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TE KANIN TIESl LOUIS AP.PELT, Editor. Wednesday, July 18, 1894. All the newspapers agree that the Charleston campaign meeting was a disgrace. Let every club in the county dis cuss the advisability of nominating a full set of State officers. John M. Waddill, of Darlington, is out in a card denouncing Tillman. He says Tillman is a stingy man. Wonder if Waddill has the same com plaint against McLaurin? Alas, poor Darlington! Wehave been fearful sometime for the mental soundness of that town, and at last the worst is coming. A citizen of that town is said to have gone 'crazy last week, and to have gone around hunting for Governor Tillman, to kill him. He attacked a citizen, thinking he was Tillman, and the police had to take him in charge and put him in jail to save the innocent citizen's life. Alas, poor Darlington, that she should let her hatred and prejudices unsettle her mind. The Greenville News, in its issue of July 12th, misrepresented us when it said: "The Manning Times ap peals to its constituency to elect Gaily Jay Evans Governor because the Antis dislike him." We have never appealed to our constituency to elect Evans, and we are not support ing Evans. James E. Tindal is our candidate, and we have been doing all in our power to show the people that Tindal is the most suitable man ia the race for Governor. We hope -the News will do us the justice to correct its mistake, and in the future be more careful with its facts. The impression that Conservatives are debarred from the privilege of voting in the Reform primary for any of the candidates for Governor is an erroneous one. All that is necessary is to go to a Reform club on August 11th and cast your vote, at the same time pledge yourselves to abide the asult and support the nominee of O. tae Reform Conventions in the general primary. If there are Con servatives who wish to vote for one of the four candidates now in the field his vote will be accepted and counted the same as that of Reformers pro -viding he takes the required pledge. The great Chicago strike, which was more widespread than any pre ceding strike, is at last about over. Uncle Sam took it in hand, and that ended it. Fifteen or twenty persons were killed, and three or four times as many seriously wounded. The loss to property is very great aggre gating millions of dollars, besides great losses involved by the delay in running the trains. Our country in a most serious cnii one or two sesm result in direst anarchy. .One'f the chief causes is thw imigration of the criminal classes of other countries. Russia and Italy furnishing the worst classes. The Reform Clubs throughout the State will meet on the 11th day of A' ust, instead of the 4th, to elect delegates to a County Reform Con vention which will meet on the 13th, instead of the 9th. The cause of changing these dates was to cover three campaign meetings to take place in the upper part of the State. At the club meetings very impor tant matters are to be discussed and every member should be out. The question of whether or not the State Convention, when it meets, should nominate a full State ticket, also the club's choice for Governor and Lieu tenant Governor will be under con sideration. We received a communication last week which we refused to publish, for the reason tlat it .was an unjust and violent personal attack on Gen. Butler. We believe in fair play and will not allow the use of our columns to deceive the public. Gen. Butler is not our favorite candidate for the United States Senate, and we will re sort to all fair and honorable means to secure the election of Gov. Till -man, but at the same time we. do think that Butler's past history de serves fair and respectful treatment at the hands of his opponents, and we say right here if anyone wishes to contribute an article to the Times opposing the election of Gen. Butler we will not publish same if the lan guae therein is couched in disre spcfllanguage. "'The Man.ning Times, in showing up the Beform hand, gives Tindal's chances clear away. The idea of a delegate going into a convention toting double is ridiculous." Pickens Sentinel. Just what is meant by the above clipping we fail to understand. If the Sentinel means that the editor of this paper is guilty of double dealing, because he favored a State Reform Convention, we would suggest his putting himself in a position to get the facts before he undertakes to make such~ a charge. The editor of this paper went to Columbia under positive instructions to support the holding of a State Reform Conven tion. We did as irnstructed regard lese of the wishes or propects of any particular candidate, and we will say right here that the candidate we are supporting has never intimated to us his opinion or wishes in reference to the convention. James E. Tindal is a candidate for gubernatorial honors and from what we can gather he is rapidly pushing to the front. He is not catering to the opposition as some would try to make it