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3HE MANNING; 0IMES3 LOUIS APPELT, Editor. Wednesday, November 28, 1S94. There are now seventy-one dispen saries in the State. To-morrow is Thanksgiving day all over the United States. The Legislature is now in session, having commenced its labors yester .day. Gen. Booth, the originator of the Salvation Army is now visiting the United States. Senator David B. Hill is traveling through the South, and no doubt he .is running his little presidential boom. Mrs. Mlaybrick, the American wo man who is serving a life-sentence in an English prison, is still hoping for her freedom. The State board of canvassers fin ished their work last Saturday. There was several contests before them, but no changes in the returns were made. From the number of cotton fires reported at various shipping ports, it would seem that parties are desirous of decreasing the actual amount to be consumed by manufacturers. The State board of canvassers has given the certificate of membership to Col. Elliott. Murray, his oppo nent, presented no facts that could in any way give him a shadow of a claim. The Manufacturer's Record is giv ing the report of increased produc tion of corn of 1894 over 1893, places South Carolina's increase at 6,200,000 bushels. This is somewhat encourag ing, considering the low price of cot ton. The largest telescope in the world is now receiving its finishing touches at Cambridge, Mass. When comple ted it will rest in the Yerks observa tory undes the auspices of the Chi cago University. It together with its mountings weighs more than twelve hundred pounds. The great lens is forty inches-in diameter. Gen. tButler has created a political sensation by petitioning through his attorneys, [Messrs. Buchanan and Youmans an injunction against the ComptrollerlGeneral and the State - Treasurer to prevent election officers receiving their pay on the grogn that the registration law is unconsti tutional. The case wii-be heard next Mtonday.- ~~ A Few Conference Appointments. The following are the appoint ments for the Sumter Distrtct: W C Power, Presiding Elder. Sumter, J W Daniel. Sumter City Mission, T G Herbert, Jr.. Sumter Circuit, T J White. Manning, H'M Mood. Santee, C W Creighton. Jordan, R A Few. -Lower Clarendon,,W S.Goodwin. -Foreston, E H Beckham. New Zion, W A Wright. Lynchburg, 0 A Darby. Oswego, J E Rushiton. Bishopville, W S Stokes. .Bethany, J P Attaway. Salem, S W Henry. Kershaw, A J Stafford. Smithville, Peter Stokes. Camden, G H Waddill. Wateree, W J Snyder. Richland, J W Neely. Wedgefield, J C Chandler. Lack of time prevents entire report of appointments this issue. Adulterations. This is an age of progress and en terprise such as the world has never be fore witnessed if we be not incorrectly informed through the annals of his .'~tory. But has it occurred to you that mixed up with all this enter prise is to be found an ingenuity in the way of adulterating most every thing used in a way that is difficult of detection ? A great deal of the food materials is adulterated. There is a clay or chalk-terra alba as it is known, found in abundance near Graniteville, S. C., and from that mine car loads of material are shipped to various large cities of the nnion. A few of the purposes for which it is used is to make candy, baking powders, and it is said it is even put into flour. It is also used to impart a bright color to syrup, and can be readily detected in such by dissolv ing some of the syrup in water and allowing it to stand a short time, the chalk will be precipitated and will form a crust at the bottom and the sides of the containing vessel. Cotton is made to imitate the finer materials or when used with a small percentage of silk or wool almost defies detection. The oil from its seed enters largely into the commer cial lard and other oils. The leather from which parts of our shoes are made is manufactured from paper or leather pulp made from scraps and parings. Other items could ibe .mentioned, but then these are suffi cient to show that adulterations form a great part of everything con sumed. The only true way by which the consumer can have an absolute pure article is to produce as far as possible what -he needs and thus force out of the market these manu factured stuffs. The low price of cot ton if the farmers will heed its teach ings will be a benefit by causing him to produce his own liv'ng and then he can dispose of all surplus to his townsmen, and thus the market can be purged of such miserable stuff as is often sold under the guise of the genuine article. RINGING NOISES In the ears, sometimes a roaring. buzzing sound, are caused by catarrh, that exceed ingly disagreeable and very common dis ease. Loss of smell or hearing also result from catarrh. Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier, is a peculiarly success ful remedy for this disease, which it cures by purifying the blood. Hood's Pill axe the best after dinner pills, assist digestion, prevent constipation. Itch on human, mange on horses, dogs and all stock, cured in 30) minutes by Woolford's Sanitary lotion. This never fails. Sold by R. B. Loryea the drug "Preachers and Laymen." . le ORANGEBrG, S. C., Nov. 9. '94. Ge Editor The Manning Times:-Kindly >ublish the enclosed article which- was re- to used by the editor of the Southern Chris- fez ;an Advocate, though it relates to matters di< nvolving the truth of history of the church, a rhich matters he had presented in a mis- ch eading light. rhis adds another instance ter o the many where the organ of the church ,si ias denied to the membership who sup rt it the most ordinary fairness and jus- qn ice. Very truly yours, an J. W3,. SToKrs. an [Here is the article to which reference is nade and which explains itself.-EDrron.) pr( Under this caption the editor of the C Southern Christian Advocate, in the issue p f July 19, attacks a statement which. he In' iays, "recently appeared in one of our =unty exchanges." As I am the author of pa :he statement, and as the statement was Dr made advisedly, I take it I will be permit- the ted to give the reasons which justify the ial statement. Since accuracy of statement is cu: the gage of discussion laid down by the we editor, it may as well be recalled that the the statemeat which he says "recently ap- the peared," appeared in one of his county ex- aft :hanges something like six months ago. sei Why the editor of the church organ, who is po asually quick to resent anything that can Po be construed into an attack on the Church, should have allowed so grave a misstate- ces ment, as he evidently thinks this is, to go fa anchallenged so long; and why, having a taken up the cudgels so tardily, he should ter have wrested this one paragraph from its ter ontext in the body of a discussion which th< ae had arbitrarily shut out of the Advocate, da tre questions that will arise in every st) houghtful mind. no Here is the-full paragraph which the ed tor garbled and then criticized: hi. -Finally he insinuates that Iam arraying po he laymen against the clergy. On the Bi ontrary I am standing for truth and the me right of the laymen in the church. Sixty- to aine thousand lay Methodists in South thf arolina paid $177,357.56 to the support of era te ministry and the institutions of the Bi ,hurch, and yet they are allowed only 40 mi lay delegates on the floor of the annual ny Conference which disburses this large sum; na while 350 local and traveling preachers are wi represented by 200 delegates. Even this I n small representation was grudgingly grant- un ed only after a stubborn fight, As it is, th< such representation as is given lay mem- po bers is almost entirely under the control of wI the preachers in the last analysis. If there pr were no conflict between preachers and 61t laymen until I came into this discussion, ref why have the clergy fought every effort to W give lay members proportional representa- di tion in the councils of the Church? Does reo anyone suppose for a moment that the Ad- ed vocate could have been used to outrage and m< buse laymen. and they denied the right to all efend themselves, it the lay membership th( had had representation in Conference pro- Is portionate to their number and their dona- to ions?" wi The issues raised by the editor fall un er two heads-first the logical relations of lay representation in our church polity; econd, the historical evolution of lay rep- of resentation in our ecclesiastical system. to These are topics cover the whole ground of la' Lontroversy. - th In the first place, then, what is the log- ou ical relation of lay representation to the en Dthe. features of our system? The specific Ar point at issue, raised by the editor, is upon ex my statement that "69,000 lay Methodists rot in South Carolina paid $177,357.56 to the no support of the ministry and the institutions th of the church, and yet they are allowed on- wl ly 40 lay delegates upon the floor of the ari annual Conference which disburses this ed large sum, while 350 local and traveling cia preachers are represented by 200 delegates." ho This proposition he disposes of thus: "Ev eryMethodist in SouthCarolina with even or- kn linary irtelligence knows that the amounts in1 paid for the support of our preachers is es- Co :imated by laymen, collected by laymen, tic mid disbursed by laymen, and that the tic annual Conference does not handle or dis- ful >urse a single cent of it." In a rji.d-Tiferal coa ense, possibly it would no proper to the :y that the Annual C~rnee handles or in lisburses any fu4'ut will the editor re- tat 'ort to suchp.pable sophistry, in face of fer he-faetthai t appoints its agents to attend Al1 c these matters of detail? In face of the up act that the fund for superannuated sbi rreachers, bishops' fund, educational fund, ex Lnd many others, are unquestionably dis- fez aursed by the agents or the Conference thi nther at Conference or during the year, the Lud the results passed in review at Con- ee erence ? To hold that the Annual Con- co: ~erence does not handle or disburse any go uds, because, forsooth, the funds are iandled and disbursed by its agents, thi would be puerile playing with words. And in his is just as true of the funds collected su mnd paid out for traveling preachers as it is t a the case of superannuated