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MANNING. S. C., .JUN[ 13. 190G. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCEIPTION RATES: One year-- ------------. -------------- 0 Six m onths...-------------.-----------.----- 4 Fou, months-- ----.--....... ........ 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square- one time. M: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Hespect charged for as regular advertisements. 1.i eral contracts made forthree, six and twelve months Communications must De accompanied by the reaLname and address of the writer in order to reteive attention. No communication of a personal character w. be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postomfice at Manning as Sec ond Class matter. THE WAY TO PURIFY IT IS TO KILL IT. Just what the people expect to do about the revelations in the dispensary investigation we are not yet in position to know, but there is one thing certain, unless something is done to rid the State of the scandal-breed ing machine.the end of trouble is not here yet. If the corruption ists win in the coming tight. their looting will have been en dorsed. and it will be virtually a license from the people for those entrusted with dispensary affairs to continue in the methods which has brought so much shame on the State. It is up to the people to say whether or- not this rottenness shall continue eating its way deeper and deeper into the body politic. The inv.estigating com mittee has but, in our opinion, moved partially aside the cur tain, and the people only have had a slight insight to what is behind it; when the whole cur tain is removed, and all the rot tenness exposed, they will see a picture sad to behold. They will see South Carolina prostrate with her body covered with leeches, and tears of agony and shame streaming from her eyes: surrounding the prostrate form are a gang of leering devils sit ting on bags of gold. gloating over the misery and shame they have brought upon their strick en victim. Then will the people realize what it is to be in the clutches of corruptionists, and what it is to let indifference put such in control. They will also realize if this State of affairs continues that the whole ma chinery of the government will be cob-webbed with corruption, and the burden will weigh heav ily upon the taxpayers. ,. If the people endorse (by a continued support) a system which has from its very incep tion proven corrupt, how can they expect purity in the other systems of our State? The friends of the State Dispensary say to this: "Continue the system, but put the rascals out." The task of *putting the rascals out seems impossible, for thirteen years every means to pnrify the sys temn has been tried, and the cry still comes: "purify the system," until we are convinced that the task of changing nature itself is impossible. The sale of whiskey whether by individual or gov ernment is a sin breeding busi ness, and wc do not believe there are any set of men who can or will make it pure. "Put * the rascals out," 'say all of us, but the trouble is, as fast as one set are taken out another goes in. Take the present board, so far,it has had no opportunity for -much graft, but the fact that the *General Assembly elected on the board aformer liquor Ndrummer, is within itself a violation of the intention of the dispensary law, and his election on the board is a suspicion pointing towards corruption. If thIs member of the board gave up a liquor drummer's job to accept a $400 a year job on the board, the peo ple at once suspect something wrong in the transaction, and they have a right to. The testi mony before the committee shows that the old board divided the liquor houses among them selves and received commissions *from them for goods purchased. * Then on down from the State board .to the dispensers the pil fering has been something fear ful if the evidence is to be be lieved. From start to finish the system is rotten and the only way to remedy it is to let the people adopt their own system. The dispenaary authorities have a strong defender in the Columbia Record. That news paper is lending no encourage * ment whatever to the investigat ing committee. The recent developments by the dispensary investigating committee has-shown some faith fal work on the part of the comn mittee, and it will soon be up to the courts to say whether or not there will be any convictions for official wrong-doing. - Congressman J. E. Ellerbe is hot on the trail of the agricul tural department. He claims the cotton reports are tampered with, and he is doing all that he can to have a congressional in vestigation. There is evidently a leak somewhere and we hope it will be run down. Hon. M. L. Smith has decided not to enter the race for gover nor this year, which in our opin ion strengthens the chances of Hon. R. I. Manninst. We would li-ke to see all tihe candidates eliminated but two- one for the *State dispensary, and one for local option, then a fair test of strength on the two questions We regret to see so many good farmers showing signs of weak ness in the cotton association. That institution has done a vast amount of good, and if the far iners