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. . From Liberty. Many moons have waned sine* i.vnoh's river spread iis water? ver so vast a territory as at pre.it, Rushing through the swamp; ; onjs the sturdy white oaks and vpres>es its luurtnuriuir irunilt in l>e heard at a lire at distance, iduini; cloftanee to equestrian; attempting to rros.> 11s e?jiinsivt filers. Kven the email tnbufa 1 ?-s art.' swollen to tlie size ol" rivi>. while the lertiLe swamp land? u here the bes? oats and rye grow, ; e conrpletely an S merged. \Y lien < ne ofl'ers his condolence to the wners of such lands for the de im-iion of the tT.inrishing crops, l.p replies with a uood-*natured i-iiKckle. those fellows above n- knew that we would get Uit g ?tid of their guano they'd <}uii i. tying it/* Purely there are ilver linings to some very dark t .ends. It is with no small interest that v e await the filing time, whei v.e can sit beside our Juneheoi J * . basket beneath some spreading vimtle upon 1 i>e river's bank and ? njoy an o-id-tiuielishlry. We are triad that Benson has nerinilteil one of her lovely maid cms Miss Alice Lee McGullough Jo clieer our community with ; visit. Our Sunday-school is in a ven tl mrishin^ condition under tlit I 'adership of ot;r worthy and be iwved superintendent, Mr, J. Er 4 vin Burch. M hen the SnndayM'hool picnic day cornea we hop? ? > liave many of Use friends unc readers ot The. lineman with us ai LriiKHTy, Bsnson Briefs. Miss 'da '/handler, who Ii.-i: bee'i attending: school m New York city, has recently leturiic! i<iul will take charge ?>!' a schoo ;tt this nlnce lor the Mimniei A months. We wish her success. Miss Kosa M. Steele, of King ?l rce, is spending some t ime wit I tier aunt, Mrs. K. K. (.if ay son, of this place. Miss Mel 1 Snowden. of Indhn own, is visiting relations in thi: neighborhood. IheOd-'r Swamp Democrati? hib met 1:M Safurdnv and reor . . ionized. 1 lie club li>t altersevera 111 it ions r;m up to 8eveuly-si> members. The lt>llowing delecites were elected to the Cotmf\ ( invention: \Y. D. Stiowilen, J. Y Mi-Gill, J. S. Tisdale and 1). Vv ' otirtney. Alternates: J. I> <'bawdier, II. IT Tisdale, 11. L Grayson and \\\ I!, liaylor. A resolution was passed unanimously endorsing J. (i. Mc t Ulou-li lor tlio house of Kepre senialtve, thee'.ub then adjourned w'?a n. * Mtiennon : rroniumuuijo. A conference of prohihitioi corkers i> called to meet in ivin?r * tree on Saturday, May 12th, at 1: o'clock, to elect three delegate: i t?a.St ate conference to be lie!< in Columbia Mac 2111. A J"u 1 represent lion from all sections i: very much desired. Any prohi d'iiiodist will be admitted as s member of the conference. Le each one see that his views an ) presented at thio conference i.imself or some friend. Each ha o duty to perform in this matter U?t none prove recreant to tin trust. Reduced rates will be given t< k 1tColumbia for this conference, yours for prohibition, K. H. KOl'ER, ,County Chairman. :" * - * - : 9 COUNTERFEIT. > Possum Fork Correc's a Prevalent Error in Natural Pnilos"phy. .! "So ticH.sp is t lio water in the deep est part of tire ochii that an iron-j ' | c-liicl, if iJ were try sink, would never : ' j reach hoi U?n." * : Tire above eov.n forfeit informal-1 f Ami seems to* he truing the rounds of : some unsuspecting newspapers. 