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P'LBLI$IjEL) _'ERY WEDNESDAY. \-ERTIsNG IATES: tit, - ; . _ t.:" :imt'. "1: each suh equent i r :'. .M e t >hituarieN and Tribut t. ly .-et c h -.. d a for :s rt"'u.ar advt-t i t. T. : .....a ,i~ .a ~ c .--, ul ir r.w w ij : te : NC ....... flleiiali i: t be on-] Cl.a s n t:t-.. OUR COUNTY'S PROGRESS. To the calia and retiective mind there is cause for great satisfaction at the material growth of our State and county during the past few years. The progressive strides which South Carolna has made in the last tir'O or four years are phenom en:l. and it is a fact heralded far and wide that she leads the South in manufactures and is second only to Massachusetts in the manufacture of textile goods. But it is not our purpose so much to tell of the State's prog ress as it is to call attention to the wonderful improvement in our own county of Clarendon. To those of us who have lived here and watched our county's progress. who have hoped for her improvement and worked for her general upbuilding, we have cause to be thankful, and as to her future, to entertain views of the veriest optimism. In the past ten years we have seen her achieve a most substantial in crease in population. We now see her with first class schools in almost every section. Those who do not move in different sections of the county can form no adequate conception of the rapid advancement in education, and how the youth of the county are receiving educational oppor tunities which their fathers did not enjoy. In agriculture we have seen the nrod:uction of cotton. our great staple crop, reduced al most to a science, and the good price which this product has maintained throughout the past season has place'd the condition of our people better than it has been euring the past decade, so that the cry of hard times is sel domi more to be heard. In the past seven years we have also seen a new money crop, tobacco, introduced, which pours a flood of money into the hands of our farmers, and has increased itself from one-fourth to one and a half million pounds per year. Our merchants maintain good credit, and are able to tr-ade in all the great marts of the coun try, thereby enabling them to -ulace before the consumer the articles which we ourselves do not make at the lowest marginal profit. By the help of the elec tr-ic telephone all parts of the county are in close communica tion with each other, and in the past twelve months the records show that about gi5,000 have been invested in corporate in dustries. The property valuation of the county is much higher than it used to be, and could yet stand a considerable raise, while upon careful comparison our taxes are found to be reasonable and much lighter than are those of some of our friends in neighboring coun ties. The last year's harvest of provisional products, while not superfluous, has been ample, and the average far-mer can, in ad verse weather, sit beside is1 hearthstone and contemplate with serene satisfaction his mak ing the next crop, because he is not cramped, and has a plenty of wherewith to supply himself and those depentdent upon him. As a rule our people are at peace, and the broad and liberal minded citizen, when he com pares our present condition with that of some years previous, can note with happy satisfaction the wonderful impr-ovement. We could dwell at length in this happy strain, but will re fr-ain fr-om more just now. Taken all in all our peole hav-e many things they did not have in by gone dlays, and many causes to be thankful if they only knew it. There is a gzood deal of buni -omnbe in the assertion that the armm bill gives the President power to control the size of the army by increasing it 5,0 when lie wisha. As a matter- of fact, the bill created an army of 100, 1and melreiy gives 'the Pr-esident pxower- to reduce it if he sees fit. This is a very- dif VICTORIA PASSES AWAY. The death of Queen Victoria ca:sts a heavy gloom over the hearts of more ople perhaps than would be caused by the death of any other person on earth. She was universally be loved, and her subjects live On1 all sides of the globe. so that the sun never sets on1 thelu all at a time. She was ye trly eighty two years of aie. and for over sixi 't 'rs shle grtaced-the throne l ralmal~ with the noblest, purst- and most beautiful chris tian Virtues. She wielded the st~- re as a magic wand of love and peace, and gave to her coun try }.rhaps the longest record