preachers or -bn ishops or any other fund. While the cot 'amounts paid for the support of our th( ~reachers is estimated by laymen," as the m ~ditor says, they are usually estimated in he presence of the preacher and under his th( irgent appeals, too often regardless of is: lood or drought or the poverty of the peo- aE le. While it is "collected by laymen arnd tri lisbursed by laymen," truly enough, it is i stimated, collected and disbursed by lay- thi nen who are practically the appointees of O he preacher, the agent of the Conference. ci L'rue, they are elected by the Quarterly Hjj Jonference; but they can be elected only ge ipon nomination by the preacher, by a la. iody, the majority of whom were elected n ipon the nomination of the preacher in wh ~revious years. What is to hinder the as preacher from nominating only those aymen who think to suit him? Is it not -easonably sure that he will nominate such, f they can be had ? Take a concrete case. The last Quarterly Jonference for the year in a given charge se s in session, a working majority of whom. were elected upon nomination of the ~ preacher in past years. Salarie4 on the ze :arge have been steadily pushed upward, la1 while the ability of the membership has as th steadily tended downward. Bro. A and. Bro. B, sitting stewards, resisted an ad- li ance in assessment last year because of th special disaster from flood and drought and fijt storm-and they are not nominated for re election, although they are true and faith- ge ul, and represented the feeling of the w membership. They are not nominated by flt te preacher-not that they fail to repre- en ent truly their people, but because their tic riews do not suit the preacher-and hence ;hey cannot be re-elected. To this extent so 'such representation as is given lay mem- pr bers is almost entirely under control of.the foj preachers in the last analysis." This is the e 2nly natural construction to be placed th pon my language, and hence the effort to prejud ice lay representatives of patt years th igainst me by construing my statement to by mean an impeachment of their int grity, ra savors strongly of playing to the footlights,.b 2. As to the historical evolution of lay rpresentation in our ecclesiastical system. al rhe editor says with great emphasis here ru also that "the veriest tyro in Methodist his- pe ory also knows that lay representation in t yr General and Annual Conference was. granted by the General Conference of 1866, gi omposed exclusively of preachers, and by wvl a two-thirds vote. It is simply a falsifiea- im ion of history to say that even this small a representation was granted grudgingly on ly after a stubborn fight." re. Let us see whether the editor has all the TI istory with him or not. Any one who in bas read in even a cursory way that old, tandard of Methodist literature, the Meth dist Magazine and the journals of the ar uccessive General Conferences, must ree- fet ognize the justice of Dr. Abel Stevens' re- ex mark in his history of smerican Meth-ef dism (page 520), when he says this ques tion of Lay Representation "has seldom ar ceased to agitate more or less American fe! Methodism from the first decade of its or- co ganization to our day." Are these "simply tht a falsification of history ?' To be specific-the Methodist Maga- CO rinc of 18'24 contains (page 274) the full re- ge port of the committee appointed in re- ra spouse to numerous memorials that had beset this and the preceding General Con- il ference; on the subject of Lay Representa- fi ion. There is somewhat of asperity in pa the report denying the request. The me- tic morialists made repeated efforts, and being ce repeatedly refused, withdrew in 1830, and, according to McClintock and Strong and te: other Cyciopedias, organized the Methodist tai: Protestant Church with some 5,000 mem- pa bers, introducing Lay Representation and discarding the offce of Bishop. Are these all falsifiers of history, too ? The slavery question then absorbed the ar whole attention of the church, resulting a si decade or more later in a Northern and a a Southern Methodism. Scarcely had this issue been settled by of presentation resumed its sway in the c neral Conference; and the journal of the neral Conference of 1854 (page 365) re ds a resolution on the subject, which, ether with several memorials, were re- t red to a committee. This committee a posed of the petitions in quite a sum- f ry manner -denying the request and t Lracterizing as revolutionary even the at ipt to effect such a change. Is this also 8 mply a falsification of history ?" :n the General Conference of 1S58 the c stion was again under consideration I again the Conference refused to make r change. (See journal 1858. page 582). Chen came the war and devastation a-id : )stration. After this hiatus, the General a aference of 1866 asse-ubled. Dr. A. L. Green had sent out a circular advocat Lay Representation, and it was warm- C diseussed in the Annual Conferences- t ;sing most by very narrow majorities. t Green champios:ed the resolution on floor of the General Conterence. Spec night session's were set apart for dis- t sion of the subject, and the