appear, but he is going right on conducting his canvass in a gen manly manner and when the State Reform Convention meets he will be the choice of that body. Should one of the other candidates secure the prize Mr. Tindal will acquiesce in the resnl without bickering. Wonder if some of the young men who are being fed and clothed and educated by the people ever think that they are the recipients of -the bounty of the Tillmanites ? It is wrong to scorn those whose bounty we receive. Cholera is again raging in Russia. Last Sunday 218 fresh cases and 69 deaths were reported in St. Peters burg, and for the week ending with last Sunday there were 875 cases and 294 deaths. Keep everything clean about your premises. Cleanliness is not only next to Godliness, but is also the best preventative of cholera. We see it stated that some of the graduates of the Citadel Academy have applied to the Superintendent of Education for an "honorable dis charge." These cadets are under contract with the State to teach the children of the taxpayers who were taxed to feed, clothe, and educate these young men; and now these young men have the face to ask ;,r a release from the contract. Shame on them for exhibiting such ingratitude. They should be released as fast as the application is made, because if they haven't the honor to stand by their agreement willingly after being educated, clothed and fed for four years by the people then haven't honor enough to be trusted with the education of the taxpayers' children. One of the hardest things for an editor to do is to expose the misrep resentations of another editor, and were we to devote our time to expos ing every false statement made by the Piedmont Headlight our time would be entirely occupied. "The editor of the Manning Times, 'Curly-Haired Johnnie's' tame cuckoo, comes out in a tirade against the Headlight for exposing his boss's treachery and pup licity. The editor of the Times says it has a letter from McLaurin in which he com mits himself for Tillman. McLaurin may have flopped now that he sees no chance of defeating Tillman, but why did he stutter and stammer and dodge that question when we shot it into him at Spartanburg? And if the Manning Times wasn't one of the most servile sheets in our State, it would have told its readers about McLaurin having published in the Register a bogus speech as having been delivered at Spar tanburg and which he knows was not deliv ered. This fact we can prove by every person at that meeting." The letter referred to was in our possession immediately after Gantt commenced his unjust attacks on McLaurin, and the reason why Mc Laurin did not give Gantt a direct answer at Spartanburg was that he had too much manhood to allow a man whose disappointment in not se curing McLaurin's endorsement for a high position to be gratified; which brought upon him for revenge, slan der, villification, and abuse in and out of season. Gantt was toting Irby's lash and proposed to apply it to McLaurin's back but the manly little representa tiva of the sixth district would not allow the tool of his personal enemy to approach him. McLaurin has never flopped, and it would be a Godsend to the Reform Movement if we had more McLaurins and less strife-stirrers of the Gantt-Irby stripe. The Headlight's accusing the Times of being one of the most servile sheets in the Sa~wis worthy of being treat eg'it the contempt it will receive. We published the speech McLaurin delivered at Spartanburg shortly after it was delivered and have no yreason to believe what we published was not correct. The [Headlight say ing the published speech was never delivered only con vinces us that it was, for we remem ber seeing it published and it was never denied that Senator Irby says that "Larry Gantt can out lie them all" The Sgte campaigners are contin uing their rounds of the State, and with but few exceptions the speeches are about the same. Gorv. Tillman and Senator Butler differ but slightly on matters of policy, and it may well be said they stand flat footed on the same platform, so it is a question of men not measures when it comes to the selection of a United States Sen ator. The candidates for Governor all believe in the same platform of prin ciples, but the mode of trying to catch votes differ considerably. Jas. E. Tindal appeals to reason and ar gues his position in a dignified man ner not after the style of a ward politician, but like a Statesman who has the welfare of his countrymen at heart. W. H. Ellerbe seems to think that the way to catch votes, his opponents must be pounced upon. He must go at them vigorously, charge coat-tail swinging, rings, ed. A greater mis take the young man from Marion never made. The people know the records of every 'candidate in the race, and when Ellerbe charges any of them with coat-tail swinging a feeling of disgust pervades his audi tors, for everybody knows that had it not been for Tillman, Ellerbe and a great many more who are now on the political surface would never have been heard