The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 11, 1894, Image 2
THE IANEIG TIMES3
LOUIS APPELT, Editor.
Wednesday, July 11, 1S94.
GANTT EASILY ANSWERED.
In last week's issue of the Pied
mont Headlight Editor Gantt belched
up a lot of his venom and fired it at
the Times. He not only misrepre
sented us in his several paragraphs
of his stuff, but he wilfully made a
charge against us that is not true.
The Manning Times is not controlled
by any man or set of men outside of
the editor, and it always tries to be
fair and just even to its opponents.
We are not disposed to abuse and
misrepresent our opponents in or
out of the Reform Movement, and
when we think a man has been wil
fully misrepresented and slandered
as John McLaurin has been by the
Headlight we endeavor to expose the
motive for the misrepresentation.
We will not sit idly by and see the
editor of the Headlight or anyone
else attempting to smash character
and confidence to gratify a petty
spleen and jealousy.
He calls the editor of the Times
"McLaurin's Cuckoo," but as Gantt
has been commissioned by one high
in authority as the greatest prevari
cator in the State, his calling us a
cuckoo will be taken to be meant
that the editor is not a cuckoo, and
fartherest from one, because a man
that "can out lie them all" would
hardly come within shooting distance
of truth.
The Headlight has put some ques
tions to us and asks that we answer
its questions; it also asks . that we
publish the paragraph containing the
questions, which we will do to keep
it from whining out that we have not
treated it fairly. The paragraph al
luded to reads thus:
"We freely admit that Hon. J. E.
Tindal is an honest and nice gentle
man, but assert that he is not a suit
able candidate for our Reformers to
elect Governor, and for these reasons,
which we think will be satisfactory:
1st. He has given employment to
avowed Antis over true and loyal Re
formers. 2d. His head clerk is now
an outspoken Bntler man and was at
the Greenwood "black jack" meeting
hurrahing for Butler and Gordon,
after Gordon had denounced and in
sultelour Ref6rmers in his speech.
3d.-r. Tindal at first refused to
0submit his claims to our Reform
voters, but withdrew from the race be
cause the Antis were not given an
opportunity to came candidates for
the farmers. 4th. Every old ringrule
paper in the State is helping Tindal.
-Will the Manning Times please re
produce this paragraph and then pro
ceed to show why, under these ar
raignments, that J. E. Tindal is bet
ter fitted to represent our Reformers
than John Gary Evans, whom the
Antis hate worse than old satan?"
Here is our answer:
1. The employees in the Secretary
of State's office, appointed by Mr.
Tindal, are true Reformers, and it is
not true that Antis were appointed
over Reformers by Mr. TindaL. Col.
James Gibbes, agent for the State
Sinking Fund Commission, is an
Anti and has his desk in the Secre
tary of State's office, but he does not
hold his appointment from Mr. Tin
dal, but from the Sinking Fund Com
mission, which is composed of the
or, Comptroller General, At -
torney eral and others, and if weJ
are correctly i wmwed the position is'
one that needs an expeienc'ed man
who will take his chances for com
pensation out of commissions.
2d. Captain W. R. Brooks is the
head clerk in Mr. Tindal's office, and
'we know that he was very. active in
-organizing Reform clubs in Richland
county in former campaigns when it
meant social ostracism in Columbia,
but in spite of it and the insults and
sneers of his former friends he went
ahead pushing on the cause of Re
form, and his work received the high
est praise from the Columbia Register
whose editor at that time was T. L.
Gantt, now the editor of the Head
light. We do not doubt that Capt.
Brooks is supporting Senator Butler,
neither are we surprised when we re
member that blood is thicker than
water, and that Capt. Brooks is sup
prting his kinsman. He is giving
en. Butler his support openly, and
by doing so shows his manhood.
Were Mr. Tindal to dismiss Capt.
Brooks for being a supporter of Gen.
Butler, then we would be forced to
say that Mr. Tindal was not a broad
minded gentlemen, fit to enjoy the
-honor of holding high position from
the people of South Carolina. Were
he to dismiss Capt. Brooks or any
other clerk for supporting Gen. But
ler, or even Evans, Ellerbe or Pope
he would be converting a public
trust into a machine of political op
pression to further his individual
ends instead of the betterment of the
people that reposed this trust in
him.
3d. Mr. Tindal never has refused
to submit his claims to our Reform
voters, nor did he withdraw from the
race because the Antis were not
given an opportunity to name candi
dates for the farmers, and no one
knows it better than the Headlight's
editor. Mr. Tindal never was a can
didate until after persistent urging
on the part of his friends in and out
of the county. It was Mr. Tindal's
desire to not enter the race, and so
wrote in a letter to Abbeville, but
when his constituents appealed to his
patriotism to come forward as the
best man to perpetuate the Reform
cause he consented, and we say right
here if Mr. Tindal is not the choice
of a majority of the Reformers he
does not expect the nomination from
any other source.
4th. If the old ring rule papers in
theiState are trying to help Tindal
we can assure the pessimistic Gantt
that it is entirely gratuitous. If Mr.
