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■p THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROUNi & ' > r It wu'tny pleasure to spend a most delightful hour at the Barnwell Bap tist church Sunday evening, the oc casion being the baccalaureate ser mon do twenty young ladies and young gentlemen composing the graduating class of the ° Barnwell High School, This most interesting discourse was delivered by Dr. H. JL Murchison, of the chair of Theology of the University of South Carolina who visits Barnwell quite often in his capacity as pastor to the Presby terian cn^gffteaiaon in Barnwell. Dr. Murchison wed the sixth chapter and ninth verse of Galatians: “And led us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not/’ as the basis of his re marks, counseling the class to press onward and upwlird to yet higher achievements. The music for the occasion was furnished by the choirs of the two churches, Mrs. J. M. Bro- die, organist, directing. I believe that now is an opportune time for the Barnwell Chamber of* Oosnmerce to get in seme active work if ever they are going to do it. The eyes of the North are looking South as never before. A Northern lady recently appeared before the Waiter- boro Exchange Club, according to The Press and Standard; was loud in her praise of the climate of this sec tion. In her opinion, the future great dairying country is the South and that here we could have canning fac tories to take care of the excess y truck crops which would be money makers almost from the very start. Wherever I have been fortunate to locate, I have, advocated this very thing ancf 7 have seen some of my view# caried out. Having severed my connection with the Hotel Diamond, I expect to leave Barnwell in a fe.w weeks going to Savannah and in that vicinity for awhile. I am leaving Barnwell with regret, for during my seven months residence here I have formed many pleasant acquaintances among the people ofYhis good community. Neighbors of W. K. Smith, of Gar nett. Hampton County, are marveling at the ingenuity of a home-made in vention cf his out On his farm near that town. A de.vice at the base of a large pipe permits the flow of ar tesian water to climb to the top of a large wheel, dripping into little buckets on the wheel, starts it to turn, thus generating electricity in the house hack of the wheel. His h me is soon ablaie with cheap elec tric current. Bamberg Methodists will be hosts next Sunday aftenas n of Sunday School workers when a group conven tion will be held in that town. It is expected that many from Barnwell will be in attendance as well as from all the towns In this region who are active in the work of the chprvh, par ticularly the Sunday School depart- s meat. Springfield Socials Itomc^-of Mias Roxie Brodie Thursday wening of last week. The guests were entertained, with gumes, a con test end dancing. Mm. J. M. O'Dowd of Pk>retocC' tendered piano mIc< liens. SandwDches and ice tea were served by Stellg Hallman and Belle Brodie. The out-of-town guests were: Misacs Myrtle Altman and Cecile Fielding, Nick and Jerome Martin, Melbourne Creech and Halrold Grimes; of Black- ville, James Miller and kfrs. Ruff, of Wagener. Mrs. B. C. Boland was hostess to the Columbia College dub Tuesday afternoon. After the business session an impromptu program waa enjoyed. Mire. A. F.- Signer, president of the Alumnae association and Miss Em mie Wright, secretary of the asso ciation, gave short talks on the Club interest. A sweet course was served during the social hour. The young folks gave a fish and chicken fry at "Phillip’* mill Tuesday night in honor of the members of the school faculty. A delightful lunch was served. The school faculty was again com plimented with a bridge party Wed* nesday night at the home of Miss Marie Boland. Three tables were ar ranged for the game. A chicken salad course, was served. Miss Prude Mann, df - the school faculty, has as her guest her sister, Miss Martha Mann, of AbbevHle. •..Mrs. J. W. Tarrant, of Lynchburg, visited Mis. W. H. Wilson last week end. \ S. P. Gardner, who has a school position at Mount Croghan, spent la^t week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Drothro and son of Manning were visitors in town last week, i MrsL H. P. Fulmer is a t home after a visit to relatives in Florida. Mis* Nettie Phillips left this we A for Waynesviffe, N. C., where she will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bn die have as their, guest, Mrs. J. M. O’Dowd, of Florence. Miss Marie Boland spent last week end in Columbia. Mr. an3 ’Mis. Frank Phillips, of Belbvn, visited here hast week. Cautious Cal is not making him self very popular among the. pecple of the flood-stricken area by his failure to call Congrens in special session to appropriate funds for their relief or to use available money for that pur- pewe now ami have Congress make the appropriation when that body