of. His charge of "ring" is equally as absurd, because when he was in Manning he said that if the State Reform Committee rescinded its call for a convention it meant the election of John Gary Evans, but if they allowed it to stand it meant his election. All of his stuff about "rings" is nothing but vote-catching clatter. J. Gary Evans' chances have im proved considerably since the out rageous conduet of Charleston. Whether the people throughout the State will resent Charleston's insults to the extent of effecting the chances of the gubernatorial candidates we are unable to say, but we can say that were we a candidate to be voted for by the people throughout the State we would feel much encouraged after the Charleston meeting. At this meeting Tillman and Evans were both treated like dogs, and the worst feature of the business is that Ellerbe jumped on Evans too, and instead of his helping his cause he hurt it. El lerbe had a good many friends in Clarendon, but the longer he remains on the stump the slacker becomes his grip. As it is in Clarendon so it is in the other counties. Ellerbe fights Evans, and in self-defense Evans fights back. Tindal comes along and scoops in the votes. The Times office turns out beautiful job A SEA STORY. "To tell you the truth, I am not at all plesed with the outlook of this voyae 'I hAve been going to sea now for 15 yogsand I never before felt a feeling of dread on leaving port, especially when homeward bqund, as we are." The above remarks were made by the second mate to the first mate of the American bark Jame Clyde, bound from Alexandria to New York. The cargo consisted of bones gath ered from the African deserts and was consigned to a large fertilizer nianufacturing company in the States. "Well, I must admit, too, that I had rather have a crew made up en tirely of white men instead of the heathenish looking lot of Arabs that are huddled together there for'rd; byt, as to your superstitious fears, Hiarry, they are groundless, and in deed unbecoming a man of your rea soning." "True enough, and I even laughed at the boys for leaving the ship when they saw what the cargo was to be. Theideaof the grinning skulls and bleached bones of dead Arabs, crowded into the hold of the vessel until there was not room enough left for a spider to crawl, did not dis turb me when I was trying to per suade the crew that worked its out here to stay by her. Nor can I say it is that exactly now, but some dreadful feeling of depression, al most lie a supernatural warning. Mded to our grewsome cargo, the old skipper is determined to sail to morrow morning bright and early, even if it is Friday." "Oh, well, even if is Friday, which the owner, old Skikes, himself would wait to pass, even if our cargo is of human bones, and even If we have a crew of black devils to work ship, still I will not be childish enough to back away from my contract to stay by the 'old wagon.' "Heave away there, my lads, cheerily now I" The second mate was leaning over the cathead watching the cable slide noisily through the hawse pipe and urging themen at the capstan, who, by the way, could not understand scarcely a word spoken, until the an chor came in view. "The anchor's up, sir, clear an chor I" he sings out to the skipper, who is on the bridge, who answers with, "All right, Mr. Lynan, cat and fish the anchor and secure it for sea and send me another man aft here to the wheel as soon as he can be spared." The first mate was busy with one watch of the crew, bending and set ting the lighter sails, the second mate securing everything loose around the deck for sea, while the captain was on the bridge repeating the con to the men at the wheel from the pilot forward, who was amusing himself by jumping on the towline from the little tug ahead, which was stretched so taut that everykick made it sing like the bass est bass string on a bass violin. The vessel was soon out to a safe enough distance to be tur-ned over to the officers of the ship by the pilot, and after the usual handsaking and "bon voyage" from the pilot he dropped into the little boat along side, and the homeward bound trip was commenced, every man on her busy with the numberless duties aboard a vessel the first few hours out. After the day had been spent making the ship snug for sea, over hauling the gear andlashingloose ar tidles, the watches were set with the first dog watch,the first mate and star board watch taking the first watch. The day had been spent very lone somely, as the skipper was cross over the nautical ignorance of the crew and their inability to understand, nd the men themselves had worked silently and sulkily on account of his harshness. The contrast was so great to the beginning of a home ward bcund voyage with a jolly set of Yankee sailors, who are thinkring of the Nancy Lee in the states and singing "shanties" every time they haul on a rope that I was glad enough to go below and rest alone until my watch on deck comme'nced, The passage through the Mediter ranea~n was dull and