will stand by it there is no doubt about it the good work will continue, but no organiza tion can accomplish good results if the members of it do not stand by their obligations. Governor Heyward has ac cepted a "sudden heat and pas sion" apology from Major John Black, who hails from the Gover nor's county,and he permitsBlack to remain on the Board of Direc. tors. If Black will get up an other case of -sudden heat and passion" and shoot Fraser Lyon for doing his sworn duty, he may be safe in the hands of his coun ty man, Governor Hey ward. The investigating committee may as. well throw up the sponge if the chief executive will not afford its members any protection. We regard the Governor's action in this matter the mistake of his entire administration. He had an opportunity to show firm character but failed to grasp it. It would have been a pity for John Black to lose his job simply be cause he committed an outrage in "sudden heat and passion." In our opinion conditions war rant steps to be taken looking to urging the proper men to stand for election to the General As sembly. There are good men who we believe can afford to give some of their time to the public welfare, who have the country at heart, and who would, if chosen Representatives, will be of great service not alone to the country but the State as well. One of the main reasons why there is so much complaint about our legislatures, is that the peo ple have, or seemingly have, lost interest in the selection of men, and the consequence is that, as a rule, the men selected as Repre sentatives are of a class that four dollars a day is enticing to them, and it is the per diem that at tracts. Until the people them selves wake up and change this condition it will grow from bad to worse. Therefore in our own opinion, a start cannot be made any too soon, in the direction of urging good men who are qual fied for the work to come forward and stand for the general assem bly. There is no trouble in get ting good men for offices which have salaries, but where wisdom and integrity is needed now more than ever, is where the office is of honor and with no pay. PINEWOOD-1888.' The Most up-to-date and Progressive Town in Clarendon County. The above name,Pinewood, by the request of Mr. Bridges, then President of the A. C. L. R. R. was suggested,the town received the name, "'Pinewood" by Dr. H. J. McLaurin on account of the quantity and quality of val uable timber through this sec tion. Dr. McLaurin applied the ap propriate name, Pinewood, in the year 1888. At that time the railroad was not built any furth er than the Fulton--Manning public road. There being only one store at this place, operated by C. L. Griffin who carried on a mercan tile business for a number of years, but now has retired from the mercantile business. Dr. McLaurin operated a saw mill under the firmname of "Ma son and McLaurin" for several years. Dr. McLaurin acted as agent for a while, but the busi nes grew so rapidly, he saw it was impossible for him to at tend to it. Consequently. Capt. John F. Divine, Gen'l. Supt., requested the present Traffic Manager, Capt. R. A. Brand, who was agent at Sumter at the time, to place an agent at Pine wood. Mr. R. A. Brand sent a learner, N. C. Stack, of Sumter, then 12 years old,to take charge, Mr. Stack held the agency six teen years and resigned. After the expiration of one year, he built the second store here. This business was owned by N. C. Stack and W. F. Stack of El loree. On account of the im provement of business, N. C. Stack & W. F. Stack gave their brother, A. G. Stack, an inter est in the business to help as a clerk. Later on, the business increased so that they took in the fourth brother, Henry F. Stack as a clerk. Henry F. Stack drew out aftfer two year's time and opened business for himself. The business, Stack Bros., which constituted A. G. Stack: N. C. Stack and W. F. Stack was a successful business for years, then by mutual agreement was dissolved with the exception of the lot and store building which was not divided, so the writer has been informed. Pinewood is today a rapidly growing town in upper Claren don County,and is situated on the A. C. L. railroad through line that extends as far South as the Southern parts of Florida and reaches northward to New York city, we have four passen ger trains daily, except Sunday when we only have two. We have excellent local freight fa cilities with the local market via Sumter, Columbia and Charles ton. There are innumerable through freights over this line that gives quick and fast con nection with western and south western markets to compete with the eastern business fraternity and that brings in the old adage with a slight alteration, "Com petition arouses a town from its sleepy slumbers." Mr. A. G. Stack is the pioneer icti-e business at the present lay, he has just built a two story brick store of modern style which s a credit to the town and coun bv, in this establishments can be found all the latest up to-date Iress goods, laces, trimmings and everything that is required to make an up to date store com plete. One among our oldest mer hants is Mr N. C. Stack who has been retired from the mer antile