convenes in December. In this con nection it is recalled that $100,000,- I 000 was appropriated several years ago for relief work in Europe, but, as in the past, it seems that we have milir. ns to give to foreigners but not even a crust for our own so far as the government is concerned. We wonder if the President’s attitude would have been the same, had this awful calamity occurred North of the well knnwTi Mason-Dixon line—in the tariff-protec ted sections of his beloved East, say? The disaster continues to grow in proportion with each succeeding day and since the government refuses^ to do its part, there is all the more rea son for the people as a whole bo open up their hearts and loosen their purse strings and contribute liberally to the relief of a people v.-ho have always responded liber: Uy when otheis were in distress. Honttiy of Indiap* . . Shown by OULRtord John 8. Rappe, who conducted • tavern and general store in the vicin ity of tko old Wyandotte Indian ree- •rvatloo la Ohio for many years prior to tho removal of tboao Indiana to snothar reservation weat of the Mla- alas I pp I river, adds his testimony to tho volumo of ovldenco on record as to tho essential honesty of tho Indian, comments the Dayton News. When this tribe was transferred west of tho Mississippi there were many members of It who were Indebt ed to Rappe. Meat of tho Indebted ness 'was In the form of 'small sums, but the aggregate was five or six thou sand dollars. It was not a tribal debt; so the collective lands of the trib^ could not be sttljiched, and the Indi vidual debtors were beyond the serv ice of judicial protfdaa. Bealdea, they were practically all judgment proof anyhow. But Rappe testified that be did nbi lose a dollar of It. principal and Interest^were paid, to the last penny, and often, because of the In adequate means j»f transmittal In those days. It cost the absent debtor as much as the entire payment to send It; but It all came, in one way or an other. Went Inland to Seek Safety From Enemiet Many of the Islands In tbe Solomon group display evidences of having been -thickly populated along the Shores, though all of the vllltgee now occu pied by natives are back from the sea. Their present location was nhcsssltat- sd by the fact that for perhaps cen tqrieh tbe natives living In one village would maki raids on tbs villages of other Islands, killing many and taking afemany captives as possible, writes RMfert W. Williamson In “Tbe Waye of ths South Sea Savage.“ Portions of tbe coastline of Kulambangra Is land bear evidence of having been thickly populated, but these inter-vil lage confllcti have long since driven tbe coask Inhabitants into the Interior, whither It la unsafe to follow them. There are* however, several Small vil lages of primitive oatlvea along the shores of neighboring Islands, and since the coming of the white man’s rule, wars among riBages have been put down so that these Coastal vil lagers have little "to fear.—Detroit News. A I Indians Reseat Terms Derogatory to Race Melvin R. Gilmore of the Museum of the Americafi Indian In New fork aaya that the Indians resent having the words “squaw" and "papflflse’’ ap plied to their women and children. ‘The use of the terms ‘buck/ ‘squaw* and ‘papoose’ is not only an offense against refined speech," according to Gilmore, '“bat those who use such terms are thereby Incapacitated to fairly appreciate the Indian, or any thing of Indian culture. The psycho logical effect of the use of such terms Is to Inhibit tbe mind of one who uses them from estimating Indians In their proper human relationship. And 1 may say that of all the wrongs and In justices suffered by the Indian race, the native American race, none causes more bitter, burning resentment, and naturally so, than this of declassing Indians apart from all human kind by the nse of these reprehensible and derogatory terms." The Difference A wordy warfare once took place between Lord Birkenhead and Judge WUIIs, as related In "Lord Birken head." by Ephesian. The Judge was furious at some remark made by Lerd Birkenhead. "Mr. Smith," he said, “you remind me of a saying by Bacon, the great Bacon, that ‘youth and discretion are Ill-wedded companions.'" “Yon remind me." replied Lord Bir kenhead, “of a saying by Bacon, the great Bacon, that a ‘much-talking Judge la like an Ill-tuned cymbal.’" “You are offensive/ sir!" cried the Judge. “We both are." the counsel replied; “the difference Is that I’m trying to be. and you can’t help It."