Tindal had been allowed to gratify
his own wishes he to-day would not
be going over the State making
sphes as a candidate for we know
how anxious he was to come home to
give his private interests a much
needed attention. Now why ought
Tindal be better fitted to fill thei
dfice of Governor than John Gary
,vans? He ought to be on account
if his unquestioned ability. His
,ears of experience obtained by:
ravel and education. His past ef- ,e
orts in the work of Reform. His the
rears of hard labor at a rsonal sae- cal
ifice for the agricult u its of the wa,
ountry. His special fitness for re- ha<
itoring peace and harmony among jin
;he people, and because the labor wh
and money interests have full confi
lence in him. co1
Senator Evans is a good, true Re- sor
.ormer, and one that has been an tio:
ble exponent of Reform measures. ve
rhe records are sparkling all over I
ike brilliant gems with his achieve- ott
nents, but he is young and can afford hai
o wait. Ut
This is a Farmers' Movement and **
i farmer should hold first place in it- no
gri
GANTT AGAIN ANSWERED. an
"Here is your proof that John L. sc
9fcLaurin is an enemy to Gov. Till- cl
nan at heart, and now we want to thi
see if the editor of the Manning in
rimes has gumption and independ
mce enough to digest the evidence: tin
L. McLaurin refused to answer upon an
he stand at Spartanburg the direct wa
iuestion of whether he was for Butler .
>r for Tillman for the U. S. Senate. Tb
1. While in Washington he runs to- nu
,ether with G. W. Shell, and they are un
:olitical bed-fellows; and Shell wrote
i letter to Greenville in the interest ole
f Butler, while his postmaster in
hat city has flopped over to Butler. ap
3. McLaurin wrote one of the dirt- 80
est attacks upon Tillman and the ac
Reform Movement ever published,
mnd which was designed tc injure the wi
3overnor. 4. The man McLaurin tri
ippointed postmaster at Darlington g
'D'do,
mnd who remained with him in the
Washington for about a year, has ed
iow taken the road in the interest of an
Butler. There are no "insinuations" k
n these assertions, are they?" ri
1st. McLaurin, we are proud to stc
say, had the manhood- to refuse to fo
gratify one who he had denounced as i
I "political hell hound that could be tax
bought like a piece of dog meat on fo<
he market." His constituents know wa
-xactly where he stands in the con- '
iest between Tillman and Butler, and so,
hey are satisfied. in
2d. McLaurin is a gentleman and sa,
reats Capt. Shell as one. He was be
aot sent to Washington to refuse to pe
be social with men that happen to ar<
aot like the Headlight's patron saint en
0<
enator Irby. He was sent there
it
2owever to work for his people and th4
ie is doing it. It matters not what in
shell did, McLaurin is not his spon- an
or and has no control over his ac- u
:ions. pa
3d. We deny the assertion that
EcLaurin ever wrote an attack on
l'ilman and the Reform Movement.
Ee did write a letter in -which be
;aid to the people to send Tillman on
o the Senate where his destructive ye
genius will find a plenty to keep it us
employed. McLaurin's enemies CS
ned to make the public believe this fo
:o be an attack and laid great stress m
>n illman's genius being called de- a
structive, but when Tilman gets to n
the Senate they will change their to
tunes and the last one will be prais- hc
ing Tillman for bringing that de- r~
atructive genius into play and there- W
by destroy the evils now existing. w
4th. Waddill is the man McLaurin b
had aippointed postmaster for Dar-tl
lington, but he failed to secure hisF
commission. This left Waddill in bi
the cold and McLaurin could do no
more for him. The result was that "'
Waddill, unable to secure more fa- P~
vors, turned his back on McLaurin tL
and is now one of his bitterest ene
mies. Waddill is working in Butler's ai
interest and at the same time he h4 5
bentrying to work u opo h0
McLaurin. T re 4ctswi th h
nothin~oii lature of an insinua-w
about them.
If exposing the hypocrital preten-N
tions of a cer tain set of political' pie
hunters is an attack on the Reform
Movement then McLaurin is certainlyW
guilty of the charge. He did eay
that he was opposed to men asking
for the votes of the people with noth- t
ing more to recommend them than
their ability to imitate Ben Tillman. s
From a variety of unforeseen cir- b
cumstances the Antis are finding they ei
are not so indifferent to the Sena
torial race as they thought they were.
They tried to make us believe they
had but little preference as between
Tillman and Butler; but the plot
thickens as the rocks fly. A few days fc
from now mud and torches and ban
ners and paid howlers and hotel fc
speeches and abominations in gen
eral will be revived in regulation fC
"peace and unity" style. Their motto
is "Butler or Bu4"-a bust disastrous, d
complete and final.-Aiken Times.
Sumter District Conference. ur
Following is a list of the members and C
delegates who are expected to attend the et
Sumter district conference, to be held in ir
Manning Methodist church, Aug 1-->, 1894.
Rev. W. C. Power, Presiding Elder.
Sumter Station - Rev. J. W. Daniel,
Rev. W. WV. Mood. F. A. Tradewell, F.
A. Folsom. Ex-officio: R. 0. Pardy, J. M. ei
Knight. e
Sumter City Mission-Rev. T. G. Her- m
bert, J. N. Phillips, C. L. Rhame.
Sumter Circuit-Rev. T. J. White. Rev.
H. A. Bass, L. E. White, S. J. Brown.
Manning Station-Rev. H. M. Mood, J.
