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HE MANNING TIMES. Publi.shed Ecery W cdnes3day. S, A. NETTLES. EDITron AND PROPRIETOR. Ternis: Srrsenimr. os RATEs.- One copy, one ve1 $1.50; one copy, six months, 75 cents one copy, three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable in advance. AmV m1s Z R.vs.- One square, first in sertion, $1 00; each subsequent insertion, v,0 cents. Obituaries :.nd Tributes oi Respect chirged for as regular advertise melts. Libvral contracts made for three, siX, and twelve months. Co'MXNICATsi OS mst be accompanied b3 the real na-ue and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communri cation of a personal character will be pub ished except as an advertisemnt. Foi further inforiiiation address S. A. NETTLES, Manning, S. C. EDITESDAY1 reh~aary 11, IONU Your Name in Print. -Mr. W. E. Dinkins is at home quite un well. -Miss E ztelle Connor is visiting friends at Greeleyville. - Capt. E. R. Lesesne, of Greeleyville, was in town to-day. -Miss Ida Young, of Georgetown, is vis iting at her uncle's, Mr. W. A. Young. -Mrs. M. Kalisky and her son have re turned home from their visit to Augusta, Ga. Mr. W. M. Tobias, aged about seventy yews-, died near Foreston last Friday. Sweet potatoes for sale by M. Kali sky. Did you go to church last Sunday ? if not why not? Are you going next Sunday? Garden seed of every variety at Kalisky's. Fzee tuition for colored people. Read notice from Clafiin University in another column. If you want a good plow go to Johnson's. S R. Cole, of Summerton, has a word to say this week. Read his advertisement, and buy your goods from him. Early Rose and Goodrich potatoes at Johnson's. Pay your taxes with penalty before Feb. 18th, or pay taxes, penalty, and sheriff's costs later. Take your choice. Levi has just received a large supply of red and silver skin onion sets. Mr. J.- E. Scott is ready to execute any survey placed in his hands, with skill and dispatch, and at low figures. Buy fresh and gcnuine garden seed in or der to insure a good stand and choice vege tables, from the Foreston drug store. We shall shortly need about 100,000 brick. If any one in this county can furnish a first class article, here is a chance. Fresh and genuine garden seeds at Din kins & Co.'s drug store. Messrs. Thomas & Bradham now have at their stables Mr. H. B. Tindal's beautiful horse, which is one of the finest in thE county. B. A. Johnson will pay highest prices foi hides or take them in exchange for leather. Estimates wanted for a two story briel building 53 x 100, fire insurance standard, two stores below and a hall above. Apply to S. A. Nettles for particulars. Be sure and buy your garden seeds from the Foreston drug store. The new hack of Thomas & Bradham's is decidedly the best thing of the kind evel had in this town. No trouble at all to gel into it, and it rides so nicely. It is a pleas ure to ride in this hack. Arrother supply of Red Rust Proof oatt just received at B. A. Johnson's. Have you seen Messenger? He is said tc be the prettiest horse in the State, _and it valued at Sl,,000. He is beautiful in coloi and form. *'Mr. J. W. McLeod will tak' pleasure in showing him to any one. Onion sets and garden seeds at Dinkint & Co.'s drug store. Maj. H. H. Lesesne is dangerously ill a: his home at Jordan. For the past year h< has been suffering with partial parndysis o the right arm, but about ten day ago he hat a stroke that prostrated him for a while Since then he has had several strokes. When you cometo town to buy planta tion groceries an tther supplies, be sure t< get prices from B. Johnson. He will sel as cheap as is pos ble to sell. The county commissioners arc to havy their next meeting Wednesday the 18tI inst., and Chairman Way says they will re main in session till all the funds on nant are paid out. He hopes to be able to pa3 out in full all past and current indebted ness. M. Kalisky has perfected arrangements b: which he can pay the highest prices for al kinds of hides, skins, and furs. We were very much surprised to hear tha cry at the depot the other morning, "Frei hack ride to the -hotel !" The othe: hack driver looked dumbfounded and gavy it up. He could not compete at that price Nothing like competition: two hotels an< two hacks will result in greater conveniene to the traveling public. Buy your garden seeds and onion sets a Dinkins & Co.'s, and "don't you forget it." Mrs. M. A. Brailsford, aged sixty-eigh years, died yesterday morning at the resi dece of her son-in-law, Mr. P. B. Mouzon The funeral services took place in the Meth odist church this morning, after, which he remains were interred in the Manning cem etery. Mrs. Brailsford was an earnes Christian woman, and had for many year been an exemplary member of the Method ist church. Kalisky has just received a full supply c every variety of planting potatoes. Mr. David Levi, St. Paul's merchan prince, was in town to-day, and says that i tne people of this town don't bestir them selves St. Paul will be the principal town ui the county. We know that Mr. Levi is; man with lots of goaheadativeness, and wil do his best to make St. Paul the rival c Manning, but we believe that Manningr getting a move on herself, and will alway be a city compared to the coming village o Santee. Blank titles, mortgages, liens, bills c sale, and other legal blanks for sale at low est prices by Dr. L. W. Nettles, Foreston. We call special attention to the advertise ment of D. H. Wadsworth & Co., of Sumitet which appears in this issue. This estal: lishment is well filled with the choicest lin of dry goods. fancy goods, notions, novc ties, etc. When you go to Sumter, don fail