tiresome, noth ing happening to break the monot ony of the voyage, simply showing the silent Arabs what to do, as speaing to tell them was a waste of time and breath. Four hours at a time to spend with these pieces of sullen, silent machinery and four be low of dreading for the next four on deck. After the towering and threat ening rocks of Gibraltar are passed we have the broad expanse of the western ocean (as the sailors term the Atlantic) spread out before us like a big race track, and I commenced to feel more contented. Europe is be hind, and home is just a few days away at best, just over there, until I can almost smell the fresh earthy breezes coming out to welcome us. I had noticed for aday or two the men in my watch standing around in groups ta11king mysteriously when not engaged, and sometimes their conversation became quite anima~ted, as one could see by the wild expres sions on their faces and peculiar gestures. For a week this kept up and seemed to be incited mostly by a big, burlyg rawboned fellow, with long arms and long, bony finger nails, which looked more like a devil's claws than a human hand. He would shake his head wildly, makring the large gold rings suspend ed from his ears dangle like big pen dulums. I would invariably put them to work at something to break up these communions, but finally they left off very reluctantly and cast such menacing glances at me that I told the first mate of the oc currences when he came on deck to relieve me. He seented a little sur prised and told me that the same had been the case with the men in his watch. After talking the matter over awhile and reaching no conclusion I went below to catch a little sleep be fore the night commenced, for it was my eight hours out that night Dur ing my first watch at night, the wind being steady, there was but lit tle to do and the talking was re sumed, and during the morning watch, 4 to 8 o'clock, not only my watch assembled to converse, but also about half the starboard watch remained on deck, but kept well up three beuis those or the staroardI watch who had turned in were f called by their comrades, and the en- t tire crew came marching aft, headed g by the long fingered, villainous look ing agitator of my watch and a sim-1 ilar one from the starboard watch. t They marched up to the break of the ] poop, halted and the two leaders t came up to speak to me. s "Us no go no more far away," said I the long fingered man and posed himself for an answer. I pretended * not to understand, but he repeatod it s over and over again, growing more r emphatic with each repetition. I r called the skipper and first mate and r told them of the crew being aft and , what they had said. They both came on deck, and again the refusal t to proceed was repeated to them. I The skipper asked them why, and in i very broken and disconnected Eng lish the spokesman explained that, t had they known the vessel's cargo I was the bones of their own people E being carried away to a far country to be ground into pulp to restore the i strength to exhausted earth, they s would never have shipped. They con- % sidered it a sacrilege, a desecration, t and demanded that not only should 9 the ship return them safely home, a but should discharge the cargo after f reaching Alexandria again. Their i< harangue was long and tiresome, 1 punctuated by shrugs, gestures and , grimaces, and their conclusions were e definite. The skipper and first mate argue] and threatened, but they were deter- S mined and refused to budge until the N ship was bouted and headed for i the sailing port. The skipper ordered I them to "turn to." The men went I forward, held a consultation for a t short time and then sprang into the q rigging like cats and stripped her of t every thread of canvas. There we c lay for the entire day, rolling in the v trough of the swell under the poles. i The skipper stamped the poop like a v madman, swearing and threatening i until he was hoarse, but the hea- d thens never relaxed, nor did they eat. t The long, lonesome night was spent I as the day, and morning dawned r only to find them.back again, as the c preceding morning, demanding to c be carried home again. The fury of t the skipper was something terrible; t his oaths were blood curdling and s his threats murderous. V They next demanded breakfast, t and on being refused went straight t to the galley, threw the cook out s bodily and proceeded to help them- a selves. The skipper and mate made I a rush after them, and with re- a 'volversdrawn triedto clear the place. t I ran to my room to arm myself and p while there the fight started and be- I came general. Sheathknives, belay ing pins and pistols were all being 1 used at once. The pistols of the two officers did deadly work for a mo ment, but the 24 Arabs were too I many and surrounded them, killing t them almost immediately by blowsc upon the head from the belaying t pine and wounds from their long, murderous knives. ' By the time I could arm myself f and get out of the room my two