W. McLeod, S. A. Nettles. Ex-officio-J.
F. Rhamne.
Jordan Circuit-Rev. R. A. Few, Rev. S,
W. Kirton, W. T. Sprott, P. E. Ridgeway. 0
Exofficio-J. A. Sprott.c
Santee Circuit-Rev. C. W. Creighton,
Rev. N. J. Brown, Rev. J. A. Atkins, R. H.
Griffin, J. S. Watt, L. M. Bagin. 7
Foreston Circuit-Rev. E. H. Beckham, JR
Rev. Wmn. Carson, Dr. L. W. Nettles, J. W. q
Cole.
New Zion Circuit-Rev. J. C. Davis, Rev.
L. E. Smith, Rev. J. P. W. Gibbons, J. P.
Thomas, S. C. Turbeville, W. J. Keels. V
Lynchburg Circuit-Rev. I). A. Darby, tA
Rev. W. M. Baker, U. W. Scott, W. J. Mc- ft
Leod.
Oswego Circuit-Rev. B. 31. McLeod.
Rev. T. WV. Munnerlyn, Rev. - Michaw, fu
Rev. J. B. Weldon, Rev. B. M1. Robertson. Y
L. A. White, J. E. Renmbert, W. T. Me. h
Leod. Ex-officio-N. S. McLeod, L. S. ri
McSwain.
Bishopville Station-~Rev. T. M1. Dent, B. ~
. Dixon, Dr. R. Y. McLeod.
Bethany Circuit-Rev. J. P. Attaway, j(
Rev. E. B. Hayne, B. M. Marshall, C. 3.
Rollins.
Hanging Rock-Rev. 3. E. Mahaffey, T.
C. Horton, L. R. Rollins, J. T. L. Storer..
Smithville Circuit--Rev. Peter Stokes, 3. 33
H. McLeod, C. M1. Alexander. -
Camden Station-Rev. M1. L. Carlisle, C. g
W. Birchmnore, 3. E. Vaughan.
WVateree Circuit-Rev. S. D. Bailey, W.
T. Lucius, D). E. Spencer.U
Richland Circuit-Rev. J. W. Neely, T. 1i
P. Smith, David Roberts.
Wedgefield Circut-Rev. 3. C. Chandler,
Rev. W. R. Reasonover, H. R. Thomas, M1.
L. Hudson.
Visitors-Rev. W. D. Kirkland, D. D.
Rev. J. C. Kilgo, Rev. M1. Dargan, Rev. J.
LONG SKIRTS.
,e Barlow Gives His Experience t
With Trailing Dresses. E
f there is anything in the fashionable C
rld which is hateful, it is to be found in Bf
superabundant appendages sometimes il
led trails, seemingly so attractive to the
nen of our country. How anybody can
or the things is a mystery t!) me. We
I really hoped, that at least, the very
g ones had been banished from society, a
en the other day we saw one at least a 0
d long dangling after a fashionable lady.
comfortable in the sitting posture, in
ivenient when standing, and trouble
ae in walking; they require all the atten- e
a of which the wearer is capable to pre
kt entanglement before or behind.
Lhis piece of fashionable dress requires
re attention for its protection, than all
er parts of feminine attire. The feet,
ids and eyes have all to be taxed to their
aost ability to secure a safe voyage fro'm
point to another.
hese elaborate appendages certainly do
add to tho beauty of the figure or the I
ce of movement. The parlor when large s
I not crowded, and the wearer has t
ooled herself into dexterous flirt of the
nbersome article, and the movement de
erate, the appendage is endurable. The
ag stands no chance in a crowd and is i3
ufferable in nickness of motion. I
he wearer AInever at ease for a moment
an accident is liable to occur at any
te. She has to be careful when she sits,
I still more careful when she stands or a
lks. b
Lhey are extravagances coming directly t
contact with every view of economy.
is extra length of the skirt is just that
ich wasted material, and the certainty of a
timely injury brands itas excess.
[hey are not cleanly, but becomei the
ne of dust, dirt, and all manner of un
anliness.
:s it not strange that this superfluous
pendage which puts at defiance reason, U1
>d taste, comfort, economy and cleanli. t
is should be clung to for years by the
ies of our country?
:ate one afternoon I was out shopping i
h some young ladies, when I saw a lady I
pping along briskly. Hurrying up the I
Is, I carelessly stepped out of the store 1
:r, when to my horror I put my foot on
trail of the passing lady, who, infatiat
by the accident, with both hands jerked C
I pulled so furiously that my whole foot I
s precipitated through the garment. She b
pt on jerking and pulling at a violent
e, and I hopped on one foot begging her
p for a moment and let me extricate my t
t. Finding at last that her locomotion
s very much retarded, and no possibility c
me to escape from the unfortunate en- b
iglement, she stopped, and I pulled my
it out of the most complicated difficulty it
s ever in.
t another time I was in a parlor in f
ich the company present were enjoying g
ne fine music. The performer on the
itrument was assisted by several who .
ig. Sitting at some distance from the I
.trument I observed what I supposed to ]
a shawl entangled under the feet of the b
rformers. My gallantry was at once
oused, and flying across the room I gath
d up the injured object of my solicitude
en lo! to my surprise and mortification, 1
>roved to be the elaborate skirt of one of x
performers. She blushed crimson, and
great embarrassment I let the thing fall,
I though the unfortunate blunder oc
ed several years ago, the modesty of the I
.y was so shocked that she has never s
rdoned my folly to this day. I
danning, .C. PzC. Banio -
The Campaign Meeting.
