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I / < FOB BETTY’S SAKE * A ir* *'*•' #** By H. LOUIS RAVBOLD ^OKKB0B08CCT08C83BOagPBOfieHetBHea3CBeiPHru‘^ KmUATR LA UTTER YIELD W RARNWBLL THIS TEA* I Predict, However; That South C*ro- lim Crop Will Be Smaller. &• IklS. by McClure Newspaper Syndicate “Well—well—well! Bruce KlloL of Mil men! Back from the frozen North and Imiklng ua Hi as anything!’' Stephen Hastings had risen and grasped both outstretched bauds of the tall, well-knit fellow who had burnt unceremoniously Into his office, and now stood before him. • “Yes, I’m home at last. SteveC and jou’rd the first old friend I’ve looked tit) and. believe me, you certainly do wy eyes good!” Bruce threw his long frame,, spare but husky from long months of canoe and sledge travel In the wilderness oT the copper mine, Into the chair ..Steve drew for him and - fairly beamed at his host. “Tell me all that has happened during the two years I ho/ve been away. I’ve had no news to amount to anything and I’m as gossip-hungry as an old woman at her sewing circle. “ Fire!” So Steve tipped back In his swivel desk chair and did the best to comply with his listener’s demand, while Bruce occasionally broke in wkh an eager question or startled exclamation of wonder or dismay. Ho the farter girl had eloped In the end! A big fire had gutted the business district! Old t’aleh Kich was dead! At length, after Steve had all but exhansted his Vupply of news. Bruce tentatively put the queatbtn-whlch had iM^tt on his Ups since he entered the room. Yet he endeavored to endow It with the utmost rasualness. “I aay. Steve, hy the way bow -how Is your ward. Betty HrlawoldT’ “Bettyf" repeated Steve. “Why. I expert Bnire you'll Had Betty muefc aa vow left bee-- sweet, winsome keved to the )ny of living ' • Not- nut married, then or en gpged’" Bruee dlda t realise the awful satiety in hla eyes as he hung ‘ <o Mete's tat wee hat the muM In different ■dwersee r«nld »-« ha*# failed to satire the latn leoped to them at the indeed - neither. Brtee ‘ There w«s s msmeni s stienre Ml the wdU"e Turn unite •wddewi > as If awved hi - tee hiddmi impwlsa sIeyiSew ieaned forward f te half a mtnd to tett yew o owoshtng Bern a whwh ■ ra< Betty Being her ( onsiderahio interest has been caus ed in this section by an estimate of the cotton crop of South Carolina, this year, which places the yield in Barn- wll County at 10,60o as compared with 7,905 in. 1921, or an increase of 34 per cent. This is about in line with the estimates of a majority of the farmers here, although some place the yield as »«gfi as 12,000 bales, which would be an increase if oboiit 60 percent. Barnwell is one of only ten counties showing nn in crease. The full report is as follows; Rock Hill, Aug. 20"—Art estimate of th£ cotton crop of South Carolina this year is 553,204 bales, as com pared with 770,661 in 1921, or 7*2 per cent of last year’s crop. This esti mate was obtained by the People's National Bank from banks in every county in the State as of August 12. In sending out a questionnaire one going to every bank in the State, the officials were asked to be as conserva tive as possible in filing returns. Some of the officials write that they Orawgahwrg .. ... .. 11,425 IM9b iVLrns .... 12414 16^00 Richland .... 8,390 10/760 j Saluda .x. .^.9,188 5,750 Spartanburg I . .-. .79,766 ♦8JXH) Sumter 182138 15,000 Union . IT^49 11,^H) Williamsburg r,479. ' 4|7£(w York 41,092 26,100 AF1 others ... .