comrades were dead, and they were 1 chasing the poor cook, who was run ning aft as fast as hecould fly. I I stood in the doorway and com- ( menced firing, hoping to save thee cook until he could make the cabin, but a big brass belaying pin hurled by one of the mob caught him back of the head and sent him reeling into the scuppers senseless. On they came directly for me, and I retreat ed, firing all the while, until I reached the after cabin. The after storeroom was separated from the cabin by a very thick watertight bulkhead. So rushing through the doorway, which happened to be un locked and opened aft, I managed to get in and swing the door in place 'I just as the first ones reached me. Barricading the door hastily, I sat down and listened breathlessly to E their vain attempts to break down ~ the thick watertight doorway. For two hours they kept up their a yelling and hammering at the bulk- ~ head, but thanks to the constructors ~ it withstood it all, although I sat ' trembling with fear lest at any mo- ' ment they would rush in and anni. t hilate me. After so long a time it ~ ceased and in a.little whilelIeould ' hear them bustling around on deck. The ship commenced to list over, and I as it gradually leaned more and ~ more Irealized that they were put- ~ ting sail on her, and as each new sail would fill the list became greater and the water commenced rushing by, making a gurgling noise as the1 ship passed through it. I concluded ~ they had started for home, but even if they should be sailors enough to ~ mange the ship without instruc tions, who among them could shape E their course? Did any of' them uin derstand navigation? For a ship with out a navigator is as helpless as if without a rudder, for there are no crossroad guideposts to say this way to New York or London or some 'other place so many miles, only a vast stretch of water and every spot of it just alike-simply nothing but theheavenstolocateoe'spositionby. C I was safe so long as the bulkhead ~ would hold, as the storeroom was amply provided with canned goods ~ of all kinds and several gallons of wine to replace the absence of water.~ Being hungry and tired from the long watchings, and thinking that might I need more strength to fight again I proceeded to attend to the inner man. All during the daylIsat inmy prison and lhstened to the creaking of the rudder and wheel, which was just over my head. If they had ~ taken a correct compass course for Gibraltar, then within 10 days we would be inthe Mediterranean again; if not we would probably be piled ~ upon the beach a helpless wreck. C Thus for two days and nights I sat' and thought of the many hideous things the cargo of rattling dead men's bones could conjure in my mind, of my dead comrades, of pro-t able shipwreck or dreading lest any moment those fiendish heathens C would again seek to take my life. I was so completely wrapped up in ~ my thoughts that I had not noticed ~ that now the ship was lying over at a fearful angle, and while labor ing heavily by a high sea was rush- ~ ing through the water at a terrific . rate of speed. It came over me sud denly that we were in a heavy gale, ~ and the men on deck did not realize the danger in not reefing down the square sails to relieve the vessel of U the terrible~ strain. Every timber in her was creaking 3am go to piece. -ea I ners earful crash on deck and realized hat something had carried away; the apping canvas thus set adrift was opping in the wind like rifle re orts'and over my head I could heax he men rashing hither and thither. low I itched to go on deck and risk ay chances with the men in order tc et to shipshape the wreckage tha1 aust be scattered over the decks! Another crash came, and the little essel righted herself in the watei o that I was sure the fore and main aasts must have carried away and lioved her of the strain. I could ot stand it much longer below and vas just debating with myself the ,uestion when I heard the men get ing tho boats over the side. They ad lost all hope and were abandon. ag her. My first impulse was tc psh out with them, but anothe: hought struck me that the vessel Low seemed quite buoyant after the train was relieved, and that the hip was much safer than a smal: oat in a heavy sea. After waiting ome time to let them all get away, I entured out cautiously and found hat not a living soul had remained. 'he decks were all awash fore and ft and covered with the wreckage rom aloft, everything above the )wer masts having carried away on ,th the fore and main mast. Nc onder the poor Arabs were fright ned, although there was no danger rhatever. They had pulled off from the ship everal hundred yards and were -iewing the wreck, expecting to see ter sink at any moment no doubt. Lfter watching for nearly a half our they started rowing away tc he southward, one boat following lose in the other's wake. Whether hey had provided food and water ] ould never tell, for even a compass 7as not missing from the ship. ] nmediately turned to cutting the rreckage away, letting it drop over oard. I worked through the entire ay and into the night until exhaus ion drove me to my lonesome bunk. 