in the history of any one ruler upen the throne, as well as the most beautiful and productive of good. While her rule, so far as pow er is concerned, was almost a nominal one, yet her personal iniuelce was great, and had a beautiful effect upon her sub ijects in spreading the cement of peace, brotherly love and affec tion. She was connected by blood and marriage with nearly half the royal families of Europe, being the grandmother of the lEmperor of Germany, and when the clouds of war seemed to hover heavily over any of the European family of nations she always used her wise and gentle influence for peace. She was the mother of nine children, and the oldest son, Al bert Edward, Prince of Wales, now a man of sixty years, suc ceeds her upon the throne. How's This we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo. 0. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years. and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan cially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEsT & TRCAx. wholesale druggists. Toledo. O. WX LDL. KiL'xAY & M.tuvis. wholesale drug gists, Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hairs Family Pills are the best. Prepayment will certainly be insisted upon in the case of all messages sent to Mars. Quality and not quantity makes De Witt's Little Early Risers such valu ble little liver pills. The R B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac M. Loryea, Prop. Somebody has probably kid napped winter-, but we don't care if it never comes back. Cut this ot.; and take it to The R. B3. Loryea Drue- store amt ':'t a free samle~l of Chamber lain's stomach and Liver Table-ts. the best physie. They a:mo cure disorders of the stom ach. biliousness and headache. Recipe for old age: To pre serve the freshness of youth, proceed to have yourself salted down. The Best Prescription for Malaria Chills and Fev-er is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and Quinine is a tasteless form.-No cure, no pay. Price 50e. Lord Roberts shows excellent taste in refusing to celebrate un til he has something to celebrate about. If troubled with a weak digestion, belching. sour stomach, or if you feel dull after eatin:r. try Cham'erlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Priee. :15 cents. Samples free at The R. B. Lor yea Drug Storc. Can it be that the name of Su perintendent Mills of West Point ha anything to do with the prize fighting there? Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold. Laxative Bromno-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price 25 eents. It's lucky for the Dutch and French that those diamond mines were found in British Guiana and not across the border. Such little pills as DeWitt's Little Early Risers are very easily taken, and they are wonderfully eteetive in clean sing the liver and bowels. The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac 4. Loryea, Prop. A woman's suffragist wants to cure men of smoking by teach ing them to embroider and do drawn work. What next? as The ind You Hare AMways Bqng They have legless porch climb ers mn Chicago. Probably they also have brickless gold brick ers, though none have yet been captured. The merited r'eputation for curing piles, sores and skin diseases acquired by DeWitt's Witch Ha-zel Salve has led t o the making of worthless counterfeits. Be sure to get only DeWitt's Salve. The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac M4. Loryea. Prop.' It isn't a very good augury for the new century to learn that the number of Congressmen is to be increased from its very begin A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks. F Prof. Roxa Tryler or Chicago. vice-President Illinois woman's Alliance-in speakine vf Chamn berlains Cough Remtedy. says: "I suffered with a severe: cold this winter which thrcat-:::ed to run into pneumonia. I tried di erent reedes ut I seemed to grow wors- andl the me*dicine upet my stomach. Af frend advised me to trv chatbelaini's Couvh Rlemede and I f unid it was pleasant to take and it re-lieved met:s ne I aml now entirely recovered. saved a dloctor's bill. time and suffering, and I Wil lnever be without this splendid medicine again." For le by The RI. 13. L-'ryea Drug Store. Istace M. Kentucky resents the asser tion of a college professor that no one ever dies from snake bite. as being an underhanded at tempt to discredit her well knmvn snake bite reniedv out put. - - - - The Mother's Favorite. Chamberlain's