the State campaign meeting was held
sterday in the court house, and as
ual it was orderly. Most of the
udidates arrived the afternoon be
r-e, and were met at the depot by
imbers of the executive committee
d escorted to the hotels in car
ges. 'Preparations had been made'
have the speaking on the court
use square, but on account of the
in the court'house was used, and it
ws packed to overflowing. There
re no seats in the buildisag,-the
uches having been taken out, and
ere was scarcely standing room.
ally six hundred people were in the
iilding, and excellent order was
aintained. The speeches were all
i the issues of the day, devoid of
irsonalities, and the crowd enjoyed
em .to their hearts' content-de
ur hours the crow ~ 6d quietly
Ld attentiev-tning to the
h the exception of one
an (and he was an Anti, too), who j
4d too much blind tiger abroad, it
as a model of a meeting.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock by County Chairman S. A.
ettles, who requested Rev. H. M.
ood to open with prayer, after
aich Mr. Nettles requested that 1
>od order should be maintained. I
ae speakers were then introduced in<
e following order:I
G. W. Whitman, of Union, for I
perintendent of education.
Gen. R. N. Richbourg, of Colunm
a, for adjutant and inspector gen
al.
W. H. Yeddell, of Edgefield, for
ilroad commissioner.
Gof. B. R. Tillman, of .Edgefield,1
r senator.
Senator M. C. Butler, of Edgefield,
r senatof.
Col. John Gary Evans, of Aiken,
r governor.
Gen. WV. H. Ellerbee, of Marion,
r governor.
Hon. James E. Tindal, of Claren
mi, for governor.
The Times regrets much that it
annot give a full account of the
eeting, but the editor is absent in
olumbia attending the Reform Ex-1
~tive Committee meeting, and the1
dulgence of the people is asked to
xt week.
Hon. James E. Tindal was present-'
I with a beautiful bouquet of flow
-s last Monday at the campaign
eeting. Mr. D. R. Reaves handed
em to him.
Colonel Stone of Tennessee, when
* was rnnning for governor, met
>r the first time a delegate from one
the rural counties to the state
mnvention. The colonel said: "I am
Ld to meet you. I have known
our father for many years, but I
ever had the pleasure of your ao
antance. I see, however, that the
n is better looking than the fa
aer." "Look here, colonel," said
te delegate, "you need not be flat
iring me up, for I am out and out
>rEarksdale f or governor, although <
te old man is for you." "Why, Ii
mply find you better looking than
our father, but I did not say you
ad half as much sense as he has,"
sturned the colonel. Those stand- s
g around roared with laughter, in 'i
hich the delegate good humoredly I
>ined.-Exchange.
"Who was the author of the say- a
tg that a man is a benefactor who
takes two blades of grass grow
here but one grew before?"
"Dunnto. Some lawn mower man
Eacturer, I suppose."-Buffalo Cou- s
er. t_______
No Disputing Her.t
Lawyer-Im sorry, but hearsay r
on't do here. We must have evi
mece which noone will dare dispute.
Client-Heavens, manl My moth- a
A Hustler.
I have a profound respect for "hus
ers." They wear a different enthu
asm for every day in the week. DI
ne of them rushed several miles to
e me and came into myroom pant
tg and perspiring.
"What's the matter?" I asked.
"I've a great ideal" he gasped. s
"Well, cool off, get your breath, d
ad when you are in a proper state el
E repose let her go."
"It's a title for a book!" he said. s
of
Inspiration-worth $20,0001 I've
>pyrighted it. You can do it in two
reeks. There's a pot in it." sl
"In what?" I asked.
"In the book," he said glaringly. 1
"Have you got the book?"
"No, sir. Better than that--I've
otthe title. Don't you understand?"
He leaped from the chair, pushed
is hat back, crouched forward and
wept his arm impetuously across
ie side of the room.
"Look at it there in big letters. c
)rop by Drop ' Great Scott it's an
istantaneous winner. 'D-r-o-p by &
-r-o-p!' How does it sound?"
"What's the book about?" I asked. it
"I don't care for the book," he said 4
s he wiped the perspiration from his p
row. "You write the book on any
ing you like, but call- it 'Drop by I
Irop!' That's all I want. Heavens
ad earth, man, don't you see it?"- P
t. Louis Globe-Democrat
An Autograph Fiend.
One day when Mr. Phelps was min- w
iter to the court of St. James a gen
leman from Omaha called upon him
rith the modest request that he
rould assist him in obtaining anum
er of autographs of eminent Eng
shmen. The visitor was indeed y
ot scrupulous to emelude eminent 0'
|nglish women, and if Mr. Phelps
uld obtain for him a few friendly a
nes from the queen they should ,
ave an honored place in his town
all, on whose behalf he had under- q
Iken the commission.