to ask for the Raicket store. It is wort] a visit to that store to see their automati cash carrier, the most unique inventio~n c the age. These gentlemen make low price a specialty, and good bargains can be ha< at their store. All kinds of plows, stocks, points, b:,lts etc., just received at B. A. Johnson's, ani for sale at lowest prices. We have in our office a bcautifui rotlle too walnut 'desk, fitted up with eleve; drawers, ten pigeon holes, etc., and so ai ranged that with a single motion ever drawer and the desk is locked. One tur of the key and raising the top opens ever drawer. It is a convenient thing, and it diicult for us to realize how we ever gc along without it. Everything about it is simple in construction as cuan be, and ther is nothing to get out of order. We bougli it several monins ago from Dullant & Belit zer of Sumter, who keep them always i stock. Just received at M. Kalisky's: Dowla' cotton planters, Dixie boy plo0ws, points an< tad shovels, harness, bridles, etc. Capt D. J. Bradhiam has a saw milli the Fork, a few miles from Mannmng, andi deliveinig lumber promptly in Mlanning regular prices. This isa great conveulene to our p~eople, for the delay andi vexatio usually in getting a bill of lumber is an.' thing Dut pleasant. Capt. Bradham deh' ers promuptly,. ar. a 1'mber is all rig too. A gentiem.n in town w.. coimplainmn last week that b could not get any lumbt from the town mills. We told huu of Cap Biradham's mA!, and he go.t h s lumab proptiy. This '"ip should give he TIMx n navertisemenit. Epworth League Meetings. Please state for the benefit of those whom it may concern, that the meetings of the Epworth L-ague will be held as follows: Religious services every Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Methodist church. Literary meetings first antd third Tuesday eveningsat private residences. Next meet ing to 1.e held at MIr. Geo. 11. Huggins's. liusiness meetings the second Thursday night of each month. JOSEPH SrnoTT, Ju., President. Epworth League Literary Meeting. The next meeting of the Epworth Literary Club will be held at Mrs. Geo. H. Huutgins's, Tuesday evening, Feb.17th. The following programme has been arranged for the occa sion: QrvTTTr-l3y Mrs. R. C. Galluchat, Miss Clara Huggins. Mr. J. H. Lesesne, and Mr.. 0. Richardson. Essav-MIr. S. A. Nettles. RECITATON --Mr. A. W. Knight. SOLO---1is Clara Iluggins. OUTIoN-31r. J. H1. Lesesne. IE.u>IN--Mrs. G. H. Huggins. DLET--.Mrs. '6. A. -Nettles and Miss Bettie Scott. REcITxrION-iMrs. H. A. Lowry. Ess.y-'Mr. J. E. Scott. The3 public is invited to be present at any and all the meetings of the League. A Negro Killed by Harvins' Train. Last Thursday William Servanco, a col ored employee of tLe Harvin brothers, while coming out of the woods, seated on the front part of the tram-engine, attempted as he got opposite his home, to jump from the engine as he had been accustomed to doing. This time, however, he missed his footing. and falling bsneath the wheels was crushed to death. le was horribly mangled, and his head nearly severed from his body. Julv Kellv, vho was in charge of the en gine, says that when he saw that Servance wanted to jump, he asked him to wait until he could stop, but before he had time to shut off the steam, Servance leaped to his death. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict that Servance came to his death by his own carelessness. Summerton News. SrnErmToN, Feb. 10.-We are having very unfavorable weather for farm work and the grCp. S. Warren Nelson's residence was burned one day last week. The Chautauqua Society of this place seems to be in a flourishing condition. It was our pleasure to attend one of their meetings this week. The social as well as the literary feature is very entertaining. Last Friday evening while Mr. and Mrs. Gentry accompanied by Misses Sue Rich ardson and Mary Villepontoux were retirn ing from the plantation, the mule drivLn by Misses Mary and Sue took fright and ran. coming up with the buggy. occupied by Mr. Gentry and wife, smashed one wheel of his butguy, throwing Misses Mary ana Sue out, and bruised them up considerably. It is fortuaite that it was no worse. Yr. H. R. Meldan will leave this morning for Samter, with his family, where he will open up a cabinct shop. We are loath to lose from our village such men as Mr. Mel dan. Mr. H. R. Thomas, one of the railroad commissioners, and his wife were in the village last Monday visiting relatives. Mr. Robbie Smyth is spending some time with his uncle, R. R. Briggs's family. C. Jordan News. JonDAN, Feb. 10.-Mr. S. Warren Nelson; Jr., sustainud a considerable loss in the burning of his barn on Monday night of last week. A lot of crn, fodder, and cot ton seed was destroyed, as was also several agricnltural implements. The loss is about 1,000. The supposed cause of the burn ing is incendiary, though the early hour at which it occurred, 8.30 r~. :u., renders this supposition doubtful. M1r. Nelson was badly binised on his way to the scene of the fire by being thrown out of his buggy, his mule becoming frightened. His injuries were not serions, however. Work on the new academy will begin soon. A handsome building of two stories, with a hall on the first floor and three reci tation rooms on tho second will be erected. J. HOE-M.AF. Facr Ca.uns.