Cou;h Remedy is the mother's l favorite. It is pleasant and safe for children to tahe and always cures. It is intended espe eially for cuusrhs. colds. croup and whooping cou,:h. and is the best medicine made for these diseases. There is not the least dat:er in :iv in_ it to children for it contains no opium or other injurious drug and may be ;:iv--n as conti dently to a babe as to an adult. For sale by The i:. It. Loryea Drug store. Ie: M. laryea. Prop. Take care! Beware! Stocks will tumble sooner or later! Bet ter get away with what you have and not try to miake all the money in the world right away. Let the other fellow have a chaince. CAST OZt.A. Bear the Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought !inature rzz of 4 A few castor oil plants grow ing in your front yard will, it is said, keep away mosquitoes. We don't guarantee this, but as the plants are cheap, easy to grow and not unsightly nor unpleas ant, it might be worth trying next summer. You know What You Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No Cure. No pay. 50c. If China has celebrated its vic tory over the foreigners before it began to fight, the Western world would have laughed at its perversity in doing things back wards. Yet nobody laughs at Great Britain for celebrating the wrong end of the war nowadays. Beat Outof an Increase of His Pension. A Mexican war veteran and prominent editor writes: "Seeing the advertisement of Cham berlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I am reminded that as a soldier in Mexico in '47 and '4s. I contracted Mexican diarrhoea and this remedy has kept me from getting an increase in my pension for on every renewal a dose of it re stores me." It is unequalled as a quick cure for diarrhoea and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac M. Loryea. Prop. We call attention to the esti mate by a medical board that there are some 600,000 people in this country who have the grip, merely because we are informed that misery loves company and think it right that it should be informed that in this case, at least, it has plenty. O A.UsT O .I A. a e TheKind You Have Always Bought Those good people who de nounce Congress for killing the canteen should have acted in time. Thousands of petitions against that institution were sent to every member of each House, while, aside from the war department, not one petition in its favor was submitted. Pet-sons who suffer- from indigestion can not expect to live long. because they cannot eat the food required to nourish the body and the products of the undigesced foods they do eat poison the blood. It is important to cure indi gestion as soon as possible. and the best method of doing this is to use the pre parlation known as Kodol D~ypepsia Curec. It digests what you eat and r-e stores all the digestive organs to per fect health. The R. B. Lor-yea Drug Store, Isaac M. Loryea, P1-op. The practice of "hazing" by ~the students of West Point has been the subject of investigation by a special committee of Con gress recently, and has revealed some shameful treatment on the part of students. Hazing can at best have no good influence, and only gives license for the exer cise of brutal enjoyment on the part of reckless young men. If the authorities in charge of West Point cannot stop hazing then the school had better be abolish ed and get out of the business. A military school is supposed to exist for the training of gentle man soldiers, and not for the purpose of manufacturing toughs and brutes. This Will Interest Many. To quickly introduce B. B. B. (Bo tanic Blood Balm), the famious blood purifier, into new homes, we will send absolutely free 10,000 treatments. B. B. B. quickly cures old ulcers. scr-ofula, painful swellings, aches and pains in bones or joints, rheumatism, eatarrh, pimples, festering eruptions, boils, ec zema, itching skin or blood humors. eating. bleeding, festering sores and even deadly cancer. B. B. B. at drug stores 81. For free treatment addr-ess Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Medi cine sent at once, pr-epaid. Describe trouble and fr-ee medical advice given until cured. B. B. B. eures the most deep-seated cases, after all else fails. B. B. B. heals every sore and makes the blood pure and rich. Sold by the R. 1B. Loryea Drug Stoie. This is a day of expansion of thought ats well as tr-ade, arnd iu order- to put our self in position to be of service to our patrons who desire to keep pace