business for a number of years, has now under construc tion a new store, when com pleted will be one among the most attractive in town. Mr Henry F. Stack who came here about sixteen years ago to go in business with his brother. has now in charge and is general manager ef The Pinewood Far mers Exchange, with V. F. Stack, of Elloree, President, A. G. Stack, Vice President and Harry L. Geddings, Sec. and Treas. Mr. A. L. Burkett opened the first furniture and coffin business here which he ran for a number of -years with much success. He has been out of the business for two or three years but has again gone back in business and can be found at C. L. Griffin's old stand Northwest corner of Broadway and North Hampton St. Mr. D. R. Lide, succeeded Mr. Burkett when he retired a few years ago from the furniture and coffin business which he has made a successful and paying business and is still on the cor ner of Broadway and West R. R. Ave., and retails ice as a cooler. Mr Sam G. Griffin is one of our old leading merchants and carries on a general merchandise business. Mr. Geo. W. Smith, our post master, has taken a seat in the mercantile business, band wagon and runs a general store. Mr. Pat B. Lawrence sells any thing from Coco-Cola to Hire's Root Beer,and you can also nave your whiskers mown down there. Harvin Broughton Co., are the successors of A T Avant. They are in their infancy in their line but are rapidly coming for ward; they are dealers in gen eral merchandise and fertilizers. Mrs. Mary E. Barwick ru is a general. retail and wholesale mercantile business with a meat market in connection. Pinewood Mercantile Co. does a general wholesale,. retail and extensive lien business. They carry a number one line of dress goods,heavy groceries and hard ware; in fact, you can get from a left hand screw driver to a crosseyed monkey wrench there. Dr. R. S. Beckham, Jr., our drug store man has met with un precedental success and is one of our best citizens. Mi. R. F. Epperson runs a re tail fancy grocery store and deli cacies of the season are always on hand. Drs. Paul M. Salley, W. H. Reynolds and Ashleigh Mood are our practising physicians and they rank high in the medi cal association and with their surroundings. Felder--Phillips Live Stock Co., Mrs. M. E. Barwicek and R. F. Epperson have teams to M.J. W. Weeks retired cap italist and real estate agent is always ready to solicit and sell business lots and to encourage new business that may come here. We have two churches Meth odist, Rev. L. L. Inabinet, pas tor; Presbyterian, Rev. W. S. Porter, pastor. One Secret order Knights of Pythias Lodge No 124 always active and striving for the bet terment and uplifting- of man kind. Judge A. P. Ragin for re-elec tion and is our justice of peace. Mr. T. P. Broughton is our lo cal cotton and cotton seed buyer. We have two up-to-date gin neries and grist mills and one saw mill, and will have this fall a large saw and planing mill if present plans and expectations are put into execution. We have a very prosperous school and the trustees are in hopes of having a new building and full corps of teachers for the session of 1906-7, and .vill put forth every effort to make it the drawing attraction for those that want to come to a town where there is good educational ad vantages. Our greatest need now is a bank and it would be a paying institution and do an enormous business here if some of the bus iness men would get together and get it under way of organi zation, it would only take a few days to a raise or have subscrib ed in the capital to begin busi ness which is about $25.000. One gentleman said he wasquite sure e had a friend in Boston, Mass., who would take $10,000 worth of shares, so with such a bright future I don't see why a Bank can not be gotten up here and be ready for business by winter. - We have never had a hard ware store, but there is a bright outlook that we will have one in the near future. One of our out of town young successful plant er's and land owner's is giving the subject in question careful deliberation and it is almost an assured fact that we will have a ha-dware store. The town authorities should join in with those in business and the citizens and try to help the gradual increase of the town from a business view and try to induce new comners to come in. There can be a lot of improve ments made in the progress of the town. By the way, we are in need of better condition, keep owners of cow a hogs impresed with the fact that it is against the town ordinance for animals to roam around the town loose. If they do not keep them up after being told to, let the Intendant make an impression upon their purses that it costs a gold certi ficate to violate town law. One application from the intendant will be sufficient without doub ling the dose. Shade trees will add much to ward beautifying' and adorning the streets and be a delight to the eye of citizens ard visitors. this work would come under the head of "Civic League" which in other towns and cities is under 1 the management of the ladies who look after the particular branch of beautifying the town. The boring for an artesian well will begin soon and it is