• -*...1,417 Total __ 770,061 558.264 Wm. MeltAB • flRB. HEALTH AND ACCIDENT . INSURANCE COMPANIES. Personal attention ffivan ail basinoaa ..Office in Harrison Block, Main St . BARNWELL, & G NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION (*( No report. IN MEMORIAL! Biackville, Aug. 20.—Just one year agu today the home of Mr. and MV.-. John Hartzog was visited by the angels who carried away with them, their only son, Charlie Courtney. He had just bloomed into the fourth year of his youth when our Heavenly Father saw. it: best to take him out of this sinful world and carry him on to tha, beaut : fbl home beyond, where he could be> free from all sin and pain. No one ever knew how much he suffered in pain as he cold tell only by the beckoning of his little hand. H was laid to rest in> the Double Ponds church yard in the- presence of Executive Committee, Democratic Party, BarnweTT County. a large crowd of sorrowuig relatives believe the yield in their county will j an( j friends. be less than is estimated in their an- j He is survived by his parents, Mr. swer. Without exception the bankers' and Mrs. John Hartzpg, and two sis- indicate that the boll weevil is doing) ten, Edith ami Valerie, He is gone, but oat forgotten, • Never will his memory fade. Loving thoughts will always ling* l er around the grave where he was laid. „ A Cousin. Me relief • hlHl etMer a nplf. increasing damage, rains of the last ten days in many parts of the State being most favorable for weevil pro* (••gat ion. A tabulation of the replies re ceived from the banks shows that in ten counties the estimated yield Mi more than last year. In three it is the same The counties shewing an increase In yield are: Aihen Al lendale. Bamberg. Barnwell. Claren don. Cel let en Hampton I-ex mg ton Orangeburg and Kirkland- la some «f (hear the wbevil pearttraMy tt*efc the entire crop last year la Cal-1 Miss Marguerite Duncan. of) Charleston, who has keen the guest _ of her airter. Mr*. Murry D Calhoun.I < J Hatni Clark, R. R, for several week*, left a few days ag< y nner or rtn fion Barnwell, S. C., August 8, 1922. Notice is hereby given that a pri mary election of the Democratic party will be held on Tuesday, Au gust 29th, 1922, and a second pri mary, if one be necessary, will be held two Weeks thereafter. The following’ managers are hera- by appointed am# the following poll ing places named' for both elections: Barnwell—T..J,. Langiey, George Halford and Solomon Brown; clerk, John Simms; pulling place, Court House. Bennett Springs—Mrs. Clara Mey er, C. B. Ellis Jr., and W. F. Bate*; Clerk, H. H.\ Meyer; polling place, San Hill school house. Blackyillt-—G- C. . Storne, L. F. Hair and Bfcm R. tioylston; Clerk, Russell Boglston; polling place; L. J. Bauglnmur'a store, on Railroad Avenue. Doube- Pond—J. P. Chitty, Clinton Bodiford and Leon Hutto; Clerk,. R; W. Warren; polling place, school hous*«. Ihinbartou—C. H. Dicks. P: J-. Hires and C. H. Greene; Clerk, H. H. King; pulling place, Dr. JtAnsun’s old nfflrw. EIW-F P Le«. T. E. Turner .wf / ' ’..