with the pr-ogress of the day, we have effeet ed an ar-rangement by which we can supply outr patrons with McClures Mag azine and THE MANNING TIMES com bined for S2.253 per year in advance. MClures Magazine is one of the linest literar-y joturnals published, its standard is high .and its corpsof contributors are) among the most able in the world. A reader of this Magazine is a searcher after knowledge, and we know of no better or more profitable reading than can be found in the pages of this cele brated Magazine. No librar-y is com-; plete without it. We offer McClures Magazine and THlE MANNINo TIMES CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE. SENATE CHAMBER. 1 Columbia, S. C.. Jan. 21, 1901. The General Assemibly has gotten down to work in dead earnest, and the disposition appears to be to hold down anything like unnecessary legislation. The inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor took place last Thursdav: the ceremonies are said to have been very impressive, and the committee under whose management the function took place were the recip ients of many compliments. The gov ernor's a'dre: s was highly commended by a vast audience. Among the col lege girls I saw at the inauguration, were the Misses Davis of Davis Station, who are students at the Columbia Fe male College. Leon Weinberg of Man ning and .1. R. Grittin of Clarendon. students of the South Carolina College were also in the audience. I thought from the indications of last week that we would have a very short session, but owing to the decision of the sunreme court, of which I hae heretofore written, there have been many new bills introduced, and I fear very much it will cause us to remain in Columbia the full limit of 40 days. The election which was to have conme oli Thursday. on account of the inaugura tion had to be postponed until Tuesday, and as there was a mistake made in the date for the election of the United States Senator that election, although a formal affair will have to be done over. In the lower house Hon. H. B. Rich ardson has a bill looking to the further protection of game, and to relieve land owners from the expense of posting. He is also having a bill prepared looking to the exemption of certain townships in Clarendon county from the provisions of the stock law. This matter has been urged upon us by persons interested, I have not seen the petition which the law requires, nor have I had an oppor tunity to see Mr. Richardson's bill, but before the same reaches the Senate I should feel grateful if some of the sign ers to the petition would write me whether or not they understand that if the townships asked to be exempted are cut off, the people living in the exempt ed district will have to build a fence at their expense and keep it up. The fence must be built and only that por tion exempted will have to pay for it. It is not my purpose to thwart the wishes of my constituents, but I feel it my duty to call their attention to any matter which I am satisfied they have not looked into. I do not believe the people asking for this exemption are willing to build a fence simply to aid a dealer in cattle, say at Foreston or Manning to procure cheaper pasturage. There are men who are buying up cat tle for a song to ship out of the coun try, and of course, they are specially in terested to secure an open range, and they of course would be willing to pay a tax for a fence; but the question in my mind is, are the people in that commu nity willing to contribute to such an enterprise? If they are, I as their ser vant am willing to give them my best efforts to secure what they want. In speaking of a bill with reference to the sale of State farms Mr. Richardson made an impression in the House, which caused that body to defer action until a more c.reful, investigation could be had. Mr. Richardson urged his col leagues to make themselves intimately acquainted with the penitentiary affairs before casting a vote on such an im portant measure. Major Richardson was right; there are a class of politicians who are con stantly seeking some new scheme to go before the people with, and for the past two years this element has been ham mering athe State farms, wanting them sold and wanting the convicts put on the public roads. It is easy for a sap)-headed-statesman-out-of-a-j o b, to make a lot of noise to attract attention to him, but when it comes dowvn to bus iness, as a rule, these fellows who are wanting to tear things