-A neatly o namented chair for a sitting room can be made by taking a small wooden-backed rocker with a woven rattan seat and painting it white or light blue, pink or yellow, and then dressing it up with a slumber pillow and a thin square cushion to match. Sometimes the cushion is made long enough to hang down in front nearly to the floor; but it is usually simply a square cushion covered and decorat ed like the pillow. These dainty af fairs are very popular. One white chair which we saw had a pillow and cover, made of very coarse figured wool lace over yellow silk, with the figures ir, the lace pattern drawn out by half solid work in yellow. -'aye Hinm a Choice. IMother-Johnny, I see that your litebrother has the smaller piece of cake. Did you give him his choice, as I told you? Johnny-Yes'm. I told him he could have his choice, the little piece -or none, and he took the little piece. Ist ev ry enfeebled woman know it! There's a medicine that'll cure her, and the proof's positive ! Here's the proof--if it doesn't do you good within reasonable time, report the fact to its makers and get your money back without a word-but you won't do it ! The remedy is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription--and it has proved itself the right remedy in nearly every ease of female weak ness. It is not a miracle. It won't cure everything-but it has done more to build-up tired, enteebled and broken-down women than any other medicine known. Where's the woman who's not ready for it? fAll that we've to do is to get the news to her. The medicine will do the rest. Wanted--Women. First to knowv it. See fond to use it. Third to be cured by it. The one comes of the other. The seat of sick headache is not in the brain. Regulate the stomach and you cure it. Dr. Pierce's Pellets are the little regu lators. Only 23 cents a vial. Accident and Art. -Young Wife-Just to think, Harry Sdear, my new hat blew into the street Sto day, "and was run over by three wagons, four carts, and a cable ear ! Harr-Humph! That mneans a new hat, of course. Y. W.-No, truly. It was rescued, jand I took it to MIne. Wayuppe's, who was perfectly charmed ! The iwagons and things had mangled it in to the most fashionable shape iimagin able, and it is to be trimmed just as it is. You never saw anything so uttely fetehing. IT IS A M3ISTAKE STo try to cure catarrh by using local appl cctiois .Catarrhi is not a local but a consti t utoial disease. It is not a disease of the mn' nose but of the manl. Therefore, t ffct a cure-, requires a constitutional reme dv like Hood's sarsaparilla, which, acting tiough the blood, reaches every part of thie s ystem, expetlling the taint which causes the disease, an-d imparting health. What is a 100) times better than Quinint andt10 veers ahead of doctors in treatini. Fevers of' all kinds? Ans.-.jnhnson's Chil: Cand Fever 'Tonie. Why ? Becaluse one 5t cnt bottle is guaranteed to cure. 'AcideliS (10 11al)I)11. All acidnt polIicy costs very litle A . Nettles. A!.-ont A Letter from Tom. SirvEi, Feb. 9.-I could have writ ten your paper full since my last, but I had to forbear lest I might find my doom in the waste basket, that bosom friend that pockets all such illiterate scribblers. For two weeks I have been on the I go, sonetimes grudgingly, looking after county affairs, getting ready for that augurt body some people call the grand jurors, who look into every body's business except their own. I never knew one, please th6 court, to present themselves. Every approach ing court we court house hunkadoreys look for a slap. Beware, is the watch word. Look out for every bridge that has a hole in it! A man would be better stuffed with straw than to fall into these clutches. My trip has taught me much and caused me some anxious solicitude. I was alone and lonely. I found the roads from Manning to Brewington in most excellent condition. Brew ington lake has many charms for a stranger. The great bridge which spans its wAters is safe to cross. There is no doubt of its excellent condition. A night at Mr. J. H. Johnson's re minded me of home, every comfort necessary to tired nature. His hos pitality is bouutifully bestowed. An early start put us to Foreston, the land of corn. There looked to be some progress from what we saw two years ago, but from general impres sions it will never be a seaport town. I think it is at its best. With all this Foreston is a very pretty and desira ble place in which to live. On leaving Foreston you come in contact with all the trouble of the way, Mt. Hope swamp. The mer chants stand in their own light to suffer this miserable crossing to get in that fix. They for the benefit of their town should contribute liberally to its ood condition. It certainly would benefit their trade. This is the place that gives "Sufferer"such hypochon driacal fears. This is the place he so graphically describes, and says if not looked after a committee of grand jurors would be invited to visit. He certainly forgot Ben Tillman was gov ernor, and that we are straightout Tillman men. But how is the causeway to be remedied ? t was our first visit. I would like it to be the last, because its conditiou satisfied me the people there do not have uuch use for roads or they would certainly work them. This ride of over sixty miles fur nished much food for thought. From St. Marks church up to Santee town ship line the public roads were care fully inspected. I found them all in good traveling order. In this vast territory you have a sandy country with little work to do on roads. I take it for granted it would scarcely pay the committee to visit Mount Hope, for I will be there this week, and if teams are furnished me there need be no more fears entertained by "Sufferer." Wyboo bridges in Santee township were in miserable plight. Public safe ty required newv bridges. The work has been thoroughly done. There Mr. W. G. Frierson. one of the most care ful, public-spirite d young men in that whole section of country, came to my rescue, ordered out the hands, got