-v palling plan. school hottM, Four Mile-D. C. Busk. W. P. and W ft. Thom mi; Clerk. Jar polling place, Ashley’s Mill Section IX. nary primary elec tion In thii State there shall he pro vided at each porting precinct one booth for erery 108 cnroUnd voters, or majority fraction thereof. The booth* shail be made of wood, cheap metal, or any other suitable sub stance, shall not be less than 32 inches wide dm! 32 inches deep, and 6 feet 6 icahys high, shall be provided with a curtain hanging from the top in front to vvithirr 3 feet of the floor, t«nd shall have a suitable shelf on which thie-Voter c*n prepare his tick et. Provided, That the provisions of this Ac| shall not apply to any pre cinct where there are less thai^ fifty (50) voters enrolled on the club roll at such’? prednet. Section 2. The polling places shall be provided with a table for the man agers-. The polls shall be provided with a- guanf rail, so that no one ex cept as hereinafter provided shall ap proach nearer than 5 feet of the bootrfes- in which the voters are pre paring their ballots. Section S’. The tickets snail bo printer! op clear whfte paper in the usual manner, but shall have a cug- pon at the top perforated so as to be easily detached. On the coupon shall be- printed “Official nallot.” “Chib — . Ward . No. for per Ashley; k«itn K4gi f»r M aad KairfWM tha i «rid is rstimafed at tha sams aa last *»•» Is every ««waty kail weevil ta- fes<atm>«i We* regwteg. t Bnaa ft»s* caagMkg ftasa Isgkt IB • few ewwat ’ | , , . . . • g««rs t« estresaaly seaisaas la eSaafv ksaahlBg A. »taie4 ake«< ■ kw Basir * t i. . „ re»a ** !>«• »u ■ ^ «»reai mi Masheas aa Ikg aBaham tBB*kMss J’VwhsM me-s IS "ZZL'Z resawed kg tha Fw-fkr Xe« ike -axes s)X-aaM him W> -k— -e. j Bash faam BVWaSa. *1 Mkg (Mas heat? m a.a egig i thaaaag#hly ae*mhla sawsvaa, wtSJ TVs' Is taae Bke la we hal saa (Be las* twe AiV* am la the efte-t M * as X^ea w aM TVe kxra a as k weaa il^^s the t%akf tB Bfcaay - ssasitiea aVI «*«, i. a fra ea. m0 * m ***-" •• ! fr bas tbsa is mMmM *a ths tahfr a-aareM TVe Weakiaf •# • *aamd ^ . - — Warn ■astasse. aegaat* rrwv I sasary. akeae lha ytahi is VaStre la hereby give* that a #•» •) ••ad as a* in aa I PeainrralM t-wsaarv i WfVis will he he’d mi I he laws at* Baraaeil. ft C. aa fare lai , Aaftfrftj 3ftth 19H fea the ga«e af aisa*- •a ithat- J ■••iBg • f'mmmt—Umrt af fh*h hese fig ale* ara i ® far the saei taasa I* sBemed % ss| fram | iMtBa*. tha ♦%*w#dht * la* «g A 4 I T J Laagtev aad A. A. MaABiOe* V a I The fails shall la .gmaa 1 la tha halt Val I Cagrt H as* - awd kage apa-i ' fraBI • aVavk A W aasd I a'« ‘ m I The numbers shall run seriatim- each cfirh. There shall be 5d' cent, more ballots than theiw- are voters enrolled at each voting place. Section 4. The managers shall bw responsible for all ballots famished. When a voter presents himself ha shall be given a ballot. Tha manager in charge of the poll liata shall enter the namber of the ballot next the name of the voter. Thw voter shall forthwith retire alone ta one of the booth*, and without unrfhe daiBf pre pare his ballot by ** rwirhing uwt the aa 'of tha randniaia for wham he a not rare Ua vote. No vuier shall la la the booth longsr than ftp minute* After perpartng kts kal ) lot. the voter shall pesoent k(ai*a If to j (he manager Mb* ha Hut mast la j folded la sarh a way Mpi M^mmammaa h* ■•f tmthe manajerm for aaaisUBev. and the chairman pr the managan shall appoint one of the manager-’, and a by-rtander to be designated by the voter, to'assist him in preparing his l allot: Provided, After the v<s* ter’s ballo^ has been prepared ,the*by staailer so appointed shall immediatg-d^ ly go behind the guard rail. vided'furtlier, That in cities contain--^ ing 56,0jK) rrhabitants or more thoj > charman of the managers shall” ap-* > point two of the watchers represent ing different factions to assist him ii» preparing' t3ie ballot; - after the vo ter’s ballot has been prepared) th« watchers so appointed shall ihime- diatel’y* go behind the guard’ rail- Ptovided - further, That