hoped that it will be a successful undertaking by the town people as well as other. as good water and "over-flowing" wells will at tract the attention of travelers as well as others who are think ing of moving to a healthy loca tion; so let the town get off the nineteenth century local freight and catch the "fast 20th century progressive train." All work to gether for the betterment of the town, and try to induce netv bus iness to come in and if you don't like your fellow merchants be cause they may be selling more goods than you, don't be a stui bling block in the way of the progress of the town bat lay aside all ill feelings and join in the procession to make the town a progressive and rapidly grow ing emporium. The town will do their part if the balance will come in for their share of vim and "get-up". The bank is one of our most needed business institutions to begin the new progress of the town, as it will keep more funds at home. We have two excellent board ing houses and during the fall and winter their capacity is tax ed every day. Mrs. Allison P. Lide opened a millinery store at the beginning of the past spring and has been well pleased with her first under taking of this kind here, and ex pects as her business increases to secure and carry a more com plete stock of up-to-date head wear for the most fashionable and fastidious ladies of upper, Clarendon. There are other things I could mention, but will close until I see what kind of life the town is going to take on. Mr. Mac M. Graham is still existing, is always ready to bid on carpenters work from a chick en house to a twenty story "sky scraper." Buster has put forth all his educational advantages in the above and ran 'Webster" in a good many times whien- he had to halt for lack of appropriate wording in the correct places, and hopes the critics will not criticise his "town write-up" too severely, as he was sublime in the undertaking. BUxSTER. Pinnwood, June 11, 1906. Deafness Cannot be Cured by localapphecations. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu tiorial remedies. Deafness is caused by an In flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflam ed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normai condition,hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mu cous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh cure. Send for ciclrsrF. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists. 75c. flalls Family Pills are the best. Pinewood News. Editor The Manning Times: All are cordially invited to come out to the closing exercises of Pinewood school on Friday evening, June 15th, at 8:30, in the K. of P. hall over Mr. A. G. Stack's store. All K. of Ps. are requested to attend the next convention of Pinewood Lodge, No. 124, on Wednesday even ing June 20th, at 8:15. -Please be on hand promptly as there is important business to be gone through with, par ticnlar payin i of dues for first six months of 19065. If you are behind with your dues, please come otut prepared to pay them. Mr. John J. Broughton has been on the sick list for a few days, is able .to be out again. Hon. R. S. DesChamps visited Man ning last week on professional business. Dr. R. S. Beckham, JIr., has moved into his new home. Mr. H. C. Mims was in town last week. .\1r. 0. D. H-arvin has been to Rose ville on business. An excursion passed through last week. from Orangeburg enroute to Columbia. A heavy hail and rain storm visited in the vicinity of Mr. Brooks Mim's last Wednesday evening, doing some damage, but not serious. There is a possibility of the town having another sale stable this fall -and winter, the prospector was in town a few days ago, looking over the grounds and picking out a good location. We want all the new business enterprises we can get here. The Knights that missed the meet ing on the 6th, missed one of the pret tiest performances of hurdle back rid ding ever exhibited here by any "bunch of goat riders." Members missing these meetings are losing a bunch of funny sayings that is heard as the rider takes a spin in the "saddle wagon." Those that were not Out on the 6th; come out on the 20th, as we will introduce some blood airlers and fastidious stunts under the superinten dence of Brooks Mims, equestrain, and Ben Broadway, manager of merriment. A petition is being framed up to be circulated among the people asking the rxust office department to put a mail car and clerk onm the shoofiy that rucs Orangeburg to Lanes daily. which would give us a double daily mail, if said petition should be granted. There has been some steps taken to get the Sumter Telephone Co. to build adir-ect line from Sumter to this pipce, which would be a great convenience to the public, most especially in the fall and winter when you find out the price of cotton. etc. for 15c. instead of paying 50e. to the Western Union.] Mr. Tom Smith is at home for a few days. He is now at Wadesboro, N. C. with the S. A. L. Mrs. C. L. Griffin is contined to his room with typhoid fever, so the writer ;r. Artnur Toomer spent a few days act week in Chirleston. M1rs. .T. A. Mood of Sumter spent ast Thursday with her son Dr. Ashley. Ice cream and cake will be served on