'he next morning I arose early and esumed my work, for it relieved me 1f the lonely hours and the thoughts If grinning skull bones. By mght he shivered spars were all over oard and considerable order re tored. After setting the foresail, rhich had been spared in the smash Lp, as best I could alone, I went afi o the wheel and found she had teerage way, so locking the wheel fter heading her toward America proceeded to make myself comfort ble. By observation of the sun hat day I found myself about 37 de rees latitude north and 17 degrees ngitude west. Thus for two weeks I drifted slow y in a homeward bound course with ine weather, the storm having abat d in a short while after the crew ad abandoned her. At the end o hat time I was becoming quite ac nstomed to my lonely passage, fol here was nothing I needed but com >any to make me perfectly at hcome 'he wreck was sighted by a steamel rem Havre bound for New York he took the bark in tow and landet er safely home, minus the masti ad crew, which I am afraid muns iave perished in a short time.~ leorge W. Crussele in Atlanta Con titution. THE IDIOT. Through his misshapen soul and brain No thought has passed and loft its trace, And all that brings man joy and pain .Flndlsin his breast no dwelling place. His life Is the world's stain. The horrid vacant visage leers And shows its heritage of woe; The scgr-the sins of ancient years. Could any love or hate It? No! Pity may give her tears. -Dr. Frederick Peterson. NOCTURNAL ANIMALS. heir Deficiency In Color Made Up by Pro Biency In Sound. It is noteworthy that in almosi very race and climate the colors ol octurnal animals are dingier ani ~looier than those of their diurna llies and representatives. This dif erence is due of course to sexual se action, which cannot exert itsell pon colors or spots in the darkness 'he butterflies, for example, are beau ifully arrayed. Their night flying oins, the moths, are dull gray oi rhitish. Day birds are often decked in bril [ant hues, like pheasants, toucans iacaws and sun birds. The owlh nd nightjars, on the contrary, art ull and inconspicuous. Our Eng ish swift is just an aberrant hum' ing bird, who has taken to hawk ag flies in the northern twilight and -rown black accordingly. Most par ots come forth gorgeous in red, bln( nd yellow, but the nocturnal Netw ealand owl parrot, whose name ufficiently proclaims his skulking ature, has acquired a coat of dingy ray green, exceedingly like that ol cany owls and goatsuckers, and sc n throughout. A creatureso brightly olored as the blue faced mandril, 01 he great bird of paradise, is alwayt ure to display his fine feathers 01 riliant decorations to his observani 2ate in full flood of sunshine, while, onversely, night roamers like bats nd ratels and wombats and bearn re always remarkable for their un btrusive coloration. One way exists, however, in which~ octurnal animals may make an ef~ ective display to attract their mates, nd that is the system of phosphor scent flash signals adopted by the lowworm and firefly. It may alst e noted that an unusually large pro ortion of noctural animals havc usical voices or make loud love alls. The nightingale and nightjar are rel known instances in point in torhern climates. Visitors to south rn Europe will remember to thei ost the tree frog and cicadas that ake sleep impossible, while the owler monkeys, the laughing hye as and the screaming lemurs of the rest are equally familiar pests tc ropical travelers. All the loudest id most persistent voices are voices f the nfight. The whippoorwill and the katydid r as common in Massachusetts as be cuckoo in England, while the trident noises made by the number ss insects, which rub their legs gainst their sides so as to attract bheir mates, effectually banish sleep a many parts of tropical America. !ornhll Magazine. Her Beauty Went With It. Fred-She isn't the pretty girl she sed to be. Arthur-Is that so? Fred-Yes. Her father lost all his mone secniatinir-Trnth. Those~ -Pimples Ar'e tell-tale n tois that your blood is not righ ll of in urities, causing a sluggsk and unsi tb complexion. A few bottles of S. S. . will remove all forcign and impure matter, cleanse the blood thoroughly, and give a clear and rosy complexion. Itis most effect ial, and entirely harmless. Chas. Heaton, 73 Laurel Street, Phila., says: "I have had for years a humor in my blood which made me dread to shave, as small boils or pimples would be cut, thus causin shaving to be agreat annoyance. After takin gtree bottles my face is all clear and smooth as it should be-appite splendid, nd fe like running a foot race all forL e useof S. S.S. Treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. CANDIDATE'S CARDS. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Supervisor of Clarendon county subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary. JEFFERSON D. ALSBROoK. We. the members of Pinewood Demo cratic Club. do hereby present the name of Mr.. E. P. GFDDINGS to the voters of Claren don County at the coming primary election for the office of County Supervisor. PINEWOOD DEMOCRATIC CLUB. For School Commissioner. I hereby annennee mysi-If for re-election to-the office of School Commissioner for Clarendon County, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary. L. L. WELLS. For County Auditor. I anrionnee myself ia candidate 1--r the office (it An.litor in the. primary elction. J. ELBERT DAVIS. For County Treasurer. I announce my candidacy for re-eh-etion to the office of County Treasurer in the pri mary (e'.ctioni. S. J. BOWMAN. South Carolina College, COLUMBIA, S. C. Sessinn begins Sr pt. 25th. Nine regnlar Coirses, with Diplomas. (peeial Courses, with ('ertifinte-.s. R.rqi r f , ir lid mil. sion modified. Board S9 a woonth*.Ttal ne-cessary expensns for the 7:. M-iisi of traveling, clothirig, mwl Looks) ham $112 to $152. s-nd fi A:r..m :-wr.t. For fnrther infrmiatiion milr-s the Pres iden t. .1AMFS WOESmIW. R. CH.T[ES (. O1IGEi, -i irI. i A N1) >i|G E.. JosEP:N.(-. -.I I" J ATILIE 1T. p-AW. MIANNiN(, s. r. MANNING. S. C. A . LEV. T. MANNING. S. C. Notary Public with se-al. Associated with R. 0. Purdy, Esq., in litigated cases. J EFFERS3ON D. ALSBROOK, ATTORSXEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. Office in TIMEs building. Special atten ion given all bnsiness in his charge. HT . 1" WELLS A TTORSEY AT LAW SUMTER, S. C. CEO. W. DICK. DESTiST. - SUMTER, S. C. Office hours-9 to 1:30O-2:30 to 5. Over Levi Brothers''dry goods store. Winthrop State NormnalCollege, COLUMBIA, S. C. Open to whito girls over 17. Session be gins September 26. Graduates secure good positions. Each county given two scholar ships, one worth S150J.00 a session, and one of free tuition.- First scholarships now vacant in counties of Abbeville, Aiken, An derson, Barnwell, Beaufort, Charleston, Clarendorn, Chester, Chesterfield.- Florence, Greenville, Georgetown, Hampton, Harry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, Newberry, OJconee, Oratngeburg. Pickens, Richland, Sumter, Spartanburg, York. Competitive examination July 17 at court house of each county. Address D. B. JOHNSON, President, Columbia, S. C. ?elIF YOU WANT IN YOUR HOMES SPIANO PRODCED IN THE KNOWN SWRYU ILU E gl SINci IVAY!fola - "Combining a totality of excellence "Perfect in lono, nccron and finish." cidare exquisite tone and the artisic ally beautuiul." If you want a $TEINWAY we caiF~saveyouoney la its pur-A chase. dur house is the 8OT1 4EN ~s~'fEINWAY DEPOT for live9 ;eistire states. Steinway's New fork prices duplicated. Not a d!ollar can be saved in buying direct. All 4 styles regularli stck 9re pondence Invited. Catalogues f ree. WRITE US. : . I udden & Bates Southemn 9LMUSIC Houise,Savannah,Ga Look at the date on the label of your paper and if your subscription is out or aboutn to esnd us a renewal.. PIANOS &ORgANS Placed in Southern Homes Since 1870 -.BY Ludden & Bates Southern Music House, savImma ca. Mid-Summer Sale -- 1894 PIANOS & ORGANS. Are von thinking of buying a Iano or Organ in the Fall ? Why S -Y wait ? ~ i t you Can buy it now, and enjoy it daring the hot Sammer months, and at it at a Spot Cash Price, without even interest, won't hat be better? Read offer below. SPOT CASH PRNCES No Interest, Only a Little Cash Down. B YU IN JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTE.IER OR CIOBER; p Y WHEN YOUR COTTON IS TLICNED INTO CASH. SPECIAL MID-SUMMER SALE. Select fromu our entire stock of new, nearly new or second Instrnment--, any make, any style. any price, from Savannah or any agency, or froin factory, and we will sell you at onr lowest rock bottom Cash pric w:thouwt iterest or ad vances, payable us follows, viz.: P ianos--$25 Cash, and Balance Nov. 15th, 1894. O rgans--s Cash, and Balance Nov. 15th, 1894. REMEMBER- Lowest Cash Rates. No Mvance. No interest, By in July. August, September or October, and pay In Novcmber when cotton is sold AN1VD 313 C19LOFBMp 2F.ZLla And it is not conveDient for you to pay the entibalance Nov. 15th next, we will accept ONE-HALF CASH, and the balance -a one year, by your signing a new contract and agret ing to pay the regular time 1uice of the instrumn t on o:r onte year plan, just the same as :f yon first purchase-d on this plan. RIemember, please, Spot Cash Pricts if you pay entize balance on November 15 next. r, the onc- 3ear price if you pay one-balf the balance Nov. 15 next, and the remainder in one year from that diae. Ne contract mvariably required. SpCLi 1 indneicments are neded to sell ifstruments dur:ng the dull sumner months and m order to keep our large fore of s:b-mn, travel.s and agents under employ, nut and full pay, we devise the sciuaL S:ner Su&e. Uyers should tace advtntag ,f it, and will misA :t if they don't. 37%Trite fcOT Mid-Sumimers Sale Circular Latest Special Offers. They wvill surprise you. MENTION THIS ADVERTISEMENT. udden & Bates Southern Music House, SAVANNAH, GA_