—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Character of Class Only Recently Known The manufacture of glass antedates authentic history. It la only about three-quarters of a century, however, since its true character was ascer tained. It Is now generally conceded to ba a salt—a chemical compound resulting from the -onion of an acid with a base. The acid la silica, the same that is found in quartz, or the quartz particles of sand. Hence the use of sand In its manufacture. The base may be potash (or soda), together with alumina and lime—or lead may take the place of lime. Lime makes a hard glass, one less suscep tible to acids and salted to'windows and chemical purposes. Lead, a softer, more fusible and more lustrous ar ticle, suitable for optical Instruments. All acids act to some extent on glass, especially If the latter has an excess of alkali. Even wine may cor rode the bottles wherein It is con tained. The moisture of the air often dissolves out the alkali, causing the ralnhow-JIke colors (Iridescence) of some window panes. Lucretia Diplomacy Lucretia Mott, who helped to form the antl-slavery’Hfldety In Philadel phia In 1833 and who soon afterward founded the Female Anti-Slavery so ciety, took an active part in the af fairs of these societies. When a New York anti-slavery society session was broken up by a mob, many of Its speakers were roughly handled. Per ceiving that many of the women were afraid. Mrs. Mott said to her escort, “Won’t thee look after some of the others?" “But who will take care of you?" he asked. “This man," laying her hand on the arm of one of the roughest of the mob. “He will see me safely through." The astonished man, with respectful manner, took her (o a place of safety. —Kansas City Star. Springfield, May 22.—Tho senior clasg of the Springfield high .tch< ol was honored with a reception at the University of South Carolina Scholarship and Entrance Examinations. The examination for the award of vacant soholarrhips in ithe University of South Carolina and for admission of new students will be held at the County Court H^use Friday, July 8th, 1927, at 9 o’clock, a. m. Applicants must not be le?s than 16 years of age Scholarships are vacant in the fol lowing 23 Counties: Aiken Bamberg Beaufo&t Berkeley Calhoun Chqgieaton Ccfigeftcn Dillon Edgefield Fairfield Florence Georgetown Greenwood Jasper Kershaw’ * >• Lancaster Lee McCormick Man Iboro Newberry Pickens Spartanburg York. Applicants for''scholarships should write the President for Scholarship application blanks. These should be filed with the President by July 6th. Scholarships are worth $100 plus free tuition and term fees. The next ses sion will open September 21, 1927. For further information write to President D. M. DOUGLAS, 'Jl University of South Carolina South Carolina Blue a Sacred Color Blue has been considered favorably by almost all kinds of people. Blue was worn by the Greek gods, especial ly by Juno, who ruled the heavens; the Jewish priests wore blue to signi fy contemplation the Persian asso dated It with air and vastness; for the Mongol It means anthorlty and power; It Is believed by some that angels wear blue to give an Imprea slon of faith and fidelity, and It Is said that the “Virgin Mary" wore It as a sign of modesty; In heraldry It stood for chastity, loyalty, fidelity and good reputation. Early Christian art ists used blue aa a symbol of divine eternity and human mortality, and ao It came to be considered a mor tuary color and was utilized aa a cov ering for coffins. Origin of u Romance n Tbe romance languages are Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French? and they are ao called because they are largely founded on the Latin language of the ancient Romaps. In the Mid die ages many stories in verse were written about Charlemagne, Arthur aud Amadls of Gaul. They were writ ten In the romance languages, and came to be called romances. Hence the term romance,has come to denote a fictitious story In prose or verse In which most of the incidents border on the marvelous > and Impossible. Claese* of Villainy Villainy Is divided Into the amiable and the rude. The road agent bluntly holds up his victims at the point of a pistoL The statesman amiably accom plishes his villainy with a burden some appropriation, or with a war which causes more deaths In a single battle than road agents ever caused IV* all engage In villainy more or less and It la always a mistake. Honesty would be easier aud pay better In every way. We have never been able to get rid of the old barbarian’s notion that when be saw anything he liked he had m right to take It—E. W. Howe's Monthly. Cotton 15c ' Cotton - **— . CHARLES a HOUSTON - Cotton Factor - Auguata, Ga. Cotton ISc You will recell I advised you many times last Fall to INVEST, ite) in cotton While it was under; the ooet of production, -and to Id your cotton far 15c. * / ^ Today 1 —k*otton is above 16c and many of my customers have mii.Bj handsome profits indudingr farmer* who took my advice and purchased m part of their next season’s ertrp. "'7 , . . I will appreciate your business and will at all times handle eachba e so you will get the best results. If you have any cotton on hand, cojne up and talk to me about the sale of it, or send me actual samples and I will gladly submit you an offer at any time you wish. CHAS. G. HOUSTON. ■ Bf • Trespass Notice I hereby forbid any and all her* ■ 1 t sons to trespass i n any manner what ever upon my property known as the Sweetwfiter place. * Jas. H. .Lancaster / Barnwell, S. C. , ^ : ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. Wizard Takes a Chance Trial by ordeal is commonly prac ticed on the Solomon Islands, though it Is not always the alleged culprit who submits to the ordeal.' 