if there- be no such watchers available, the chair- man may appoint tW\ oystaxid'jyff wlto are qualified to vote in such primary 16 assist the voter in the preparation of his ballot. Section 6. From the time of the opening of the polls unitl' the an nouncement of the result and the signing of the officia returns, no per- sn rhalT me admitted to the pdlin^, place except the managers, dtrfy au thorised watchers and' challengers, the chairman of the executive com mittee or member of the executive committee appointed in his stead to supervise the polling place, persons dub' admitted for thy purpose of vot ing. police officers admitted by the managers to preservo order or en force the law. Provided, however, < That candidates for public office vo ted for at such polling place may ha present at the canvaa* of tha vote*. Provided. Canvass of the vote* shall be open to the public. Section 7. If the watchers or off!-, of the law who are admitted - ! the ' ska polling place by the manage ^ I interfere with the managers • r* •nk MM S>«se nee* Then Mac W# 4pm a « • • * sev< W**i l»<a* 1X« 1 * -1 -ar rt|»^»Kax a* 1 ► > «ki 'Kr* I«rr4 *fe««*lae rnmrnrm • •af a*i an • a it 1 ti 9%K*rmmhi t 'n-K-a r*aa*e-1 •• 1 Brara - —• .,# at* • Ka 1 r m •«ll hi* kawAtea n-VK-i •*..•» If "1 1 ran ih th w» t a Uat * ki a r«> ai kMlf * . Ukla ara rtaM H»-i t » • rr - ra kr-a !,f-f . h**, ,11.-fl* •••aM »«r ta iMit ••••• aaf. Hr mat ■s l>e r<ta f. rie-l l».-r as niorh sru •lien *i«e r»(-•rt •mu.' thr^.iigti ••( j«»«ir s,ife'i reU-,ts«-<l lier fr<Mu die en CiiKetiH-ni Kelli l<«* es «m«i |(ni«e ’ llrn« e sprang l<> hi« (e* I anil tfrasiw**! J**e|>l»en's han't "Sleie. I — I «|!<ln t it.ire lii»|w Hut n-oi If wfoit ymi aay t» inie I nin*i ••••e tier iioeiinliiiielv “ \n li<*iir la'er Brine enii‘re«| fha CrisnoM li|irur> wliere lie hint been tm.I he would tin.I •'Mi-.a Betty.' And there, in front of^tlie flreplnce where j.1!.' Iind fir«( rend of tils |io*>dhle death, tie found her—tin* girl of whom lie hud dreamed through the long are- ti«* night* whose fair face had been witti him across so many miles of bar ren wastes. At his entrance she rose, paled and steadied herself at the table us one who is not certain she has not seen a gliost. Bruce stood for a moment, drinking the sight of her in. “Betty—oh, Betty! After all these months - Betty!” And t/ien. before either realized just how it had come about, she was in his arms. "Bruee. why didn't you tell me be-' fore you left? I fell so desperately alone that T let myself think I cared for some one else. But 1—I didn’t love him. He—" Hush:’’ commanded Bruce. ‘That Is over and as deeply buried in the past as If it had never been. All that matters is our happy future." Two weeks after Bruce and Bettv •upper table at Betty. “Heard today, dear, that old Steve ■Hastings Is i*|»fed for a consulship abroad. Hunny he never mentioned It." Betty looked . thoughtful and toyed with her fork. Then, with eyes full of lov# and loyalty, she looked over at ! Lancaster her husband “Stephen || n qbaipllil ' L^rrm. man Bruce He la the man to whom I was engaged." a! I€J pa* eew* • Mb tfr |P}I i •#• M» tba ikwt *k* ombMi will peoalmm le*a ewl- iwa lima m*( tame iMartag Ike pB*i 1-4* aaeMfr thw ram fa W lm* kaaa tw iimi mi w*eBmt ami tkw *ae* *• >tiv umattaMv km<4 <amawd mrfevawB* lam m Ike *<Mi«a aad aslmv eeapw (.•htwlte Ike ••* •ealfre ha* eamaed • rv. teRted •laamge feiMB tke we* • lit. I*- 1 • mm aeil a* t-gmsv* kamg pBac* i Mr** l Kep>»*i» flam f r »pa«xwbie *-«ar.