up are not to be fcund at the tearing, in other words talking and acting have two different and distinct meanings. The State farms are institutions which belong to the State and ar'e doing well, and before the legislature tears them up, it should look well into the matter and provide something better. Hen. M. C. Galluc:at introduced a bill limiting the existence of labor con tracts to the end of Calendar year in which they are executed. The com mittee to whom this bill was referred reported unfavorable. This bill was introuced at the instance of citizens liv ing in the Panola section, they seeking relief from a system which is permitted under the present labor contract law. The purpose is to prevent a contract being made say in June of one year to the June of the following year: those asking for this change complain that merchants advance goods to a laborer, and as security take a labor contract, which often results in forcing farmers who want hands, to pay the laborer out of debt. The bill was placed on the Calendar and will probably come up this week for discussion. but we think Mr. Galluchat will meet with much op position. Mr. Galluchat also introduc ed a bill to extend the law of agricul tural labor contracts to all labor con t-acts. Here is another measure which will meet with strong opposition and when it comes up I shall try to get over into the house to hear the debate, as I want to know why such a measure should become a law, for I confess I do not see what good will result from it. Bill from Marlboro recommended by committee, applying to Marlboro's road tax, laying out and working the public roads of that county, brought out much discussion, and it was pointed out by Mr. Galluchiat that such a bill was in controvention of the decision of the supreme court and virtually killed it. A special committee of which Mr. Galluchat is a member has before it the measure to provide a general county gover-nmnent law for the laying out andi maintaining public roads and prescrib ing method of providing for comimuta tion and other road taxes, and their collection, and a sub-committee, five lawyers, one of whom is Mr. Galluchat, were appointed to frame the law in conformity with the constitution. This is one of the most important matters before the legislature. Hion. I. M. Woods introduced a bill to amend the emigration law, providing a more effectual remedy in collecting the license fees from emigrant agents. The doctor's idea is to empower the county' commissioners to employ detectives to run down a class of men who comes into this State and carry away laborers, giv ing one half of the .ines collected to the ofiicers. The Clarendon delegation in the house voted for the extension of taxes. They also opposed limiting the time of the session to Feb. Ist. About the ex tension I differ with the delegation, and hope the governor will veto it, be cause the governor and Comptrollor general had already extended the time to Feb. 1st, and then for the legislature to further extend it to March 1st, strikes me as unnecessary, and calculat ed to hinder the work in the tax de partment. Therefore it is of the most importance and I fully concur with them in voting against Feb. 1st, as the limit for holding this session, because the sup reme court has recently rendered a decision which makes it important that many laws be made to conform to that' decision, and the repealing of those now repugnant to it and to the people's interest that there shall be no hurried legislation. I would rather have things done right, even if we have to legislate beyond the 40 day limit, and servewih out pay after 40 days has expired. The aheapest legislation that can possibly be given to the people is that kind A Frightful Blunder Will cfiten cau:. a horrible bjurn.rald, cut or 3rui.e. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. the: best in the world. will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Jures old sores, fever sores. uleers. boils, felons. :orns, all skin eruptions. ilest pile cure on tarth. Only 25 ets. a box. Cure guaranteed. Robbed the Grave. A startling incident. of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia was the subject. is narrated by him as follows: --I was in a most dreadful coudi tion. My skin was almost yellow, eves sunken. tongue coated. pain continually in back ,nd sides. no appetite--:rradually growim terk- r day by day. Three physicians had given ie up. lFortunat1iy. a friedl advised tiins Eueet. Hitters: and to m:;s :reat joy and surpr-e. the t:r t bottle made a decided improvement. I con tinued their use for three weeks. and am now a wel man. I know they saved my life. and rub bed the grave of another victim.'' No cne should fail to try them. Only 5J ets.. guaran teed, at the R. B. Lorye dru: store. which has been prepared with the most care. It saves litigation. trouble and monev. In the Senate I have introduced sev eral it'asures looking to bringing the laiws relating to the county affairs to conform with the constitution viz: the repealing of the clerk of court hifl, and itoidtlucing a general fee bill which iay be withdrawn if the general coi iuitee get up a salary bill as now ,1n course of preparation. I have intro duced an amendment to a bill putting Clarendon in the same category with Sumter and other couuttes with regard to school claims in the hands of iano cent. bolders. The past week my time was well filled with committee work and from now on, I will eat no idle bread. the work of eight committees gives a man all he can handie with care, and to do so he has ao time to play. The most interesting, if not the most important matter of local interest is to know something of the county's finan cial condition and I will give it to the readers of THE TIMES as furnished from the county commissioners: CHARACTER OF CLAIMS. 1900. )0. Appropri- Ci i: Necded ated. Appred. for 1901 Auditor's salary.... $300 $FS0 L 300 Supervisor's salary. 60 600 0) 600 Clerk salary......... 150 1:e) 4) 150 Guards chaingang.. 500 59 50 550 Commissioners, per diem and mileage. 20 140 200 Treas. commissions. 250 - '_50 250 Board Equalizat'n.. 150 144 ;0 - 150 Jurors. witnesses. etc.. (2 terms)..... 1.400 l.Ik)dO0 1.600 Clerk of Court....... 150 150 00 Sheriff's salary..... 70 70 0 00 Magistrates & Con stables............ 1.375 1.375 00 1,375 Coroner atd post mortems .......... 100 314 50 300 Poor house and poor 500 509 82 0 Roads. bridges and chaingang ........ 1.000 2.370 33 2.00 Printing. books and stationery ........ : 00 Examining and con veying lunatics... 5 347 25 300 Insurance ad attor torney fee ....... 130 12:370 130 Physician t,, poor house and jail..... 75 4 5 Supt. Ed.. salary & traveling expenses 550 550 0 330 Dieting prisoners in jail . ............... S o 431 C Contingent expens's l0) _26 + 0= 9 Total ......... $J055 X10.750 52 "110.93o It will be noted that several classes of claims exceed the appropriations, and we are asked to give snore money' to the claims, because there is no v.ay of ascertaining how much will be need ed to pay the coroner, conveying luna tics and how much it will take for the roads and bridges. Then our super visor was forced to buy two mules, which were paid for out of appropria tion for roads and bridges, and the amount of bridge building done by him made it necessary to spend a lot of money for lumber. Now here is our income if all the taxes are collected: Pr$perty valuation far 190. (585.665. at 4 mills......................... $10342 664 Dispensary profits for 19OO-----------.3.115 76 Fines and licenses sor 19000----------1.612 63 Total..0...................... .071 15 We rcaskedby5th commssiner to gve hem$10930 1Ca thi be 0on 756.9: a~d t thi thedi7pnsar prof its $,15.7;.itwou 314v 50 300.75 whih i abut th amun we ar 00ke to povie, eavngff .70 inom f.000 Clninen aspens'sp00 t 69 mak upan Iwe l be, u'noted tat mierllssestw ofecams eced the aykppoprtonst This is arecorkd to amv prore ondey ko the pcims becausectee i.o a ospertinengn hof Eucawion eleed tiand Mr. 0.c it willorg waelfor the ras n sesiSadgs.Thnorsp Theo elcts oe tofbu trwo munes Iwhicere hpei fo cun ofm appropriat iss fori roaso a brid off the prize. ofbigebidigdn A.hi Paepsin pnsarytio spend fa tot re getony orluber. fod. rei taxes pearatonethadi: ssalcao Popfood vanduati fKodo00 Dyspep.6ia Dispe.sIt. cres thforst.... ...... of1i5di Fiesto and ies r190....... relie. for1 it ig et waryot your eart's TheihB ore dueDu tofrve, cm.oryill Ifrthe saml ead the lookf anlae acnwledged bye 769alld tob thi grh conquerosar prof-, ahcheis abou dtei amoun whic the ased roepomided.vnogteicmefm pfins all licns.stwich Jeaouned Sick we ~ cainive the Sole andrte Boeduc tio of- on.e il ands ihanety, anes an ioeeh, as rplusvfo tos sudden upiany ~eicncyt whasn a minh are. "Oncer yearssan theount Priept and of cet. Thisis a recrd o I genin Nroud ond Superitnden ti utatf t Eduameionpell ant Mr.t C. Scarb orouhe nere n Ow accouvnt ofm Lee's awthay dtee fa o s~essinSatu~,5rdayBue. Sri (Te electins cmlliresf tomorrowleshnd I .inerel hope~i I ant wrie homn ethat Miss Luie r has aed ofi the pie. 