Mr. Phelps was struck with the r1
uiet pertinacity of the man and
elped him to a good many valuable
utographs. Appetite growing with d
rhat it fed upon, the gentleman
rom Omaha declared he could not
o back without obtaining a speci
ien of the poet laureate's handWrit
2g. Mr. Phelps said he did notknow .
ord Tennyson, and from what he
adheard of him thought he was not
pproadhableonthe subject. "But,"
e said, "you write to him yourself v
a your own way; tell him your busi- :
ess here and what you want from
im." The gentleman from Omaha ii
beyed the instruction, and after a a
ew posts there reached him a manu- a
cript copy of the first page of "IU a
femoriam" in Tennyson's own hand- 'V
nriting and signed by his name.- u
iheffield Independent. a
Nothing Wasted.
Chemistry, like a thrifty house
rife, economizes every scrap. The
torseshoe nails Aropped in the streets a
re carefully collected and reappear a
a swords and guns. The main in- e
:reient ofthe ink with which Inow o
rite was probably once the broken is
LOOP of an old beer barrel. The chip- a
iin~gs of the traveling tinker are al
cired with the parings of horses' o
Loofs and the worst kind of woolen e
ags, and these are worked up into y
n exquisite blue dye which graces
he dresses of courtly dames. h
The dregs of port wine, carefully
ecanted by the toper, are taken in a
he morning as a seidlitz powder to tl
emove the effect of the debauch. e
~heoffal ofthe streets and the.wssfr
ireserved in the ladies' smelling bot- a
le, or used by her to flavor blanc
ange for her friends. All thrift is
n imitation of the economy of na
ure, which allows no waste.-North f,
Lmerican Review. fi
The Original Fruit Canners.- t
We are indebted to Pompeii for the -
;reatindustry of canned fruit. Years a
Lgo, when the excavations were just 1'
eginning, a party of Cincinnatianzs is
ound in what had been the pantry a
f a house many jars of preserved a
igs. One was opened, and they were ,
ound to be fresh.Bnd good. Investi- e
ation showed thatthe figs had beenl s
ut into jars in a heated state, an r
perture leftfor the steam to escape f
nd then sealed with wax. The hint i
vas taken, and the next year fruit a
anning was introduced into the y
nited States, the process being iden- r
ical with that in vogue at Pompeii y
~0 centuries ago.-American Drug- t
ist _ _ _ _
They Were Harmless.
In her book on the poet Whittier,
hdrs. Clafln relates the following
rnecdote: An old Quaker friend vis
ted Mr. Whittier. He was a bach
lor, and when the hour for retiring
ame he was shown to his room.
soon after he was heard calling from ,
he top of the stairs in an excited t
one: "I think thee has made amis- 0
ke, Friend Whittier. Ididfml
arments in my room !" At which .
riend Whittier replied: "Thee'd I
etter go to bed. The female gar- f
nents won't hurt thee."
No Wonder.
Jorkins-Mrs. Perkins seems avery i
5ad woman.
Mrs. Jorkins--Well, she has reason
b be sad. She has had several great
lisappointments in life.
Jorkns-Is that so?
Mrs. Jorkins-Yes. She has been
married three times.-New York t
gerald.
They Want Names.
The Russel Art Publishing company, of
28 Arch street, Philadelphia, desire the
cames and address of a few people in every b
:wn who are interested in works of are a
nd to seeure them they offer to send free ca
Cupid Guides the Boat," a superbly exe- c1
uted water color picture, size 10x13 a:
aches, suitable for framing, and sixteen ri
tber pictures about same size, in colors, to
ny one sending them at once the names
ad address of ten persons (admirers of
ne pictures) together with six two-cent
tamps to cover expense of mailing, etc.
'he regular price of these pictures is $1.00,
ut they can all be secnred free by any
erson forwarding the names and stamps
romptly' c
NoTE.-The editor of this paper has al-I
sady received copies of the above pictures fr
ad consider thenm really "Gems of Art." u
English Spavin Liniment removes all: a1
ard, soft or calloused lumps and blemishes : T
-om horses, blood spavins, curbs, splints.
eeny, ring-bone, stifles, sprains, all:
gollen throats, coughs, etc. Save $50 by
se of one bottle. Warranted the most
onderful blemish cure ever known. Sold n
y J. G. Dinkins & Co., druggists, Man- m
ing . C. p
-- . at
A protracted meeting is in progress in td
ie Methodist church. The pastor is being, ni
HOW HE WROTE SPARTACUS.
Kenogg Tells How the Famota Speech
We! Composed.
Talking with a correspondent of
e Boston Herald, the Rev. Elijah
llogg of Harpswell, Me., thus de
ribed how he wrote that favorite
clamation of schoolboys, "Sparta
s to the Gladiators":
"It was while I was at Andover,"
id he, smiling as the remembrance
the event came back to him.
N'e were required to prepare
eeches for our rhetorical exercises,
d after each man had spoken he
as subject to criticism by his fel
ws-and their comments weren't
ways so complimentary as they
are pointed. Then the professor
uld follow with serious criticism,
Ld he always found faults that uieed
correcting.
"So these speeches came to be
ked upon with dread, and at last I
ade up my mind that I'd try to get
mething so different from anything
D had had and so interesting that
would hold their attention too
sely for them to think about
>ints on which to criticise me, and
I would get off free.
"Well, I wrote 'Spartacus.' When
began, it worked just as I had ex
,ted. They were so taken by sur
ise that they never thought of any
ing but the speech. You could
Lve heard a pin drop at any time
hile I was speaking, and they did
)t recover until I had finished and
td come down to ask for criticism.
