3 mills for Bonds. Total 12 mills. Healing Springs _ r 12 mills. Kline, 8 mills tor ordi nary school purposes and 4 ^ — mills for Bonds. Total 12 mills. Barnwell, 10H mills for ordinary schoo purposes and mills for Bonds. Total i ^---15 millt\ s Williston, II mills for ordinary school purposes and 4 mills for Bonds. Total 16 mills. Dog \ax. * Und&r the present law Dpg Tax tag which will be furnished by the County Treasurer. A fine of not less than $5.00 or more than $20.00 will be imposed on all persons who own a dog and fail to pay the above tax. B. Armstrongs County Treasurer. veteran would generally have select ed for f son-in-law. The scion of the Bells was Idle, without ambition, fickle and a spendthrift. Then, rudely, unexpectedly, came the darkest day In .the life of old Daniel Forsythe. With a crash the great house of Bell, Forsythe A Co. went down in ruin. All of the For sythe fortune was Involved. The Bells, however, were notorious for having ever “an anchor to windward.” When the creditors were settled with the Bells flew as high as ever. Mrs. Bell had a fortune of her own, and on that the family could drift along very pleasantly. The first thing shallow, mean-spirited Denr.il Bell did was ’to break the engagement <vlth Lucia. Bhe had expected It, and was de voutly glad that It hud come about. “We are paupers!” mourned her father. “And now Hie engagement Is broken. It* crushes me to think of you, Lucia. I had so counted on your trip abroad to finish up your art and music. Now—” "Now. dear papa.” cried Lucia, al most Joyously, “I am free to have my own way, to really live, to be of some sctuul use In the world. "Even If the crash had not «*oiue, declared her father, "it would not have meant nnuii to me, for I am gradual)- breaking down in health.” "Nonsense!” cheered .his hopeful daughter. “A month up among the pines with Aunt Carrie will so«in drive away all such megrims. Papa, you have taken care of me all my Ilf now I am ffi’iiig to pay you hark. Years previous Mr. Forsythe huff given Ids widowed sister a small home at Wnrehant nod had secured a per rnanent (tension to Iter. This was now their refwga. Lucia had amiiigrtl in tftr city to d<i «n«ne Illustrating for two puhllca tlon*. A uiusif hon«e. ton. had agreed to pay her something for arranging songs, so she Itegan her new life with quite an encouraging income. Her work tilt! not take up all her time, and she lieratur linmeiiMeijr Interested In the children of the (toor factory workera of Hie town *T declare, istpa." site said, one day about six months after their arrival In \Ynreliant. "I lielieve 1 never knew what real happiness was until now. Think of it, this grand air ami ex erclse have made you twenty years younger, the bank la willing to poy y«m well for a few hour* of your time as adviser, I am earning a nice little sum. and oh* these dear little chil dren. Mr. Page has aolrcted t who seem to have the muaicml ami art lii«tinct. and Saturduya I have four different free rlasses. The Mr. Page she had alluded to had come into Lucia's life quite pnan- liieutly of late. He had charge i*f a acbool supported hy the manuftictur Ing plants at the edge of the town. The work was purely philanthropic. Lucia would never forget to her dy Ing day one golden afternoon when she was strolling hy the riverside with HaroM Page dtsrtmdng ty*r plans for the benefit of their mutual work. Suddenly Harold had sprutig from her side. Then she saw that a little girl playing in a boat tied to the shore near the mill dam had fall en into the water. Just In time Mr Page made a plunge that rescued the lm|H‘riled child from sure death: The little girl was more frightened than hurt. When Page carried her to a grassy plot. Lucia sat down to care for the weeping child, and her rescuer hovered near hy to soothe her with gentle words. "Oh, deur Mr. Page! You was so good, so grand to jump in and get all wet and mussed up. just for a had, naughty little Kiri!” , - She was so grateful, so happy, that she seized his hand. She drew It close to that of Lucia, and' kissed them both and held them there So dose together that Lucia blushed and Page looked embarrassed. It nerved Mr. Page to speak out what had been in his heart for some time. “Miss Forsythe,” he said, as they waiktjd .slowly homeward, “anybody would be pardoned for the common belief that you aty a princess in dis guise, and really I wgs led to believe that you were the great heiress they said,. But I have learned that your work hero 1*. real soul labor. I have something more. In worldly wealth than my humble Jbut glad position here would seem to Indicate. I^t me- share It ^Ith you.” And on such a dreamy, mellow eve ning, and with such earnest words from such a man, Lucia Forsythe could not say him nay. . English Not Ficklt One of the Iwst characteristics of Englishmen Is the steadiness of their character and their , attachment to those who have won a place In the galaxy of Great Britain's famous men or women. It la the true "Land of Steady Habits,” and the one who has once been fortunate enough to win a plaro la British hearts need sot fear being dispossessed at abort notice by • later comsr.—New lark Tribuna. j ED! * /' ,,n v . 1 '. v, . A/ V , A A DISTRICT GENERAL AGENT FOR BARNWELL, S. C., AND VICINITY FOR THE STATE MUTUAL LIFE AS SURANCE COMPANY OF MASSA- CHUSETTS, WHOSE ANNUAL STATE MENT SHOWS ASSETS AF $72,219,112. INSURANCE IN FORCE of $338,000,000, LOW PREMIUMS, LARGE ANNUAL DIVIDENDS AND MOST LIBERAL POL ICY CONTRACTS. OUR 1922 SCHED ULE OF DIVIDENDS MAKES THE COST OF INSURANCE IN THIS COM-. PANY AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. A REAL OPPORTUNITY for THE RIGHT MAN TO MAKE A MOST PROFITABLE CONNECTION, WITH AN ASSURED IN COME FOR THE FUTURE. IF INTERESTED WRITE US FOR . OUR PROPOSITION. Louis Sherfesee, GENERAL AGENT, GREENVILLE. S. C. Consider the Door Construction on the Buick Four Sedan This is merely another example of the care with which Buick bodies are built and of the attention to details which contribute so much to ownership comfort. Notice the solid steel lug on the door. When the door is closed this lug fits into a slot on the door post. It is held firmly in place within the slot by means of two heavy pieces of metal. — — — This device holds thp door rigid—prevents its rattling no matter how rough the roads and also prevents wear in the tongue of the lock—a characteristic occurence when the door is held closed only by the lock itself. This is a featbre on all Buick closed cars. 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