«t m Prang*li»eg. Ila»bagi**n • nt H artimei. taBalnrt Wt JTIEMm t^Alt f ridft l«sifllk *. f Mi b(N| whwh the result* , jp-y* * At* ft- RIB VtliftlWDa «»f in your tuynty I* infe«trs| hy tht* 1*011 Werlll? K«- timatcii jluinage to cotton crop rau»- t*. 1 by th. In.II weevil to Augu«t 127 \N ha( do y«*u cstim;»te the yield in your ounty wil lie this year? Is duniage from 1k.I1 weevil on Increase| or dwrease? The tabulated results by fid low: rkrM pel try awe k»»eky ra fl V, MaavKIs. Aga— K . Martar Plsalatb MeNab JtNsam P. t.teaae Edgar A Rrww* r *a*aflr*a f an irart tae tt tk* p» !t* •kail be t tu*paai Kat fKr mniher ' _ W m, i * |>pf *• fti |wo4? ■-9ijr pu <aipftB*t «Ha | cun W maaskgar [ •!l»W pvftIH mfw I ft Iiib rwi 1 ptwm Bg the i If (hr ussr 9 nw*B» • 1 pmrnm L awl ti aha* the * mmm**r* nwa* la alk of tl •e. I. 4*4 It • » •< fuiLia Mm •ail! r ama 4hM it tae h tra a A ••ft EagM ft. «*. t»d tksb - V ft Parke* R t Da%m aad O D Maaeaj t tarh W L Rpsiay, palltag plate ftawlltag He- eaMthr * m's tfrva • Ready Hr am b— N Y (•rakba, ft#. ff, M H *. X aad H. O € reach, t'la—k. m iPm Bax lay; paHbkg pfBw. artmal Shm*e at Raady Rramb char*Ik Ifr kalte** marted —* defaead. wMh tbe at tat bad TW maasger ta < tha pall hmt ahaM rlmag* Ike smmhae ml tba halhM aa hi* paft Itat. aael plara tha defn<*4 kalM aB flla Ha vfae •hall ha gteaa a MawBd baft** ael.1 ha ka* fetutaed the fires asm with ram ml M aa | * *9 'aaaww I agv** Car mi mm lad I*. It Hi e-l>|fct* *' 1' Bel lit Pal plar Parke* Oaeh. Plra*a Raf«* Marina M Hill -tf* pew writ bx I pe - a thall ha rail awapt a %ater n i ft* ■ pay *m •> thevaaf g ft ft DAVIE el mu n How's Tim/ u •mi the What »•* -r IUud(« « l- U»r* ftraarj Oatarrh ' Nil < aaavt ka trad kv Hall'* « tiartk Medela* HaN • I'starrk Men o- Xm k#ea tsfcea •ogemr tar tta patt tktny* •ad bar keorae kaaaa as tlm retmkle rraadi for I'rtatTh Itatr* ('• i• rrh fted*» o>e arts thru tba Blood uw tha Mvraaa aurfa. r* exprtlioc the Pat- eon from the Blood and b'-abag the dia* eaaad portlaaa After reo have tahan Haifa Catarrh Madi. in# for a abort time you wilt are a treat improventent In your general health Start taking Hxlfa Catarrh Medi cine at one# and get rid of catarrh. Send Owaas ami W P Howw; p t horrk Villj T. Met U. It. ftrif; p Motor t o. »h..' Hmppai Harm 1* plar <» lark. S*l* n— M fid J F. W •-athrrwl E. New -ydne; King plate, W * room. tier! illi»t.i tailed to the for taatimoiUata. fre* F J iHKNKT A no.. Toledo. Ohio, bold by all Drugglata. TSc. counties NOTICE TO CREDITORS [ County Yield 1921 1922 j Abbeville . 17,037 12,600 Aiken . . . . 13.884 19.85ft A'lendale 4,426 5,00ft 40.200 I Bamberg — .4,(MCI . 6,500 ! Barnwell . 7.905 10,600 { Berkeley 1,083 .500 j Beaufort . . ' . .. - - 1,000 | Calhoun — 5.331 5,331 ! (’herobee 1 /ii , . 14.900 10,50.1 i C hester _ _ . .26,383 . 15,000 Chesterfield . ..24,42.6 16 J)83 t'larendon 8,138 12,000 Colleton . 2,035 * 2,500 Darlfiigton . . 22,700 12,970 \ ! Dillon 34,560 14,200 ' Dorchester 1.682 (*) Edgefield . .... 7^528 7,500 Fairfield . ...10,143 10,200 Florence ■ 21,641 12,420 Georgetown __ .'>>^.'-470 400 J Greenville 41,945 27,900 Greenwood .... -.-.14,051 12,800 ' Hampton .. ...3,o:i8 6.000 Horry . . 3,941 3,000 Jasper .. .. .. U00 'UNITED EASTERN STATES COURT DISTRICT DISTRICT OF CAROLINA SOUTH Take notice that the above bank- § rupts have filed their petition for 14906 <)ischarge and that a hoarin^ will be Kershaw ; 12,646 .16.196 .12,250 6.000 20AaU IN B\NKUUIT( Y In the matter of Stallings and Wool- ey, and H. A. Stallings and J. G. Wooley, individually, Bankrupts*. To the Creditors of said bankrupts: SfN-tifl attention follr.wing rules: “•t(. The Managers *hall .»