discussions; C re projected far into the night. I have assurance of several living members ol .t General Conference that the measure, r forty years of agitation and cue ism, still met with strong and able op- E ition; and in the final passage was op. N ed by a strong vote f irreconcilab:es. )oos this look like a spontaneous con sion? In view of these incontrovertible a Ls is it not the literel truth t: say that ( y Representation was "granted only af- e a stubborn fight?" If a fight that ex ided, as Dr. Abel Stevens says, "from first decade of its organization to ur r," more Lhau forty years, is not properly I led "a stubborn fight. then I con fess I do t t understand what language means. qow just a word as to Bishop McTyeire's tory quoted by the editor t, sustain -his - sition. I honor and even venerr.te the t shop's memory, but that does not relieve ; of my responsibility to seek truth and j follow it when found. It seems to me Lt the preponderance of testimoniy-Gen I Conference journals-is against the t hop on this point, and as an honest n I am compelled to follow the testimo . It is not unusual for people of "ordi ry intelligence" to accept as gospel truth I atever they may find in "the book; "but ust be permitted to sr.- that it is a little usual and even surprising for one like editor of The Advocate, who is sup ed to know how history is made, and o has access to the sources of history, to I )dicate a dogmatic assertion upon a sin quotation from a single author without erence to numerous conflicting data. is the editor ignorant of these data, or I he assume ignorance on the part of his ders? However this may be, since the tor Rrefaced his criticism ot my state nt with an expressed purpose to adjure personality and motive on the part of "author of this remarkable statement,' uppose I shall be excused for declining .A notice the epithets, "mean and row," th which he closed his editorial. J. Wx. STORES. rangeburg, July 24th. 'ote:-It is worth notice that the editor the Advocate in his anxiety t break the force of discrimination against men in the matter of representation on i floor of the Annual Conference pointed t by me, holds that the General Confer .e is the only law-making body; that the t nual Conference was almost entirely an cutive boly, dealing with matters of tine-and hence (he argued) there was need of larger lay representation. In s also he followed Bishop McTyire. Yet t en Brother Herbert made precisely this t ament a few weeks ago, in reply to the tor's crusade against the Holiness Asso tion, the editor holds up bands in holy rror at such heresy. Lhe merest tyro in Methodist polity s ows that a large number of matters that imately concern laymen, the Annual ference has absolute power. The elec of editors for church papers, appor ning the Bishops' funds, Conferencei ds, etc., are all matters that intimately [ cern the lay membership who have se funds~o pay; and yet 74,000 of them this State are allowed only 40 represen- a ves upon the floor of the -Annual Con- a ence, which deals with these matters. t ough salaries have been steadily pushed ~ ward, while the ability of the ,member p to pay has steadily tended downward, ~ >enses of delegates to the General Con- t ence have in recent years been levied E ough the Annpual Conferences upon , p membership; and a host of agents for leges and other enterprises have been nmissioned by Annual Conferences to out over the country at large cost to the[ mbership. Yet these gentlemen tell us .t there is no need of lay representation the Annual Comference. Does anyone >pose that these additional burdens dd have been laid upon an already over rdened people, if laymen had been ac ded representation in the councils of church in proportion to numbers and uence? o far from the General Conference being only law making body in our church, t not perfectly plain that in all matters ecting the fundamental law-the R~es ~tive Rules-the final decision is reached the Annual Conferences, precisely where undue clerical preponderance exists? e cannot read a dozen pages in the Dis. line without running against the fact. w then can anyone contend that the neral Conference is the only place where representation is necessary, if it be :cessay at all? And if allowable at all, y should the clergy be allosved 350 times much representation as laymen ? Our School System. How can we improve our common ools? This is a questton of vital portance to every individual citi of our country. The public at ge recognizes and feels that some ng is wrong in regard to our pub school system. But just what it something is, is difficult to de e, as so many things operate to ther to make it defective. The iter or this article having had a mber of years of practical experi e in the school room is in a posi ,n which enables him to specify me of these reasons. The fund vided by the State is inadequate the purposes for which it is in ided, as the amount is so small it it is sufficient only for two or :ee months. It is greatly desired the masses, that if money is to be sed by taxation, that some means used by which a much larger iount can be raised and the schools u for a longer