'l lint, Mr. Hditor. it won't do?it is id not based on scientific priiw ip-les? | i:L is not taught in the text books of ?! wir collujjesr ami schools; it went: : ' - >' - r ; WO lo lit' i" i<?r u uohi. 11 JI yctraii! ic engineering ami <xjn.,v >; rience shows that water is compress. I jblc to a very small extent. Jt can* not be consolidated anything like [ the density ot iron. If salt ks dis-j , solved in water it will float an egg . because salt is heavier, bulk for bulk,; than the egg. A piece of iron w ill float m melted lea l because the lead | >s 1 heavier than the iron; tli it is, the j k I ; specific gravity of the lead is greater j than the specific gravity of iron-. So |everything having a greater specific! 1 | gravity than wain* w?!l eink, and ; 1 j ?ice versa. UWj IJt/lf 15 ."VK'lf iitir. o j j ' J as water, and if you could compress i J set en gallons of water into one gal-| " Ion then the otic gallon of water , - would weigh as much as iron, and a ; v little more if the water was I t! and so the iron would float in it. Hut j scientific research lias fully proven ! that water cannot be so compressed, j The deepest ocean being about; .: five miles, or 2G.400 feet, would give; . j .1 pressure at tlft* bottom of about . (11,000 per square inch, which is i j truly an enormous pressure. It would i punch a hole through a considerable A A I steel bottom if the bottom at any one place should be relieved of sup| port, But 11,000 pounds ]*/r square ' inch could not compress water to i : the specific gravity of ip <? or any- ' ! tiling like it. * I Now the pressure of trater at the j i , bottom of the ocean is everv way? ; i \ down, up, sideways, on an equililI riuin?just like the a'r pleasure at rithe bottom of the air ocean. Air,1 : however, is compressible and elastic; i: becomes more dense and heavy as j pressure is applied: so a cloud that I will float at a certain bright will j > neither aiuk to the bottorn no.i rise! ! to the top of tin* air ocean, but re-, .j mains suspended where the specific I gravity of the air is the same with! J itself." Hut, furtht", the horj knew at j thu time he made the water that it' would never do to allow water to be i ' compressible, for if so then water j " would indeed become more and mole ' I dense and of greater and greater s[ e ! I citir gravity ae the depth should in- i : crease until not onlv iron, but every-; i thing else, would rise from, the boti ! torn and float about 111 the regions' j where tin* specific gravity of the: 1 water would equal that of them-' - - - .... .. ; .twelves. Nothing would lie on me; _: bottom. There would be no bottom.! No! No! Mr. Editor, the fellow ! th.it started that thing went to school j f ) | to no purpose, it can t pass as cur-; : rent funds in Possum Fork. l Tortured a Witness. - j Intense sutlering was endured byj >jwitn ss T. L Martin . of Pixie, Ky.. j ; before, he gave this evidence: I cough' ed every night urilil mv throat was. 1 j nearly raw; then tried Dr. King's New 1! Discovery whieli gave instant relief. j k j 1 have used it in my tamlly for four _ i years and recommend it. a* the gr? at->t ! . r-niody for coughs, eohls tied all throat,! { chest and lung troubles. j;, will s*?p' I i the worst cough and not olnv prevent ; .i hut-absolutely cures rmi-umpt ion. I . I'rie? 50e and $1.00. Kvory Ik.file fguaranteed. Trial bottles free at \YaF; *; lace \ .Minson's drug store. il J A KEEN, CLEAR ERA IN. Your host fe-lin-rs. your social posi- i j tiou or busine-s successdepend largely *' on the perfect action of your stomach and liver. L>r. King'% New Life 1'IIN' I give Increased strength, a keen, clear, i brain, hiuh ambition. A 2-V box will. i make you feel like a new oeing. "Sold j by Wallace &. Johuaou, druggist*. > * ;.> ,*?? f. mr, f.