'L.leifi ptu nsur red Pepin prpan tOlins green ato e he prparatiortha Drgestolca Cue; It cuehecwor&cae oni -AND AAO' NEV=N BN I stl head thCitadae cnwegdb Caoo s kn awl stvlycr pDnsoorlks, S sh, aBledach,ck Cd..ouing indStmc Buidiegs Dinh W-eighat santd y anrds a hJowhb and Fy forathsea Sudeiak Fnt a o Sqalel."Oc twoicon-Haund. Prinsceeder andcn. ~neasi-cto mlee, w onil besohe -i:eap l Teare n guin Nereondion for1:humaism F ManBries. S.rains Your Head Aches To=day. aoIt is a small matter; but it ached two days ago and again a week ago. You are acquiring - a habit of headache. That must be stopped. The trouble is with your liver. You want a mild lax ative, and then a tonic to stimulate the appetite and make the blood rich and pure. Askvr'ur 'ruggistrfo: ' i U pig dNDTNIC PELLE b. For sale by THE R.. I3. LORYEA DRUG STORE. Some Special Bargains. 40-b boxe"s Starch. Lest grad e.: ..... ...... ............ ......................3*%c per 1b Smonetd l)rlvd 1Ierrin~s........................................................20Oc per box N't :. ackecrel. 1.1 good fishi to kits..........................90c Ftc " Fu!l Cream Chese.:22 to :4 Is each .....................................13c per b t n Creamery Butter. 0-1L tubs. at ..............................24c per I AmrcnSardines-new pack ............................. ...... ......%M.S5 per case 100 cans 10.0z Tumnbler Fruit .Jelly. 3 doz to case"...........................................c per doz 3-1D stand T omatoes. 2 doz in case.....................................................90c doz 2-lb stan-1 Tomatoes. 2 doz in case..... .................................................7 c doz Half-pint bottles Assorted Pickles. doz in cas e.................................:, doz 1-lb cans Cove Oysters. full weigrht. 2 and .4 doz in eause..................................9c doz 2-bens Fancy Maine packed Sugar Corn ........................................ 91.20 doz 2-1b cans Fancy New York State packed Sugar Corn....................... .............$1 doz CRACKERS. FLOUR. Lemons. 5?-3c: Nie Nack%. .....5 c per 1b Best Fancy Patent............ ;.43 bbl iter Snaps. Sc: Soda Crackers.5 per I Best Half Patent .................. 4.1 bbl Sugar Crackers 6c: Fancy Mixed.....6%c per lb Best Straicht............................ 3.90 bbl Cream Lunch Biscuits ...............7c per lb Best Family............... .......... 3.25 bbl Ontdakes.:'-lb packages... ...........90c dz Salt. l(r) lbs ......................."c bai MEAL, GRITS, BACON AND LARD AT LOWEST PRICES. Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarettes and Tobacco. Diamond T Cigar. best Sc el.. ............... . 33 per 1.000 Success, none better ...........................................................3 per100 Loyal Cigar good mk ............................................ ....5 per 1.000 Try our L~eader... ..................................... ... .......... ..$10.50 1.000: 60c box Old Virginia Cheroots....... .......................3.15 per box of 250 Cheroots: 3 for 5c Old Glory Cheroots ..............................................52.90 per box of 200 Cheroots Wc ,rld's Best Cheroots ....................................3."5 per box of; 50 Cheroo ts: 3 for 50 Duke's Cigarettes........................................................................$3-90 per 1.00 Cicycle Cigarettes....................................................$2.65 per 1.000 A Big Supply of Tobacco, Namely. Schnapps. Early Bird. R. J. R.. g Yable. Lally Roohk. Little Fancy. Red Eve and various other kinds-prices ranging from 2c. 35c and 15c per lb. Big Drives in Soap. OCTAGON, VICTORY, TIP-TOP, ELECTRIC, IMPERIAL. SHOE BLACKING. INK, BLUEING. Etc. See us. or get our prices before you buy. CR SS WELL & CO, S ~ V.I'D ., - - -' 9. c~. Hrd Ware-mleliets- Stoves. L B. DuRANT, W.C Being in close touch with the very best markets, I am better prepared to handle the trade than ever before, and I therefore invite an inspection of my stock. Remember I am in the Ducker-Bultman Company building, opposite the Court House. Come to see me when yon want Hardware, Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, Leather, &c., &c. A MAc4NIFICENT LINE OF CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. My store is headquarters for Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot.2Shells and the very latest in Sporting Goods. I also handle large quantities of Paints, Oils, and Window Glass. For Engine and Mill Supplies there is no better place to buy. Come and examine my large line of Cooking and Heating Stoves. Every Stova bought from me is warranted. SUMJTER, _- - 8. 