term. Many are de udent altogether on this mere pit 'ce received through this source to re their children any education atever. Other s, not realizing the1 plortnce or value of an education inclined to rest contentedly and y upon what little the public does. ere is so little inducemenat offered Ii the average country school in the *y of remuneration that very few contented to remain in the pro- I sion long enough to acquire the 'y perience and skill by which to do f etive work. The consequences that very few men enter the pro- a sion and those who do, use it as a avenience while they are fitting t imselves for other professions. Of t urse there are exceptions to this neral rule. The work therefore in r >st country schools is done by an i ~xperienced set of teachers who s d it a difficult matter frequently to ss the county teachers' examina-C in. Evervone wvill admit the ne ssity of better schools antd better tchers, but how are thiey to be ob- - ned ? One way is to provide more y and better pay for your teachers. ke the position of some induce- ~ int and see that the teachers who ~ selected are those whose profes- I n is teaching. Let the small I ount received from the public be ' secondary importance. Be gener and ,.un your scoolsi nine months , uring the year. A teacher with rains and energy cannot afford to .eep himself in a position to take liese short term schools in consider tion of the small aniount received rom the public with eithei no addi ional pay or so little as not to mount to much. A great many eople pay their teachers very be rudgingly jusL as though the teach r were a parasite on the comnmunity nd they were compelled to contiib te that amount for his support. O 11 professions, teaching from a finan ial point of view offers the least in - ucement for laborers of any other hat can be mentioned. Even the est paid teachers are able to save so ,ttle of their earnings till it amounts a but little. It surely caunot be barged that teachers as a class are ad financiers, because many having Aught for years accumulated nothing ntil they abandoned teaching and mbarked' in other callings. Tle erv nature of circumstances are such hat it is almost impossible to lay by nything of any consequence. An ther good reason why teachers hould be paid well is the fact that a aan's education is his capital and a are living is not as much as is ex ected for the outlay. Another is hat one who devotes his time and nergies to the profession is in a few 'ears rendered almost useless for fur ber work and consequerty is -rele ated to the rear as being behiud he times-too much of an old fogy nd such like for the demands of the imes. Teaching enriches the mind vith knowledge and experience, but xhausts it of its vitalities, and- will if Iursued long enongh render the in ividnal a nervous wreck of humani y, incapacitated for any mental labor. these are facts and it does seem that ur people at large would become >atriotic enough to iolly to the sup >ort of their teachers wbo do do ef ective work and lend them a helping and. Again, a teacher should re eive better pay than he does, be. ause his position is a very trying me, as it makes him a target for the ommunity at whom they cast their lenunciations and criticisms when ver there is the least unpleasantness. f there is any one benefactor of the uman race that needs the support i the community, that person is our teacher, who if he is couscien ious labors faithfully for the true ad ancement mentally and morally of hose most dear to you. A great nany are disosed to think that a eacher has a good time-makes oney easy while you have -to labor o hard for it. Is that true? I vould answer in the negative. The eacher is studying and planning and hinking on all matters pertaining to is work even when not in school nd perhaps day after day leaves the chool room with throbbing brain ubject to the unjust criticisms of his matrons and the community simply >ecause they are not in a position to ully understand the causes prompt ag certain -acts or remarks. This ar icle could be extended considerably >t to the thoughtfuil reader, it will ready have served it purpose. Now s schools are a niecessity, so are eachers; therefore instead of seeing ow little you can pay your teachers, ee how much you can paiy them and bus make it an inducement to teach i-s of intelligence and skill, and riadually the standard of educational ork will be raised and the country ill receive an impetus that will be ir-reaching in its results ood Is ESSEN 00 HEALTH. hopetobe I5 tMPURE. If you are troubledwj [BOILS, ULCERS oR PIMPLES, SORES our blood is bad. A few bottles of S S S. l thoroughly cleanse the system, remove all n ourities and build you up. All manner of be. CLEARED AWAY it s.I sthe best blood remedy on earth housanod who bae uosoed it a sh o. ors broughtn noerh outTeeIso reatise onbloodandsk~ninsenaamai1edfrW SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta,GI. Lessens Pain, Insures Safety to Life of Motherand Child. My wife, after having used Mothers' Friend, passed through the ordeal with little pain, was sTRONGER I ONE HOUR than in a WEEK after the birth -of her former child.