|? ttj," - M> <1 , WANTS INFORMATION. , Inquiry Addressed to the County j Chairman, The County Cliainmrn of the; Democratic Parly of Williams-? burs County; .Sir; Will voir be so kit. 1 as to ; answer I lie lb?lo\vinir (| neat ion* which niav be irvlormat ion to -ome other clubs in 1 be county well a* the club at Iiehron? tv 11 K ivnir n/'il iir (i\^uni(iii. tr n 11 it i wmi ?i*r, 4^v. , as comity chairtmm. the Hebron! 1 Vmoeralic club met on the 28lhj i>!f to reorganize, etc. The pres-j' idenff .Vr. W. W. Kennedyy or-; dered I hat the club proceed to | elect ofiWrs I'm* tire ensuing ttr??: years. I contended that the old ! roll should be revised by taking j ofl" names where parties had died or moved awav.and adding names; where parties had become 21 years;1 old and names that were not on j the roll. The president ruled that the proper time was to- add them ! alter the ollioei? of '.be club were j elected. Will von [dense srate which is < the proper course, and who was light? Hesj)ecll?illy? Mav U\. S. \v. f?uvv m j * ^ j GENTLEMEN Of THE JURY. Court Will Convene Monday, May -1, Judge Klugh Presiding. \V \V Singlet a rv, C li Hurjress, | John J Epos. J (r McCuicheu, A It C(iX. T E .Sailers. F (i Cant ! ley, Areyl Lewi-*, W J II Hannah.; \V C Tutle, J W Altntan, J TIIujr-1 gin*-, Jr., C K Cockliehl, B F lirofkinton, S I) Cunningham, | E 1' Montgomery, .1 T DuBose, T A Tanner, li (* Wahlron, J* F Chandler, M F Eaddv. Z T Kaddy, II Fox worth, J E Danna. J J'1 1 Prosper, Wr? Saiters. TJDKinjr. j it J Morris, W I Nexnenf Pink j Lee, Winslow Wright, A W Flag-; ler, J M Barineau, J T Terrv, L L Caldwell. Unclaimed Letters Will l>e sent to Deal Letter office, unless called for within JO da vs. women s letters M s; Mario Bradley, Miss Ann e Brown, MissCassie Conner, M:<s Jane ('handier, Miss Rosh E'lih.j Mi??s Hester Eppfy AIrs. John j Jackson, Mis. Clorv McLow, Net- i ? i lie Tisdale, A.na Ti>der, Elsie ! Tisdale, Lncv Tliornity. men's letters j. Mr. Aize, Steven Brown, W. W. Oolson (2). Sen trie Dukes; John S. Enps, Mose Eraser, Bily Uul-j ton, R. T. Hu.miins, L O. Mc'M.im. Joseph Montgomery, IVter Rorter.' IJdney Rugirers, T. B. Smith (2). James Small, J. II. Scott, Herbc-r; j Scot I. LOUIS JACOBS, 1 Kingslree May 1. Postmaster. ! A Woman's Wonderful Peril. ' j ' 1 liere is only one chance to save| your life and that i> through an ejier.ition%* wen- tlte startling words heard by Mrs. 1. It. Hunt of Lime Ridge. Wis. from her doctor after he bad I vainly tried to cure Jierot' a frightful can'of Stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. (Jail stones had formed and ! site constantly grew worse. Then she began to use Electric Hitters which wholly cured her. It's a wondcrit 1 stomach, liver and kidney remedy., t c ,1, loss of annetite. Try ?. l.tvn I it. only .*>0 ets. (iunrunteeil. I-Vr salt' l?y Wallace & John- >ti dnKh'ists. J Why shouldn't the sailor*.< accounts be cast up by the sea? , A Fast B:cycle Fider. Will often receive painful cuts,; 5|)|nill3 \ll ... Ion's Arnica Sn'.vo will kill the pair J and houl the injury. lt'.? ti e cyclist's; friend. (. ureac-lnttlng, ehapi**! hands, | ore lips, burn", n leers and piles. Cure guaranteed. Only ioc. Try it. Soldi by Wallace A Jolokod, druggists. NOTION'S and WMITK. W003>9? E! Shoes, Hats and < Goo Ucirrenihorwe brrr and soli for <r.t*h,ai A full line of - - ^XT^InT" Please call and be convinced. Stack ley's Still in the Le< I havejnst ppencd i*p envof ?ho la Spring and Sum ever bfrmjrhffo fnwn, and for the no itafweon rents in NOTI< )NS. ('A LI('( )l IJesides, 1 carry a nice selection < suitable for