teams, fixed the causeway, which I found almost equal if not in a worse condition than that of Mount Hope swamp. After a week's tour of inspecting roads I found Silver attractive. I found a welcome invitation to be pres ent on Saturday last at the residence of Judge J. H. Mahoner, to be one of the guests at the infair of my staunch friend, B. W. Cutter, who on Thurs day previous married one of Claren don's most charming adopted daugh ters, Miss Lee Boswell. I need not say that the dinner gave us undivided attention. All who have articipated at Mrs. Mahoney's table will readily admit that force of argu ment is always on the side of the hun gry. The table presented every vari ety in the eating line. The guests, who consisted of some of the best young men and ladies, were delight fully entertained da .ring the day in pleasant conversation and other en joyments. The bride and groom were the happy recipients of several valua ble presents by Mr. and Mrs. Ma honey. The day was one of the most social gatherings we ever attended. Silver has taken on new life. The colored people have erected a new two-story building which is a credit to their race. The lower story will be used as an academy, the upper as a lodge room. Thisjis progress, an ex ample to the white people. Mr. T. B. Owens has purchased a lot from Mr. A. W. Thames near the depot, and is building a fine resi dence. He will also construct a ma chine shop, where business in his line will be neatly and cheaply done. Mr. A. C. Briggs has also made ar rangements with a contractor, and is erecting a fine dwelling. The Silver Academy, controlled by Mr. Grier White, is in successful op eration. The Sunday-school in con nection with the Academy is one of the finest in the county. It has never gone into winter quarters. Much sickness in our community. Tno grip is master of the situation, and there is scarcely a household but what is suffering from this malady. TOM. Eczema from Childhood. When an infant my body broke out all over with an eruption or rash, which became more aggravated as I grew older. From early childhood until I was grown my family spent a fortune trying to cure me of the dis ease. Every noted physician in our section wvas tried or consulted. When I came of age I visited Hot Springs, Ark., and was treated there by the best medical men, but was not bene titld After that, under the advice of a noted specialist, I tried the cele hirated Clifton Springs, Newv York, w itout any good results. When all tings had failed I determined to try S. S S.ad in four months was en tirlv cured. The terrible eczema wvas al gone, not a sign left; my general 'elth built up), and I have never had n return of the disease. I have since recommended S S. S. to a num Iber of frieuds for skin diseases, erup tions, etc., and have never known of a failure to cure. IriPa GEo. W. Inwix, Iwn a Tratise on blood and skin diseases malile free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlannta, Ga. Office of LE V BROTHERS, Dealers in General Merchandise. SUMTI, S. C., Feb. 3, 1891. Editor Manning Times:--In a few days we propose having a arand open ing of spring gocds of every descrip tion, and we can safely say that it will be the handsomest display ever placed on exhibition in the city of Sumter. The goods are arriving on every train, and our clerks are busy opening them up. They have been instructed to mark each piece of goods in plain figures, so that when our grand open ing takes place every person that hon ors our establishment with a visit can see for themselves how extrem3ly low our goods will be sold. While these goods are coming in we wish our friends to know that we still have a great many inducements to of fer them in the way of heavy or wool en goods, and these must be sold re gardless of price, because we have adopted a rule to clear our shelves of all goods that are about going out of season. This rule we will stick to, for it pays better to sell off than to carry over old stock. As the winter season draws to a close in order to unload what winter goods might be on hand, we mark down everything, thus giv ing our many patrons an excellent op portunity of buying very cheap, cheaper in fact than they can be re placed for. Every reader of the Times is aware of the fact that since the passage of the McKinley bill everything in wool en goods advanced in price, but for tunately for ourselves and also for the people that entrusted us with their confidence and patronage, we watched the congressional proceedings, and as soon as we saw that Mr. McKinley was about to be successful, we at once began making contracts for fu ture delivery with the largest dry goods, clothing, carpet, and hat fac tories, and some of our future deliv ery contracts were not completed un til last month. By doing this we had the advantage of every other merchant, and avoided the sudden advance in price. We did the same with our shoe contracts, and we can now sell shoes right from our shelves as cheap as some merchants can buy them at wholesale. Hence the McKinley bill has not hurt us, but gave those who are buying from us a decided advantage over their neigh bors that buy elsewhere. In our last letter we spoke of our business in fertilizers, and we believe we have doubled all the other houses in Sumter in this line. When car af ter car came into Sumter loaded with guano last fall it was a great surprise to merchants as well as farmers, but they now see that we knew what we were doing by placing our contracts far in advance of everybody else. As a consequence we are selling cotton seed meal seventy-five cents a ton cheaper than it can be bought to-day at the factories, and we are