"Then when Professor Payne
rned to the students and inquired,
Vhat criticism have you to offer,
>ung gentlemen?' there wasn't
ie of them had a word to say, for
tey were all thinking of the piece
id hadn't noticed anything else.
"'Gentlemen,' said the professor,
re are not here for theological dis
isitions nor for learned argu
ents, but these exercises are purely
tetorical, and, gentlemen, that is
tetoric.'
"Then turning to me he remarked,
could criticise you, Kellogg, but I
>n't know whether it would do you
Lore good or harm, and so on the
hole I think I will say nothing.'
"So," added the old gentleman,
ith a chuckle, "I escaped criti
sm.")
Jealousy.
"Man," shesaid, with anairof con
ction, "is the most jealous creature
i earth."
"Why is it," he asked, not answer.
Lg the question directly, "that if a
-oman offends a man in any way
ad he shows it ever so slightly she
once attributes it to jealousy?
Thy is it that if she puts a slight
pon him and he resents it she jumps
b the conclusion that he is jealous?"
"She doesn't. She is never mis
aen," she retorted.
"Does she realize," he went on,
that jealousy, when it is justifiqg
ad it is never really justified unless
man has a claim on a woman,
ther as wife gr fiancee-is a proof
~one of two 'higseaither the man
the worst kinadof a fool or the
oman is beneath contemiipt? Does
e realize the light in which her
nclusion makes her pose, which
ver explanation may be coriect?
Thy do they do it?"
"Possibly you know," she said
aughtily.
"Yes," he said softly as he looked
round for his hat. "It is because of
ieir innate self love and self con
The engagement was broker. but
e felt that he had squared accounts
nyway.-Chicago Record.
A Geological Barometer.
Aremarkablegeologicalsubstance
und in Finland is a stone which
retels by a change of color the
robable character of the weather in
ie near future-a natural barometer
-known by the name of semakuir,
nd which is said to turn black short
r before an approaching rain, while
i fine weather it is motted with
pots of white. For a long time, it
ppears,.this interesting phenomenon
ras inexplicable, but on an analysis
f the stone it was shown to be a fos
B mixed with clay, and containing a
ortion of rock salt and nter. This
ict being known, the explanation of
de changes became easy. The salt,
borbing the moisture, turns black
rhen the conditions are favorable for
an, while the dryness of the atmios
here must as naturally bring out
e salt from the interior of the stone
i white spots on the surface.-New
!ork Sun.
His Source of Ignorance.
B. M. Williams in the Educational
l'ews presents the following letter
com a parent to a teacher in the
ublic schools:
Da s.-: I hope as tomy sonJohn, you
ill flog hiujust as offin as you kin. Hesa
id boy-John Is. Altho I've been in the habit
Steachin him myself, it seems to me he never
'In Isrn anithing-his spelling is ottragously
efshent. Wallop him well, ser, and you will
sceive my thaks
P. . What accounts for John bein sich a
ad scholar Is that he Is my sun by my wife's
ust husbad.
Political Economy.
Tramping Tom-There goes one of
he fellers that's responsible for half
>ur troubles.
Wayfaring William-What's he
Tramping Tom-He works every
ay in the year 'cept Sundays an
arns people's money away from
hem. If it wasn't for such fellers
a him, folks 'ud have more money
o give us.-New York Weekly.
BUCKLEN'S ARMICA SALVE.
The best salve in the worid for cuts,
ruises, sores. ulcers. salt rheium, fevei
>res, tetter, chapped bands. chilblains,
>rns and all skin eruptions, and positively
ires piles or no pay requiredl. It is guar.
iteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
funded. Price 25c. per box. For sale by
J. G. Dinkins & Co., druggists.
NOW TRY T HIS.
It will cost you nothing and will surely dc
>u good, if you have a cough, cold, or any
ouble with throat, chest, or lungs. Dr.
ig's New Discovery for consumption,
>ughs, and colds is guaranteced to give re
af, or money will be paid back. Sufferers
omn la grippe found it just the thing and1
ider its use had a speedy and perfect re
>very. Try a sample bottle at our expense
id learn for yourself how good a thing it is
rial bottles free.. Large size 50c. and Si.
J. G. Dinkins & Co., druggists.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is a perfect
talarial liver tonic and blood puritier, lRe
oves biliousness without purging. As
asant as lemon syrup. It is as large as
ty dollar tonic and retails for 50c. T1o get
e genuine ask for Grove's. Sold on its
erits. No cure, no pay. Sold by J. G.
Two Colors of Tobacco Smnke.
Smoke consists of minute particles
of solid or liquid matter suspended
in the air, and its color depends part
ly upon the chemical constitution of
such particles, but also largely upon
their size. Exact experiment has
shown that, as the size of minute
partieles suspended in air is gradual
ly increased, they give rise to colors
varying from sky blue down through
the whole range of the spectral scale.
This is the cause of sunset and sun
rise colors in the sky. Its effects can
also be traced in the casb of the two
kinds of tobacco smoke, modified by
the murky tints of the carbonaceous
products. The smoke given off from
the heated surface of the burning to
bacco in the bowl of the pipe consists
of matter all of which has been
highly heated and very fully oxidized
and decomposed. It consists mainly of
exceedingly small, solid particles, ex
hibiting by virtue of their smallness
a bluish color. On the other hand,
that smoke which has been drawn
through the tabacco into the mouth of
the smoker carries with it a relatively
large quantity of water and hydro
carbon, which are condensed upon
the solid particles above mentioned.