'One forn»1 Indignities heaped upon Christian pll Find Old Reflectors > In an iron case, concealed behind a wall, the first of the two great tele scope reflectors with * 4-foot aperture, constructed 139 years ago by Sir Wil liam Herschel, the famous astronomer, for bis 40 foot astronomical telescope, has been found during alterations to an old cottage adjoining the observa tory bouse at Slough, England. Sir William Herschel devoted his life to the construction and nse of reflecting telescopes for astronomy, and the fame of his instruments was rapidly spread by the brilliant discoveries which he accomplished by their aid. Led First Crusade Peter the Hermit, the famous preacher of the crusades, waa a monk of Amiens, In northwestern France Toward the end of the Eleventh cen tury he roused western Europe by hie vehement'but eloquent recitals of the 76, now wife ... Mrs. James Hunt, of Washington colored lawyer, who 67 years ago was sold by Henry Ward Beecher from the pul pit of his New York church, to impress the congregation of the evils of slavery. She told of her experiences from the same pulpit 'zst week. * * of ordeal la for a wizard to swim across a channel infested with croco diles.) If th*- medicine man Survives the swtifr, the suspect Is hejd Innocent but If the crocodiles eat the-wlzard the accused Is pronounced guilty and Is punished, according to Robert W. Wil liamson In “The Ways of the South Sea Savage."/ __ WOULD LIKE to consign Barnwell tenrttory to man thoroughly expert-* enced in selling marble and granite Monuments. Other territory also open. — BALL GROUND MONU MENT CO; BALL GROUND, GA. fcc Darwin's Life Work ^Darwin, the famous expounder of tbe theory of evolution, waa born in 1806, the son of a physlda&,of Shrews bury, England. From 1831 to 1836 he made bis voyage round tbe world In tbe Beagle, on which be waa tbe nat-- urallat la 1850 he published his great work, “Origin of Species." Subse quently be elaborated and defended hia theory. Among tbeee works waa th* “Descent of Man.” Be died In 1382. grims to tbe. Holy land by the Moham medans. He led a crusade of hastily raised volunteers, most of whom per ished. Later Peter saw Jerusalem taken by the regular army. He re turned to Belgium, and became prior of Huy, near Liege, where be died in 1115. . ’ " — Railways Old as Solomon When asked by her teacher, “In whose reign do we first bear of rail ways?" a little girl replied, “In Solo mon’s." She was asked to think afain, but persisted* in her original statement, and tha teacher then Inquired why she thought so. - ' “Because," replied the little girt, “wa are told in tha Bible that the queen of Shelia went to Jerusalem with a very great train." Pigs and Shoats Wanted IF YOU HAVE 10 OR MORE FOR SALE, DROP US A CARD AND WE WILL COME AND BUY. WE PAY HIGHEST CASH PRICE. j Gleaton Bros. - SPRINGFIELD, S. C. \ VISITING C A R D S Send us your orders for En graved Visiting Cards.. We represent one of the best en- A '• gravers in the country.. If yon already have a plate, the cost is much less. Drop in and look over our line of samples. If you prefer something a-lit* tie cheaper in prlce r let us print you 50 or 100 cards in the best style.. We have some beautiful new type faces. People-Sentinel BARNWELL, S. C. Foolin’ The fight for business leadership is no monkey business in this day and age, as is evidenced by the latest report from commer cial centers - and which has to do directly with the future of towns exactly the size of BARNWELL. 7 7- . It has been learned that the big mail order houses now maintain a department, the duty of whose staff is to read weekly newspapers from all over the country and continually make a survey of the different districts to learn of mail-order selling possi bilities. 4 , And, it is a fact - that immediately that department finds a town, or country wherein the local merchants are not using the local paper to advertise their merchandise to the trade—that district is immediately flooded with catalogues - because it is virgin terri tory and the mail-order houses have learned that they can do GOOD business there. We pass this information along to busi ness leaders of BARNWELL and assure them that all of our support is oLcourse with them. We maintain a local advertising service which can be used to advantage - and for such service we make no extra charge. Come in or ’phone and we will call. Business goes to those who go after it. entinel 'AaC 0 hawaii *A ess