doing the same with guanos and all other fer tilizers. We realize the fact that our patrons are principally farmers, and it be hooves us to look out for their inter ests, because by benefitting the farmer we are3 benefitting the mainstay to the immenise business conducted by us, and we advance as the farmer ad vances. We have everything in the grocery line that a well regulated household can desire or a plantation may use, and we ask your readers to come to Sumter and give our establishment a call After examining our goods and getting our prices we are satisfied that we can sell to the closest buyer, be cause we are close buyers ourselves and in the center of close competi tion, hence our small profits and quick sales. Respectfully, LEVI BROTHERS. $20 per Bushel ror Cotton Seed. I am now offering 100 bushels of a new variety of improved Peterkin Seed for sale at $20 per bushel, or $5 per peck. It is a limed cluster, vecry prolific, fruits from the ground to thc top, and matures every boll. Not liable to dry forms on stalk like other prolifics; not liable to fall out like other clusters; makes about the same turn-out of lint as the well known Peterkin, (from 38 to 40 per cent.) I have three years experience with this cotton, and can say I believe it to be the best cotton now in existence. I have never offered it for sale before, and have only 100 bushels for sale. Order right away if you want them. I am still offering my well known variety at $1.50 per bushel, price reduced on large orders. Cash must accompany orders and freight prepaid, as railroad will not accept cotton seed without prepaying freight. The price on improved seed will not be reduced by taking over a peck, but will be in the others if ordered in large lots. The farmer who buys a peek of the im proved seed, will consider himself fortunate next fall. I have never seen anything to equal it. JAS. A. PETERKIN. Fort Motte, S. C., Jan. 22, 1891. Three Monthis Free at Clafi in University. Owing to a special appropriation from the Peabody educational fund, we arei en abled to offer the advantages of Claflin Uni versity to the colored toechers of the State for three months free of ch argo. On Tuesday, February 2nd, 1891, a teach ers' class will be formed, and instruction will be given in the theory and practice of teaching, such as is customary in Teachers' Institutes. Teachers will have the additional adyan tage of entering any of the regular classes in the University, either for review or ad vance work. The State Superintendent of Education will provide for a special examination on Monday. April 27th, and certificates will be aarded to all successful candidates. A series of lectures will be given on im portant subjects by several of the most pop ulr educators in the State. Teachers can enter at any time, but the earlier the better. B3oard can be had at the University for S4 per month. Books can be purchased or rented from the University book store. For further information, ad dress, L. M1. DUTNTON, President, Clafin University, Orangeburg, S. C. Bad Roads at Mt. Hope. Earron MAxxxo TDIzs:-I have been in formied that one of those efficnt county commissioners found his way to Mt. Hope swamp. There is at least three hundred v ards of bog and water near the top of it, nd he has ordered out the bands at this season of the year, with instructions to put it in proiper condition. How are they to do it ? if he had found his way down there last summer, it then could have been made The only course now is to hire teams and haul in so'lid earth and raise the rozd bed and bridges, and if those whose duty it has been don't attend to it they should give way to those who will. The citizens in this sec Ition are not disposed to submit quietly any longer. sUFFERtER. Foreston, Feb. 9. ENTITLED) TO THlE BE"'T. All are entitled to the best that their muon ey will buy, so every famiily should have, a1 once, a bottle of the best family remedy. srup of figs, to cleanse the system wvher costive or bilious. For sale in 50c. and SJ bttie by all lading druggists 3. Hope Swamp Causeway. MR. EDrron:-My attentior. has been called to a communication signed "sufferer,' in your issue of the MArso Tnms of Feb. 4th with head lines, "Bad Roads Near For eston." That communication is calculated to mislead the public mind,':(that is the head lines), and as it really seems from its spirit and intention was intended more to sling mud upon the board of county com missioners. "Sufferer" in presenting the public of such an important matter which concerns the public travel, should never screen him self in ,mibush, for really the causeway re ported was just in the condition set forth by him. I am ready to admit all that he says of Mt. Hope Swamp. I never saw the place but once. Then I was there to devise some plan to work it. This is one of those un fortunate piece of roads that require hauling: if worked at all it has to be done by wagons. This is my first year in that locafity. But who is to blame for this condition of things ? Was it Mr. Horton, who had charge last year? No, for he doubtless labored under the very same disadvantage with which I now have to contend. He made us a good commissioner. Then who is at fault? Let us see. Has "Suffvrer" joined his neigh bors, iike a good citizen, to put this cause way in proper traveling order? Has he been as ready to work and furnish his teams as he has been to jump into the newspaper and borrow conclusions? I have always thought and still think it shows bad faith upon the part of any man to condemn a public officer for what "Suf ferer" or any other good citizen liable to road duty ought to have done and helped to do