|>en the (Kills at 8 o'clock a. m.. and yb.se them ,«t 4 o’clock |». m ; provided. That .n the cities of Charleston and ColumKi.'i i the polls shall open at N o'clock a. m., j and close at 6 o’clock p. m. The man- | agers shall then proceed publicly to count, the votes. After tabulatin'? the result the managers shall certify the same and forward the ballot box, containing the ballove, poll list and all other papers, except the club roll, relating to such election, by one of their number to the chairman of the county committee within 36 hours af ter the close of the polls. 35. The county committees shall assemble at their, respective court houses on the morning of the second day after the election on oy-before 12 o’clock noon to tabulate the returns luooDDoaaiiiiii V ► Colds Sc Headache “For years we have used Black-Draught in our family, and I have never found any medicine that could take its place.*’writes Mr. H. A. Stacy, of Bradyville.Tenn. Mr. Sta cy, who is a Rutherfoid County fanner, recommends Black- Draught as a medicine tlv.t should be kept In every house- htld for use In the prompt treatment of many little ills to pre vent them from developing into serious troubles. had on the same on the 24 d&v of i amJ ^ et,|are the resuIts the P»’>™ r y August, 1922, before said Court at | *? far ' as the same re! ^ tes to mern ' Charleston, in said District, at 11 o’-1 bers of the ^ neral ^d clock in the forenoon, at which time coun ^y offices, and, snail forwatd imj and place all creditors and 0{h er i mediatel y to the ^airman of the peicons interested may appear and^'ororoittee at Columbia, S. C., show cause if any they have .why the,., prayer of the saij petitioner should | P ect *' e c,,,unt ‘ es ^ or not be granted. Richard W. Hutson, Clerk. i the result of the election in their res- United States senator. State officers, congressmen and solicitors. The State committee shkll proceed to canvass the vote and declare the result. 36. The protests and Contests for county officers and members of the general assembly shall be filed within Le« .-.19,4^1 . 16,300 Uxingtun .. ■ 1M00 McCurmidi .... ^ 4481 2400 Marion . . . ..'.1U96I 8409 Marlboro 40.416 144991 %f a a a ■■ . H4f7 I24u*» J w «Jli ISJiOi MONEY TO LOAN Loam made »ame day ^ ^ . fUi ^ ^ ^ application received. tion by the county committee of the NIci Tanm iresult of the elsrtion with the chair- 1 aYx/xa A N auin af tha etMinty roBusittee and said 8 THEDFOSD’S BLACK-DRAUGHT “It touches the liver and does the work,” Mr. Stacy declared. “It is one of the best medicines 1 ever saw for a cold and headache. I don’t know what we would do in our family if it wasn’t for Black-Draught It has saved ns many dollars ... I don’t see how any family can hardly go with out it I know it is a reliable and splendid medicine to keep in the house. I recommend Black-Draught highly and am never without It” . At all druggists. v Accept No Imitations l* ManPQftaBBftUlHftBBBBBBaftl Week-end Fares to Augusta, Ga., via Southern Railway BARNWELL DENMARK ORANGEBURG ......$2.46 v -. .™.. 2.45 .1. 2.M Attorncys-at-Law Barnwell. S. C. at itg first Tickets oft, sale.Friday* amt Saturdays, itmiwd s« return imd- night of Tuesday following date of sale. For further information call on Ticket Agents, or W. C. W ALKBR. ^ R W. BUNT, * Travehag PbbO. AgL Diotekt Haas Aft. ChaHeocaa, ft. C. UWrkman. ft. C m