0. TH CAROINA GROCERY COMPANY, THOb1AS WILSON, Pre'1sident. -A2srW - COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 159 East Bay - - Charleston, S. C. * We We~d 3e Old t avE You Writk gi hices. * Is now in the WVest und will return with 60 head of HORSES AND MULES. There Competition is the Life of Trade._ There are six stables in the city selli ng horses and mules, so we HfAVE to sell them close. IH. H A RBY. ESumter. S. C., January, 14. 1901. BRING YOUR r. TO THE TINES OFFIC. S. TAX RETURNS, CFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR. (LA RYDO' COrNTy. Manning.;S. C., Dee. 26. 1900. The Auditor's office will be (pen from he first day of January. 1901. to the wentieth day of February. 1901, to re eve returns of real estate and per onal property in Clarendon County for he year 1901. The Auditor will be at the following Laces in person on the dates mentioned :o receive returns: J. F. McFaddin's Store, Thursday, anuary 24th. 1901. McIntosh's Store, Midway township. 7riday, January 2.5th, 1901. Taxpayers return what they own on he first day of January, 1901. All real estate and personal property -lust be returned this year. Assessors and taxpayers will enter :he first given name of the taxpayer in ull, also make a separate return for each party for the township the prop rty is in. and where the taxpayers )wns realty, to insert the postoffice as :heir place of residence, and those who )nly own personal property, to give the arty's name who owns the land they ive on as their residence, which aids :he taxpayer as well as the County treasurer in making the collections md preventing errors. Every male citizen between the ages )f twenty-one and sixty years on the irst day of January, 1901, except those ncapable of earning a support from )eing maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed taxable polls. This loes not apply to Confederate soldiers ver fifty years of age. All the returns that are made after the twentieth day of February will have t penailty of 5U pr cent. added thereto, 2nless out of the county during the time of listing. Not knowing the time )f listing is no excuse. The assessing and collecting of taxes Ls all done now in the same year, and xe have to aggregate the number and ralue of all the horses, cattle, mules, etc., and their value that there is in :he colnty. and have same on file in the comptroller Genieral's office by the hirtieth day of June each year. And rom that time to the first day of Octo er each year the Auditor and Treas irer's duplicate has to be completed Lnd an abstract 6f the work in the 3omptroller's office by that time, which vill show at a glance that the Auditor ias no time to take in returns or do Lnything else much, between the first lay of March and the first day of Octo >er each year but work on the books Lnd blanks. Therefore I hope that all axpayers will do me the favor of mak ng their returns in time. E. C. DICKSON, Auditor Clarendon County. 41-3t] )+O+00+OO+ FURNITURE *:o + CHINAWARE. ARTHUR BELITZER, 1 SUMTER, - - S. C. 8 Direct from the factories I have now on hand the most complete stock of Fur niture I have ever carried. Bed Room and* Parlor Suits Attractive and cheap. I a asohandling at batfllot of CHINA ANDA GLASSWARE. When in Sumter it will Spay you to visit my Furni ture Parlors. Arthur Belitzer, e MONACHAN -BL0K, SUMTER, - S. C. A G ood Qlothing Store Is where you get the right sort of Clothes without datn ger of mistake. Our Clothes are of the right sort, and you will appreciate their excel lence and smallness of cost. W~e Make Clothes to Order for those who prefer them. Lasting Materials, proper fit and make and moderate pri ces. Your orders wvill have our best attention. I, L DAVID &RO S. W. Cor. King and Wentworth Sts., CHA RLESTON. S. C. THE. Ianl( of Manning, MANNiNG, S. 0,. Transacts a general banking busi ass. Prompt and special attention given depositors residing out of town. Deposits solicited. All collections have prompt atten On. Business hours from 9 a. m. to 3 JOSEPH SPROTT,. LEV1, Cashier. President. BOARD OF DIRECTOBs. W. MCLEOD, W. E. BRowN,/ Mf. NEXSEN, JOsEPH SROTT, A. LEVI.