he school lawn on Friday evening the 5th. for the benetit of the school. la'the last issue your type setter nade an error in setting up the change f schedule, southbound passenger rain No. 3.3, arrives at 6:01 a. m. it .ead in your last issue 9:01. One of our D. D. S. will soon be ishered into the holy bonds of mar -iage. Buster extends best wishes and iearty congratulations to A rchie. Mr. Joe H. Lowder was called to the )ed side of a very sick brother last riday near Manning. Mr. H. B. Richardson, Jr., will at ,end a reception in Orangeburg on the iight of the 13th and will be at the 3arron-Salley marriage on the 14th. Judge Ragin went over to Columbia ast Saturday to hunt up some fugatives if the law. Mr. Editor, I notice in your local olumn in your last issue of THE NMES your refusal to publish com nunication contributed from Paxville ;igned Buster. Allow me to submit ,he following diastole to the "tried-to )e-buster." A word to the wise is sufficient at all ,imes. Bust-The chest and thorax. Buster-Small outlet and correspon lent for THE TIMES from Pinewood. BuLtAd-A cryptonym writer from ?axville who tried to infringe on Bus :er's stability and non-de-plum. Mr. Jas. McCuthen stayed over here 3unday. Mr. Jake Yates of Sumter spent unday with Dr. Ashley Mood. Mir. Ransom Richardson spent Sun lay in town. MIr. L. Brunson and wife of Summer :on spent Sunday at his sister's Mrs. [1. S. Beckham, Jr. Robert Merchant, colored, has com nenced work on the town ditches. BUSTER. Superiority Proves Itself. The sincerest tribute that can be paid to superiority is imitation. The many imitations of DeWitts Witch Eazel Salve that are now before the prove it the best. Ask for DeWitt's. Good for burns, scalds, chaffed skin, eczema, tetter, cuts, bruises, boils and piles. Highly recommended and re liable. Sold by The Arant Co. Drug Store. Freaks of the Avalanche. One still January night a number of people in a tiny Swiss hamlet of the Canton Valais quietly abandoned their homes, and shortly before midnight the avalanche broke loose with plung Ing roars. It started many others In its downward roll, left the usual track. broke through and destroyed an old straggling larch forest and completely buried a big chalet In whi& twenty six persons had taken reifuge. Of these nineteen were killed and seven saved. This avalanche found a final resting place In a lake which Its broken masses struck with terrific impact, causing thousands of fish to rise to the surface, quite dead. This reminds me that yearly tens of thousands of chamois, foxes, marmots and all kinds of birds, including even the lordly eagle himself, are destroyed by ava lanches and their attendant hurri canes. Last season at Andermatt a superb mountain eagle was dug out of an avalanche alive, together .with the sheep upon which it had been preying. --Woman's Home Companion. The Romantic Air of F'!sco. San Francisco is permeated with an air of romance and adventure. No where may one turn without being re minded of the legends that have been woven around the forty-niners and their immediate followers. The names of the streets and of the~ business blocks, such as Kearney, Sutter, Mont gomery, Dupont, Flood, Crocker and Sharon, bring to the mind of the visitor long forg'tten stories of rit or adven ture and of fortunes whose vastness once excited his wonder or made him incredulous. To read the words that are painted upon the street cars of San Francisco is to be carried back In fan cy to the time when the city was peo pled only b~y those who, having turned from all else that men hold dear, had gone in search of fortune and found it, always just as they were about to give up in despair and die of starvation or succumb to the hardships with which human endurance could no longer cope. -Chicago Record-Herald. Lincoln's Bar Record. In his twenty-three years at the bar Lincoln had no less than 109 cases be fore the highest court of Illinois, a rec ord unsurpassed by his contemporaries. He appeared before the Ujnited States circuit and district courts with great frequency, he was the most Indefatiga ble attendant on the Eighth circuit and tried more cases than any other mem ber of that bar, he was attorney for the Illinois Central railroad, the great est corporation In the state and one which doubtless had its choIce of legal talent; he was also counsel for the Rock Island railroad and other corpo rations and individuals with important legainterests at stake, he was sought as legal arbitrator in the great corpo ration ltigations of Illinois, and he tried some of the most notable cases recorded in the courts of that state. Frederick Trevor Hill In Century. Mental Poise and Health. People who reach extreme old oge are, as a rule, pretty well balanced phys-cally and mentally. A poised life Is serene, and serenity and harmony tend to longevity. The mind that Is not well balanced Is constantly jangled and out of tune. There .is a constant jarring which i'acks the whole human machinery. There Is discord In an un balanced life, and discord is always destructive-deadly. The well poised, dignified life is not thrown- off its cen ter quickly. The man who goes all to. pieces over trifles is one sided. There isM momentum in a poised, balanced nature which steadies its progress and helps hold It on its chosen track. Hot temper, constant mental confu sion and disorder are vitality sappers life shorteners.