The relatively large size of such par
ticles explains the well known gray
ish color of the smoke which issues
from the mouth of the smoker.-Tit
Bits.
A Strong Lassle.
"When-you talk about strong men,
I can tell you a story," said a local
truckman today. "It was before I
was in the jobbing business that
there lived in Lewiston a woman who
could beat all the strong men from
Samson to Cyr.
"She was in the old grodery store
on the corner one day when the pro
prietor pointed to a couple of flour
barrels, saying, 'Mary, if you'll carry
them home I'll give them to you.'
Sanborn, who was a truckman 30
years and who sold out to James Cole,
was there and offered to bet that she
couldn't carry one.
"'Put them on the counter,' she
said, 'and I'll take them both.'
"Four men lifted the barrels up
and she went up to them full of con
fidence, and resting the bottom of
one on her right hip, circled the bar
rel with one of her long arms and
then swung around so as to graspthe
other in the same way, and as I live
she carried them out and along the
street to a place 300 yards down the
road,'where one of them fell and up
set her balance. You see, she rested
them on her hips and didn't try to
lift them by her back. The grocer
gave her the flour."-Lewiston Jour
nal.
A Lesson In Grammar.
Fun frequently comes out of the
public schools, despite their functions
as solid, solemn educators. But this
isonlynatural. Theremustbefunand
smiles where there are bright faces
and youth and health. Not long ago
a teacher in this city was drilling her
pupils in the application of certain
words in relation to other words.
She had the youngsters much inter
ested in building sentences around a
given expression. One of the words
presented was "use." Several chil
dren had made a sentence containing
the word, when the teacher called
upon a particularly bright young ras
cal to make a response. The youth
didnot like another member of the
class, and it suddenly dawned upon
his young brain that it would be a
good idea to apply his sentence ac
cordingly. He faced his disliked
companion, and pointing his finger
at him scornfully said:
"You's is no good."
Of course the teacherlaughed. The
other children laughed, and the boy
laughed, too, but it took two days for
him to learn that the slang contrac
tion, "you's," was not the word de
sired.-St. Louis Republic.
Some German Houses.
It is a hint that comes from a
woman recently returned from a
considerable residence in one of the
German art cities that the closest in
quiries should be made before takig
lodgings or apartments into the
cleanliness of the beds and furnish
"In some of the most attractive ap
pearing and apparently faultless
places," she says, "we have been
fairly driven out after a short stay,
forfeiting the rent rather than un
dertake to accept the conditions. At
last we put the question bluntly
every time, expressly stating that if
on trial the apartment was found to
be infested we should claim the
right to move at once."
This traveler's experience may
have been exceptional. It is at least
actual, and as such perhaps is a note
of warning.-New York Times.
See Only the Good.
*There is an old pagan fable of a
man who for some crime of injustice
was cursed with the power of seeing
other human beings, not in their
beauty of flesh and blood, but as skel
etons, gaunt and grisly. Too many
of us have this miserable faculty,
and go about stripping off every
worthy charm and beauty with
which our friends are clothed to find
and expose some ugly trasit or passion
underneath.Christian Advocate.
The Dear Girls,
Esther-Did he kiss you?
Tena-He hadn't the nerve to do
Esther-It would require consider
able.-New York Herald.
ANDIDATE'S OARVDS.
For Supervisor.
we the members of Pinewood Demo
cratic Cub, do hereby present the name of
Ma. E. P. GEDDmNos to the voters of Chiren
don County at the coming primary election
for the office of County Supervisor.
PINEWOOD DE.\OCR ATIC CLU B.
For School Commissioner.
I hereby announce myself for re-elecction
to the offce of School Commissioncr for
Crendon County. subject to the decisionl
of the Democratic primary.L.w L.
School Notice.
OFFICE SCHOOL Col.MISSIt)Nhi.)
CL..W.ENDON COCNTY.
Manning, S. C., Jan.. -ith Wsi:.
Until futher notice I will- have mya' rliee
open on Saturdaiy of each we~l;. 1 he
other days will be. spent in vi-tolg the
shools of the county.
L. L. WELLS
School Commissioner C. C.
Parties desiring agricultural rent liens
and supply iens can tirid them' at The.
Mnning Times office,
Tegetable Diet.
Vegetarianism is often called a
fad, but it is a healthy and innocent
one and the natural reaction against
the present state of things. It im
parts lightness and elasticity to the
body, brightness and clearness to
the mind. The vegetarians I know
are all unusually strong, active and
young looking people for their age.
One of them walked without stop
ping for 34 and another time 27
hours without rest while on an ex
cursion in Norway, feats not easily
equaled by the most inveterate beef
eater. Traveling, mountain climb
ing, all seem easier and less fatiguing
on this light and soothing diet, and
why should it not give strength to
tho limbs and sinews if one reflects
that all the strongest animals who
do the heaviest work in :he world,
like horses, oxen and elephants, are
entirely herbivorous?-Lady Paget
in Popular Science Monthly.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the, ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inflamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the resilt, and unless
the inflammation can be taken ont and this
tube restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever;nine cases out
of ten are caused by catarrb, which is nothing
but an inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circular; free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
7D Sold by Druggist, 75 cents.