themselves. Has "Sufferer" been as willing to show his public spirit in helping his overseer in fixing this part of the road by hauling dirt, as he has shown to the peo ple by going into the newspapers? I find all the roads in Brewington town ship in good condition except this cause way. I was there ten days ago. It was my first trip. I appointed an overseer with in structions to put the causeway in condition at once. If it has not been done, the fault does not lie with the county commissioners. The trouble must be with those who have the work to do. I will say this much, that all the committees sent out by the grand jury never can make men work the roads, nor help the causeway one iota. I awfully fear "Sufferer" belongs to this class who never are wiliing to do road duty. Others are led to follow his example. This must be the logical conclusion for many com plain just as he does, who never do one single thing for the public roads. T. A. WAY. STATE oF Omro, Crrr or ToLEDo, ss. LucAs Coux. s Franik J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of one hundred dol lars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's catarrh cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, SEAL lKotary Public. Hall's catarrh enre is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sy.tem. Send for testimo nials free. F. J. CnENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, 0. .;r-Sold by druggists, 75c. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla. When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Chilren. she gave them Castria, Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures every pop, or no pay. One bottle Johnson's Chill and Feve; Tonic guaranteed to cure and prevent thi return of fever. Price 50 cents. M~Iany i'ersols Are broken down from o-erwork or household cares Brown's Iron Blitters rebuilds the system, aids d igestion, removes ex cess of bile, end cures malaria. Get the genumne Needing a tonic, or children that want building u p, shoud take BROWN'S !!O BITTERS. It is pleasanit ; ::Re, cures Malaria, Indiges tion. and Biliou:r All dealers keep it. The Labor Question in Clarendon. Wrtsoss, S. C., Feb. 11.-After a long gloomy, cloudy, and wet spell of weather, looks like we may have some nice one now to the great joy of the farmiers. The farm ers in this section are behind with thei: work because of the bad weather we've. beez having. Then another cause of the backt wardness is, a great many have not beer able to get hands. This seems to be a gen eral complaint this year, more so than eve: before. Truly the labor problem is getting cac year to be a vexed and momentous one Its proportions are almost equal to th great race question. Indeed, in our judg ment they seem to be merging into one an< the same thing. We ought not and canno find it in our hearts to grudge even thi poor negro of that which we are all stain, so hard to get, of that which everybody ad vises everybody else to lay hold on, of tha which nobody can take from us-an educa tion. But, it seems to work in almost di rect conflict to the interest of the white man the farmer more especially. Give the negr< an education, and he is a negro no more He loses his negro qualities at once; an' wvhile it doesn't change his color much, h feels himself equal to any man, the wbit man especially. And just here the troubl comes in with the farmer, As soon as th negro gets a little knowledge stuck into hi head he becomes a "gentleman of color, negro no longer, and of course doesn't wan to be "bossed" but wants to be a "boss" him self. He goes to some merchant, gives lien, buys a mule, a Texas pony, or mori generally an ox, rents a piece of ground ''sets up" for himself, and, then, oh then The English language doesn't possess word big enough to "express him." This is the identical case this year. Tb "gentleman of eclor" seems bent and deter mined not to work for a white man, if h can possibly help it, and by jndicious qne tioning, it can be very easily learned tha this is a very general understanding amon: them this year. A good Inany farmers still haven't sufi cient hands and it seems doubtful abor getting them, unless they rent. In ou opinion the lien law has much to do witl this labor question. But for fear of th waste basket, we forbear. Next Friday night, being the second Fri day night, is the time for the regular meet ing of the U. H. C. at Wilsonis. A larg crowd and a nice program is expected. Al are invited to come. B3. POWDE Absolutely Pure.' A cream ct tartar baking powder. Hligi est of all in leavening strength.- -U. S. Gol ennnent Report, Awuq. 17, 1880. Public School Notice. OFFICE SCHOOL COMIISSIONER, CL.U:ENDON CoUNTY. Manning, S. C., Jan. 10, 1891. ON ACCOUNT OF INSPECTING TH schools in the different sections of tl county I will be in my oflice Fridays at Saturdays only until further notice. L. MOTTE RAGIN, Schoo Commissioner C. C. NOTICE TO TEACHERS. OFFICE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, CLARENDON COUNTY. 1lanning, S. C., Jan. 30, 1801. T HE WHITE TEACHERS OF THE free public schools in Clarendon county are hereby requested to meet at court house at Manning, on Saturday, the 14th day of February next, for the purpose of organizing a "Teachers' Association." An interesting program will be arranged, several tcachers having consented to take part in the exercises. The Association will also recommend two of their number as a Board of Examiners to State Superintendent of Education. The colored teachers of the county are requested to meet the following Saturday, Feb. 21st, to organize a similar Association. L. MOTTE RAGIN, School Commissioner. Notice to Creditors. ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS against the estate of Caroline B. Jones will present them duly attested, and those owing said estate will make payment to MARY C. JONES, Jan. 27, 1891. Executrix. NOTICE OF RECISTRATION. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF CLARENDON. ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVIS ions of an act of the General Assembly, ratified on the 9th day of February, 1882, I will be in the cour. house in Manning, in the office of the clerk of the coart, the first Monday of each month, for the purpose of allowing persons coming of age since the last general election to register, and to at tend to any other business pertaining to my official duties. S. P. HOLLADAY, Supervisor Registration Clarendon Co. P. 0. Address: Panola, S. C. Upside Downa 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Turn these figures upside down, and in place of 9's you have 6's. See? 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 We are turning prices upside down, and the difference between our upset prices and other prices is The Difference Between 6 and 9, The difference between 6 and 9 is 3, and this shows the important fact that the Aukoi Uioro's Prics are One-third iLos than those of any other house in Sumter. These are facts, solid and stubborn. They are not to be got away with by any cheap de vice of bluff or bravado. We place our goods on the market fur ouality, not quan tity, against those of competing firms, and say: MEET OUR PRICES! That's a sort of meeting that nobody's heard of so far, and nobody will hear of it. We have facilities for buying that makes us, practically, Masters of the Market. But all of this is talk. What is there in it ? Be the judge yourself. Come and see how much you can save by buying of us. Embroideries, Laces, Check Piques and Nainsooks, Sateens and Ginghams are the proper things now. In Muslin Underwear we have a small select stock at correct prices. 0. II, WADSWORTH & CO., RACKET STORE, Main St., Sumter, S. C. CRAND ANNOUNCEMENT 247 King St., Opposite Hasell, CHARLESTON, S. C. Hed-Quiiarr for all fl00r 00vriBni tUpholstering Goods and Draperies 0: all kinds. THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE STATE We quote a few of our specialties: Brussels Carpet at 65, 75, 85, and $1 pel yard. Velvet Carpet at $1.25, $1.40, and S1.5( per yard. Ingrain Carpet at at 50, 60, 70, and 90c per yard. Hemp Carpet at 20, 25, and 30c. per yard Straw M.4tings at 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, ant 35c. per 3:ad. Rugs at 75, $1.25, $2.00. $2.50, to $9 each Window Shades at 50, 75, $1.00, and up Cornic3 Poles at 25, 35, and 50c. Full stock of Lace Curtains from 90c. t< $15.00 per pair. SSpecial attention given to all orders. W< guarantee satistaction. To give us a tria order is to come again, as our prices are th lowest. Sec. and Treas. Manager. CEO. W. STEFFENS & SON -WHOLESALE Grocers i Liquor Dealers Agents for the "Celebrated Dov< Hams." 107 & 190 East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Stallion Kentucky. STALLION KENTUCKY, BY AN IM ~ported sire and an Arabian dam, wi: stand at our stables during the seasor Owned by H. B3. Tindal. For term apply to THOMAS & BRADHAM, Livery and Sale stables, Manning, S. C. Stallion Messenger. T HIS IS PROBABLY THE FINES stallion ever brought into Clarendor Owned by A. J. Salinas & Sons. Took firn premium at State Fair. Will stand for $2 Bin advance. Apply to.WMcED Manning, S. C. Just arrived at M. Levi's 40,000 pounds oic d An .Y ESTABLISHED 1842. G, S, Hacker & Son, CHARLESTON, S. C. James F. Walsh, WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER. HIGH GRADE LIQUORS. 199 Meeting st., CHARLESTON, S. C. TENNESSEE WAGONS FOR SALE BY S, A. RIGBY, Manning, S, C, One of the best, strongest, lightest-run ning, and most lasting wagons made. Also road carts and buggies. FROM THE PAL.METTO STATE. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 23rd, 1889. Please forward at once a gross Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic. BHave not had a bot tie returned so far. A good seller. I am well pleased. W. C. McGREGOR. Summerville, S. C., Dec. 19,1889. I believe Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic will do all you claim for it. H. J. W. GROVERMAN, White Pond, S. C., Dec. 20th, 1889. I am pleased with the Tonic. Reports are all favorable. Not one bottle returned. H. W. SCOTT. Wallaceville, S. C., Dec. 20th, 1889. The Chill and Fever Remedy received from you came too late to make rapid sales, but we have sold 19 bottles and have not had one returned. Gives entire satisfac tion so far as heard from. WINGARD & BRO. Guaranteed to be 100 times better than quinine in the treatment of all fevers. Price 50c. A. B. GIRARDEAU, SOLE PROPRIETOR, Savannah, Ga. For sale at Manning, S. C., by 3. G. Din kins & Co., Louis Loyns, and Moses Levi. AT.ANTIC COAST LINE. Northeastern Railroad. CHAELEstoN, S. C., Nov. 16, 1890. On and after this date the following pas senger schedule will be in effect: OnTAE BOUND. *No 60 *No 78 *No 14 tNo 4 Lv Charleston 400 p m 115am 4w30 p m 735am Lv Lanes 5 57 pm 3 00 am 6 29 pm 1 45p m Ar Florence 7 40 pm 4 20 am 7 55 pm 5 40p m SOUTH BOUND. *No 81 *No27 *No 23 tNo 3 Lv Florence 8 30 am 1 35am 10 35 am 800am Lv Lanes 10u07 am 250am 1215am 2 00pm Ar Charleston 11 59am 5 00 am 2 40 am 6 20p m Nos 14 and 23 stop at all stations on sig nal; Nos 27 and 78 stop at Lanes and Moncks Corner; No 78 stops at Kingstree also. Nos 3 and 4 are the local freight. Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad. WILMINGTON, N. C., Nov. 16, 1890. TRAINS GoING SoUTE. *No 23 *No 27 Lv Wilmington 6 10 p m 10 10 p ni Lv Marion 9 33 pm 12 40p m Ar Flor 10 20pm 1 20 a m *No 50 tNo 58 Lv Florence 320am 825am Ar Sumter 4 35haem 935am Ar Columbia 6 15 a m TRAINs GoING NORTB. *No 51 tNo 59 Lv Columbia 10 35 p m Lv Sumter 11 58 pm 6 40p m Ar Florence 115am 7 5 pm *No 78 *No 14 Lv Florence 4 35 am 8 15p m Lv Mrion 5 20 am 8 55p m Ar Wilmington 8 35 am 11 45p m -Daily. tDaily except Sanday. Train on C & D R R connects at Florence with No 58 No 5S connects at Florence with C & D train for Chl raw and Wadesboro Nos 78 and 14 make close connection at Wilmington with W & W R R for all points north Train on Florence R R leaves Pee Dee daily except Sunday 440 p m, arrive Row land 7 00 p m. Returning leave Rowland 6 30 a n, arrivee wee Dee 8 50 a m. Train on Manchester & Augusta R leaves Sumter daily except Sunday 10 50 a m, arrive Remini 12 01 p m. Returning leave Remini 12 15 p mi, arrive Sumter 1 30 p m. Central H. R. of S, C. January 19, 1891. TBAINs GOING NOBTE. *No 52 tNo 12 Lv Charleston 7 00 am 9 01a m Lv Lanes 830am 240pm Lv Foreston 853am 325pm Lv Wilsons 9 00 am 3 50p m LvManning 9 10am 4 10 pm Lv Hrvins 9 19 am 4 30p m ArSumter 9 40 am 6 20p m Ar Columbia 10 55 a m TRAINS GOING SoUTE. *No 53 tNo 11 Lv Columbia 5 00 p m LvSumter 625pm 830am Lv Harvins 6 45 pm 10 20a m Lv Manning 6 55 pm 11 20a m L Wilsons 7 03 pm 11 50a m Lv Foreston 710pm 1215pm ArLanes 740pm 145pm Ar Chareston 9 30 pm 6 20p m 'Daily. tDaily except Sunday. J. R. KENLY, J. F. DrvlNE, Asst. Gen'l Mang'r Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMnsoN, Gen'l1Passenger Agent. Charleston, Sumter, & Northern Railroad, IN EFFCT AUGUsT, 17, 1890. North MAIN LINE South 3 1 2 4 Leave Arrive p5 10 6 00 Charleston 11 00 9 3( 6 50 7 27 Pregnals 9 35 7 22 7 05 7 40 Harleyville 9 25 7 of 7 28 8 22 Holly Hill 9 02 0 li 7 44 9 00 Eutawville 8 47 5 4l 757 925 Vances 835 52( 8 30 10 15 St Panl 8 03 4 3( 8 37 10 27 Sumimerton 7 56 4 li 8 47 10 47 Silver 7 4 3 51 8 57 11 06 Packsville 7 37 3 4: 9 07 11 30 Tindal 7 27 3 2: 9 20 12 00) Sumter 7 15 3 0( rM M AM P3 -0 North. H.nuN Crrr BRANCH. South. 23 21 22 24 Leave Arrive 8 00 12 15 Vances 8 25 4 44 8 15 12 34 Snells 8 11 4 2 8 22 12 43 Parlers 8 04 4 1 8 35 1(00 Harlin City 7 50 4 0 North POND BLUFF BnA&NcH. South r27 28 9 20 a m Eutawville 11 10 a n .t9 32 a in Belvidere 10 58 a n 9 45 am Ferguson 10 45a n Trains 2 and 3 run daily; other train daily except Sunday. Trains 2 and 3 have through cars betweel -Charleston and Sumter. I. W. FOWLER, HEMME'S RESTAURANT, 228 KING STREET, Opposite Academy of Music, CHARLESTON, S. 0. Dr. H. BAER, WHOLIlALS DZ I , CHARLESTON, S. C. Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Foreign and Domestic Chemicals, &c. Show cases of all sizes. The Bailey-Lebby COMPANY. 213 Meeting St., Opposite Charleston Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. Manufacturers' Agents, Machinery, Supplies, Qilz. Attention mill men! We are now offer ing the best and latest improved -AND G0-rist Mi311s. Iron, Steel, Pipe, Nails, Fitting, Belt. Lacing, and a fall line of Phosphate and Mill Supplies. State agents for THE SCIENTIFIC GRINDING MILLS. jfSend for our new illustrated catalogue and lowest prices. Agents wanted in every county. Steno Phos. Works, E. N. FROST & CO., Props, CHAREESTON, S. C. MASUATE HIGH GRADE Stono Soluble Guano. Stono Acid Phosphate. Stono Dissolved Bone. Genuine German Kainit. Floats, Fish Scrap. Cotton Seed Meal. Ash Element, &c., &c. Geo. A. Schiffley . AND FEED STABLES. 30 Chalmers Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. faFine horsesan mueeosnty on hand. W. J. Ba% Sales Stables. Removed to cor. Market & Church streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. EAT AND DRIN I have opened a first-class liquor saloond in the city of Sumter, in the Solomouns building on Liberty street, where I will I.IUOR, TOBACC, CICARS,~ and all kinds of smokers' articles. My ma loon will be managed by a first-class bar.g tender, who will prepare all the latestinian.' cy drinks at the shortest notice. I have also gone to considerable expense in prepaning a2z rirSt-ClaSS RestauraAt in the rear of my saloon. My tables willbe filled with the very best the market affrds, and this branch of my business will be U.-' der the supervision of one who bas served as chief cook in several fine restaurants. The trade of my Clarendon Friends s respectfully solicited. Come to see me, take adrink of somethin~g good, and then sit down to a meal that will serve as an mu tation to call again. WOLKOVISKIE & CO., sumter. S. C. ~~ CHARLESTON Mattress Mfg Co,d MANUFACTURERS OF High Grade Moss, Hlair, & Wool Mattresses, Office & salesroom, 552 and 554 Kingast., CHARLESTON, S. C. Reduced price list, for fall trade, 1890. Mattresss,-assorted stripe ticking: No. 1, Straw and Cotton, $2; No. 2, $2.50; No. 3. S-255. No. 1, Excelsior and Cotton, $3.50; No. 2, 53; No. 3, $3.50. No. 1. Husk and Cotton, $3; No. 2, $3.50; No. 3, $4. No. 1, Cotton Mi~ttress, 40 lbs., 55; No. 2, $7;No. 3 $8. Prices quoted on Wool Mattresses if desired. No.]3, Moss Mattresses, $5; No.2, $6; No. 3, $7. No. 1, Hair Mattress, $10;No. 2, $15; No. 3, $20. Bed Spreads, $1.54) toSS. - Comforts, 95c. to $4.50. Blankets, 90 cents to $5. Feathers in best ticking at 75 cents per pounad, plain or fancy stripe made up. Lounges in imitation walnut, oak, and ma hogany. In raw silk, $4; carpet, $5;moquett plush, $6.50. Upholstered cots, $2 to $3. Spring beds, $1.50 to $5. Buy direct from the factory. Send cash by express or postal note to T. H. McCALL, Gen'l Sup't. EVERY MAN --oUGHT TO Insure His Home AGAI~sT Loss BY FIRE. Insure in. the Agency of MANNING, . C.