-Success Magazine. The Natural Way. A philazithropic person heard of a negro family that was reported in des titute circumstances, and, calling at their domicile, he found the report true. The family consisted of the mother, a son nearing manhood's estate and two young children. The benevolent old gentleman after hearing the mother's story gave her eldest son $1 to get a thicken for the Thanksgiving dinner and took his departure. No sooner was he gone than the negress said to ber son, "Sambo, you done gib me dat lollah and go get dat chicken in de atchral way!"-Chicago Inter Ocean. Odd Graveyard Inseripions. At Worcester, England, the stab rected over a departed autioneer is in cribd with a single word, "Gone." En Sussex the initials and date of the. leath of the deceased are followed by :wo words. "He .was." The most re narkable inscription is at Cane Hill emetery, Belfast, where the inscrip ion says '-ef tilm c1lled for." Candidates' Cards. For The Legislature. HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN. didate for re-election to the House of Repre sentatives. pledging myself tothe rules of the Democratic party. p. LUTHER GREEN. For County Supervisor. WE THE FRIENDS OF C. L. JAMES hereby present his name to the voters of Clarendon County as a candidate for the office of County Supervisor. Subject to the ruies of the Democratic party. MANY FRIENDS. JANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE FOR County Supervisor subject to to the action of the Democratic Primary. C. ALLEN McFADDIN. TOTHE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF CLAR endon County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Supervisor of Clarendon County subject to the rules of the Democratic party. R. E. McFADDLN, JR. For County Auditor. HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for Auditor of Clarendon County, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. ANDREW P. BURGESS. HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for the office of County Auditor, pledg ing myself to abide the result of the Demo cratic Primary. E. B. BROWN. For County Superintendent of Education. HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for re election to the office of County Superintendent of Education. S. P. HOLLADAY:~ I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for the office of Superintendent of Education of Clarendon County. subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. F. EARLEk BRADHAM. For County Treasurer. ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE the oice of County Treasurer, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. L. L. WELLS. For Magistrate at Paxville. HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for the office of Magistrate at Pax ville. J. R. HILL. Notice. Books of Subscription to the capital stock of the - Summerton Insurance Agency, will be open at its office, Sum merton, S. C., on Friday, June 15th at 12 o'clock. RICHARD B. SMYTH, For Board of Corporators. - Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to the Estate of Marshall D. Murray, deceased, will make payment to the-unde.signed, and all persons having claims agoinst said estate will present same duly attested. MARY J. MURRAY, Administratrix. Orangeburg, S. C., June 8, 1906. An Ordinance TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICEN sing of Cotton Exchanges in the Town of Manning. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al derman of the Town of Manning in Council Assembled and by the author ity of the same: Section 1. That on and after the passage of this Ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons within the corporate limits of thd Town of Manning, to conduct or operate any. place of business usually and generally known as a "Cotton Exchange" or "Stock Exchange," without first hay ,ing procured a license from the Clerk of said Town. Sec. II. That any business in which any individual or firm shall get quotations of stocks, bonds, meats, cotton or grain, or any other commodity, or is ncvr en gaged in, or may become engaged in the buying or selling of any commodity, by the method known as dealing in "futures." shall be termed an exchange. Sec. III. That the license fee shall be twenty-five (25) dollars per annum for each and every such place of busi ness, payable in advance.. Sec. IV. That any person or persons who may attempt to operate any ex change without first having obtained a license therefor, shall be declared guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than ten ($10.00 dollars, nor more than one hundred ($100) dollars, or be sen tenced to the chaingang for not less than ten (10) days, nor more than thirty (30) days. Ratified by Council June 4, 1906. D. M. BRADHAM, E. J. BROWNE, Mayor. Clerk. STATE OF SOUTH CAROL.INA, Clarendon County. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Charlton Du~ant, Plaintiff, against - R. L. Bell, Mavola Walker and-W. C. Davis, as Executor, Defendants. Decree. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A .Tudgmcnt Order of the Court of Coin mo.n Pleas, in the above stated action, to me directed, bearing date June 8, 1906, I will sell at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder, at Claren don Court House, at Manning, in said county, within the legal hours for judi cial sales, on Monday, the 2d day of July, 1906, being salesday, the follow ing described real estate: All that lot of land lying, being and situate in the town of Manning, County4 of Ciarendon, and State aforesaid, con taining one-half of an acre and bounded north by lot of !and of Lizzie E. Bell: east by West Boundary street of said town; south by public road from 2Man nling to Fulton, and west by land of4 Harriet L. Setzer, being the lot desig nated as lot "B," by plat recorded in the office of Clerk of Court for said4 county in Book "N 3," page 557. Purchrser to pay for papers. E. B. GAMBLE, 4 Sheriff Clarendon County. Manning, S. C., June 11. 1906. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. 4 By James M. Windhamn, Esq., Probate Judge. IN THE PROBATE COURT. WHEREAS, Mary J. Murray made Isuit to me, to grant her Letters of4 Administration of the estate -of and effects of Marshall D. Murray. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Marshall D. Murrav, deceased, that they be and4 appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate,to be held at Manning on the :31st day of May next after publica-4 tion thereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have,4 why the said administration should not4 be granted. Given under my hand, this 61th day of May, A. D. 1906. JAMES M. WINDHAM, [SEAL.] Judge of P obate. w.O. w. WToodmen of the World. Meets on fourth Monday nights at :30. Visiting Srovereigns invitedr TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, Travelling Bags, AND Mid-Summer Necessities. Now that summer has set in in earnest many will be seeking the mountains and seashore, and of course before going they will .ave to add to their wardrobe or will need a new Trunk or Suit Case, or a Travelling Bag. We have just gotten in a splendid line of Trunks and Suit Cases, and Bags, and it will pay you to- see what we have to offer. A nice Canvas Trunk with tray and hat' box, 28 inch in size, only $2.50. A nice Canvass Trunk, fiat-top, tray and hat-box, will stnd hard usage on railroad. 32 inches in size, only $3.00. A Ladie's Travelting Trunk. 34 inches in size, leather straps, brass bumpers and brass locks, very strongly securely built, hat box and tray, one of the best and strongest Trunks put on the market, value $10., but we let this go at a bargain, only $7.50. We have a splendid line of Suit Cases for Ladies' and gentle men-anything you need-nice imitation leather Suit Case, only $1.25. Do you need a real solid leather Suit Case. Well, if you do, here is the place to get it. A nice real leather Suit Case, 22 in size, nicely trimmed and finished, value 810., but we let it go to the sum mer travel at $7.50. We are offering some astonishing values in Oxford Ties.. A nice line of Oxfords, value $1.25 to $2., will close out at $1.50 per pair. A large assortment of the famous Irvne Drew Oxford Ties, value $2.50, $3., and $3.50, will now go at $2., $2.50 and $3.00. Ladies, see us if you need a nice pair of Oxford Ties. The greatest line of Men's Low-quartered Shoes ever shown in this at $1.50 per pair. A large line of Men's fine Oxford Ties, $2. to 4. per pair. Gents. see us when you need Shoes. Black Brilliantine Summer Sacks, Black Serge Sacks, Blue Serge Sacks, and everything you wish in the Summer Sack line, can be had at our store, very close 5 Dozen Men's Seersjuker Sacks for Summer, value 75c., will go for the cash at 50C. Ten thousand yards of Remnants all piled out on one counter, remnants of all kinds will be sold for the cash at actual cost. Ginghams and Pereales in short lengths, only 3 1-2c. per yard. Three thousand yards of figured Lawns in beautiful assort ments of styles, only $3 1-2c. the yard. A large line of White India Lawns, only 5c. the yard. A s:lendid line of White India Lawns, 40 inches wide, only 10c., for the cash. Now these Goods at this price cannot be had in any other town in the State. We know what we are talking about 40 inch Lawns only 10c. the yard. 5 thousand yards of soft finish Bleach Homespuu, real value 10c. the yard, but we let it go for the cash at 8 1-3c., or 12 yards for $1.00. All kinds of thin Wash Goods going at special >rices to close out. If you need nice cheap dresses now is yopr time. Ladies, the Millinery season is now about over, so we always reduce the price on our stock now. If you need a nice Hat, it will pay you to see us. Ten thousand yards of Remnants piled out on a counter to sell at *actual cost for the cash. Five thousand yards of Figured Lawns, value &c. to 6 1-4c., will go at 3 1-2c. the yard, for the cash. .I EENKINS MLCO IPeebc,28 inhSl ~Mull for 24C. the yard, forI Ten Days .Only. Beginning Thursday, 8 SMay 3rd. Never before or again will you have $ a chance to get an A LL SI LK Dress at this price. 10 Sdays from May 3rd. I MUUR[ RY GODS O.e