Skin
Eruptions
and similar annoyances are caused
by an impure blood, which will
result in a more dreaded disease.
Unless removed, slight impurities
will develop into Scrofula, Ecze
ma, Salt Rheum and other serious
results of
I have for some time been Bad
a sufferer f r o m a severe
blood trouble, for which I
took many remedies that
did me no good. I ba Bl
now taken four bottles of
withthemost wonderful results
Am enjoying the best health I
ever knew, have gained twenty
pounds and my friends say tey never saw
me as well. I am feeling quite like a new
Man' joH2 '5. EDELIX,
Covernment Printing Office. Washington. D. C.
Our Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
. mailed free to any address.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
D R. CHARLES B. GEIGER,
PIIYSWCTA.V AND SURGEOY,
Offers his professional services to the peo
ple of Manning and vicinity.
Office at J. G. Dinkins & Co.'s drug store.
MANNING. S. C.
JOSEPH F. RUfE. W. . DAVIs
ATTRKYSAT LAW
MANNING, S. C.
JOHN S. -WILSON,
Attorney anud Counselor at Law-,
MANNING. S. C.
A. LEVI, L 1
MANNING, S. C..
Notary Public with seal. Associated wit:
R. 0. Purdy, Esq., in litigated cases.
TEFFERSON D. ALSBROOK,
eJATTORNEY'AT LAW
MANNING, S. C.
Office in TIfEs building. Special atten
ion given all business in his charg..
H.L. B. WELLS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SUMTER. S. C.
fEO. W. DICR,
'7DENTIST.
SUMTrER, s. C.
Office hours-9 to 1:3A 2:30i to 5 Ov,
Levi Brothiers' dry goods store
WIthrop State Normal College
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Cpen to white girls ove-r 17. Session be
gin ; September 26. Graduates si cure gooc
positions. Each county given twoc scholar
shios, one usotth $l150.('0 a session, and on
of free tuition. First schiolari-hips nos
vacnt in countie's of Abbeville. Aiken, Ar
derson, Bai:n well. Beaufort, (Charlestot
Clarendon, Chester, Chesterfield. Florenec
Greenville. Georgetown. Hatoin, Horr:
Keshaw, Lancaster, I.am ens, L~exingtor
Newberry, Oconee, Oraingebutrg. Picken
Richand, Snuter. S1artanba):re, York.
Comipetitive exatinratl*Iio ul 17 cA com
house of each county . Address
D. B. JOHNSON, Piesidenit,
Colunmbia, S. C.
e IF YOU WANT IN YOUR HOME
t 1'E FINEST AND MOST PERFECT
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Peect in tone, act'on and finish."
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.througthout the world."
! "Chosent by nil musical connoisseurs
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In ad '.ition to a farl r npl, In t(ick
of Drugs, Medici ni: :L.d Ii-.- . we k.-p'
all the pelnar iatIeNt Medlei:ws. 'aints,
Oils, a1l Window Ghito, (;rrs and To
bacco, Giarden Seed. Lamp Coids, Sew
ing Machine Needle - and 0:1, and tI'
thousands of otht r art:ccs usually k:pt in
a firs-class drug storn..
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Price. lar.
Allcock's Porous Plasters, 10 25
Belladon. Plasters, 15 23
Capcine Plasters, 13enson's, 15 25
Alleock's Ennion Plasters, large 18 25
Allcock's Corn Plasters, 08 10
Our Little Liver Pills, 15 25
Cuticura Resolvent, 85 1 00
Cuticnra Salve, 10 50
Cuticra'. Soap, 15 25
Anti-Pain Plasters, 10 25
Simmon's Liver Regulator 67 1 00
No-To Bac, 3 boxes for 2 50
Chicester's Pennyioyal Pills, 1 85 2 00
Hall's .yrup of Hyphosphites, %; 1 50
Pen nyroyal Pills, 75 1 O
Dr. Felix LeBrun's Steel and
Pennyroyal Pills, 67 1 00
Alligator Liniment, 25
Scott's Emnlsion, 67 100
Acid Phosphate, Horsfords, S .40 $ .50
yer's Pills, 1 20 25
Pieree's Favorite Prescription 75 1 00
Hall's Emulsion 25c and 50
Cod Liver Oil, pure, 45c, pint, 50
Cod Liver Oil, pare, 80c, quart, 1 00
Castile Soan, 12 oz enke, 10 15
Castile Soa1p, imported. pe-r lb., 20 25
West's Nerve & Brain Treatment 67 1 00
Phosphodine, 85 100
Extract Witch Hazel, pints, 20 25
Carter's Little Liver Pills, 15 25
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Druggists' Sundries, Perfumery, Tooth,
Nail and Hair Brusies, Combs, Sponges,
Chamois Skins and Toilet Requisites in the
City. We can mail over 2,001) articles in
the Drug line, anywhere, and pay special
attention to mail orders. We will mail our
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1894. While this catalogu~e is not complete
it will give somie idea of the stock we
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JEWELRY, SILVER & PLATED WARE,
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SWWatches and Jewelry repir'.d by .
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r D)EAT.Eus IN AND 3OANtTM'TURlEns or
Cakes, Biscuits and Plain
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