boys waists very cheap. Men's and Boy* My stork of lints is complete, mid ment of the very latest styles at lowe Menu A tad B? I have just bought a lot of I'M) IP 7f> cents and up. Also, about U50 Men's Odd Coats i Come c|uirk and lie suited before Fresh and complete stock of Staph Satisfaction guaranteed in every in Yours to please, w DON'T FORGET I When you come to Kingstree dor (IAGG, OLI As we are daily adding to our ill read; Dress Goods, Hats, S Wo also carry a complete line of First Class Space and time will not permit u When you pet ready to paint voui merits of our Standard Cold Water ] durable. Walk in and look around. Yours Respee m. john mm Tim ? ID^ZSTTIST, GEORGETOWN, 3. C. i s i: iooo. j DENTISTRY! > ......... :?6o. The uiuler^ijjix'd, alter a micitssfit! practice of l>entlstry f?>r tliirtv four years, is now located at i\ingstrcc, at the Rroekinton hTuise, where he is prepared to do any-} tbin^ in tlie Dental line at cut rate ' prices. Live anil let live, is his motto. No shoddy work shall pass the portals of his office. Sa'i.-'ac-j tion jruaranteed. A trial is solicited ! Respectfully, A M. SNIDER, Dental surgeon. ! Tobacco Growers Will find it to their interest to communicate with the i:mmn hardware go. Manning, S. when in want of TOUACCO HA l:N FECES. PA RISC KEEN SPKAYKKS. WIRE, Etc. Their All Steel Flues are the best made. Their Double Tube Paris Green Sprayers will save its cost in Paris Green in a short time. Ask your dealer ior them. If he hasn't got them send *1.15 and they will semi you one by express prepaid. MANKIND HARDWARE CO., Manning, S. C, ' - *u <Sti n ^ rrr^ UU IU STACKLEY'S ( J "or Bargains in DRY ARB FJ ZMliiiinex: ' " DASH STORE incy goods. . 1 3-CCCLS, LACKS, [)GLX(jr$r HJ'HI'ONS am! .SILKS., 3ents Furnishing^ ds. W vl will save yo<r money on *ia; good1* "TTTTP.-E _ _ 1 ken u^a ^a?T cm ? iib? an mt .01 Cash Store, id! 1 r^'fst :tird most comfilete linm of 1 mer Dry Goods :t thirty days I am oftVriujr special IvN ami I"J".lit s\ i.r>: >f Lawns in nil colors, and Piques s' Spring Eats, wus selected from ? large aswortprices. J? Cl?1i"1k|>2?go | >ys' Suits, which L ?ni offering at and Vests at *0 cents ami wp, they arc all gi>n?k. > and Fancy (ir??cerics always* stance. Come und give ne- a trial. 1LKINS. i"t fail to visit veii & co. / . i] y large stock a fine fine of ( Shoes, Clothing, Etc. ^ Groceries, s to quote price. hou.se don't fail to investigate the [hunts, .something new, cheap ami tfully, GASG, GUVtR & CO. . DR. R 1. McCABE, ZDEliTTIST, Will be at Kingsifee, S. C, all the year 1 %'U, except the first two week of January, March May, July, Sejh ten:her and November. W. C. DAVIS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Maning, S. C. Services can be obtained promp-. t!v by wire or letter. Registration Notice The office of tl?e Supervisor of Kej;-? istration will he opened on the tirst Mc.iidav in every month for the purpose of the resisterinjj of any person who is qualified .is follows: . Who shall have l>een a resideot ot* tlu? State for two years, of the* futility one year ami of the polling piecincl in which the elector otters to vote four months before the day of election, am! shall have paid, six months licfore anv poll tax then due ai.tl payaMc. at ?f who can both read and write any section of the Constitution of lt5l>G submit- #. ted to him by the supervisors of registration. or can show that he owns, and has paid ai! taxes collectable during the present roar on property In this State assessed ai three hundred dollars or more 4. J. gADDY. C'lerlf yf Hourly