-J.J.McGorDazcK, 4Bean Station, Tenn. MOT-Rnrs' FRIEN robbed pain of its terror and shortened labor. I have the heal thiest child I ever saw. . Mas. L. Md. AHERN, Cochran, Ga. BRaDFIEL.D REGU.ATOR CO.. Atlanta.Ga. hB Slate of South Carolina, County of Clarendon, yv Louis Appelt, Esq., Probate Judge HEREAs E. W. H. BAKER made suit to me, to grant him etters of Administration, with the ill annexed, of the estate of and ef acts of Macey Bird. These are therefore to cite and ad ionish all and singular the kindred nd creditors of the said Macey Bird, eceased, thlat they be and appear, efore me in the Court of Probate, to e held at Manning, S. C., on the 15th ay of December next, after publica on hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore oon, to shew cause, if any they ave. why the said Administration hould not be granted. Given under my hand this 27th day f November, Anno Domnini, 1894. Seal.] LOUIS APPELT, Judge of Probate, C. C. Mlarial produces weakness, general de ility, biliousne..s, loss of appetite, indi estion and constipation. Grove's Taste ss Chili Tonic removes the cause which roduces these tronbles. Try it and you ill be delighted. 50 cents. To get the enineO ask for Grove's. Sold on it merits. o cure, no pay. Sold by J. G. Dinkins If you want CORRECT STYLES, If you want PeNect Fitting Goods, If you want WELL-MADE DURABLE GOODS, If you want GOODS WITH THE TATIFF OFF, D. J. CH A1NDf"LEFR,, Where you will find a large. new stocli much for $10 as you couk 1894. Again do I announce to the people of Clarendon that to db bisi ness in this day of business progress one must first understand whar businessis, and then confine himself strictly to business principh-s, which are to study the watts of the people first; thou study the iode of manufacturing the various fabrics and articles that the consumer must have; next to ascertain the bebt ani rmost reliable manufact m ers. and only deal with such', thus insuring to the patrons Value Received for Their Money, I have this season visited the best markets, and realizing the effect the tariff bill would have on goods, I was exceedingly cautious to get every advantage possible in order that my large patronage wvould se cure the benefit. In selecting my stock I was careful to get. The Very Latest in Dress Goods. Everything I have is new. New Store and New Goods ini every' Department. -To the Ladies I will extend a special invitation to examine my E~le gant Line of MSi3r M, cEire Si13 ., - Oasahmeres, serges, TVorstects, SatinesB, Grin2gbam.", The Latest Novelties in Trimmings in Silk and Velvets, Passementre, Beaded .Braids, etc. I am also sole agent for BUTTERICK'S PATTERNS, and for the benefit of the ladies I have arranged to give away every mo::tb Butterick's Novelty Fashion Sheets, and it will afford ife anid iiy sales men pleasure to have the ladies ask for them. My Stock of Domestic Dry Goods is full and complele. In Cloaks and Capes I challenge comparison.. Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! Rigby never fails to keel) the very best Shoes for Men, Women, Youths, and Children. This department is watched very closely, as it is one of the moet important. No shoe is sold orer my counters that can not be warranted. THE CLOTHING, HAT, AND) GENTS'. FURNISHING DEPARTMENT only needs an inspection to convince thatr it contaius the latest, styles, and everybody can be suited in style, goiaity, and price. I have a full line of specially selected Boys' Clothing and a lot 6T extraL nuee Pants. 'Any thing in the HARDWARE, TINWARE, AND) WOOD EN WARE *LINES can be.found in my stock, and I have the handsomest line of Crockery I haveever carried. Come and see myv beautifuil decorated Chamber Sets. They are grand. Then I have an elegant line of Decorated and Plain Crockery and Gloss Ware. This is hound to dielight the eye of the house-keeper. I defy any business house in the county or elsewhere to show up a better. GROCERY DEPARTMENT than mine. I not only carry everything that can be used on the -laln tation, but my shelves contain a magnificent line of Faney Grocenies where any house-keeper can in a few minutes c~omie and get the material for a fine dinner. Come and see me and I will guarantee I will not he unders ,ld by an'one, and I will pay you the highest market prices for your Cotton andother Produce. Yours, &c., S. .A.. RIG-BY, AR THUR BELITZER, (Successor to Belitzer & Spann,) MANUFACTURER OF BEDS AND WOVEN WIRE SPRINCS, AND WHOLESALE AND RLETAIL DEALERt IN Furniture, Pictures, Shades,' Coffins. Manufacturer of Various Kinds of Furniture. FRiday Evening, November 30th, At Inntituite B-all. AGO.T. OF THE CLOTHIER, to select from, and you can buy as L for $20 a few years ago. MOSES LEVI Is Again to the Front With a Complete Line of NEW - GOOD,$. IN EVERY D]EPARTMENT OF HIS NANNwOTH STORw After years of experience in the mercantile b)usiness, I have never seen goods as cheap as they are to-day. Tfhe tariff has Knocked the Bottom out of Prices, and although cotton is bringing a small price, I am enabled to sell goods at equally low figures. Come and inspect my stock of Dress Goods with Trimmings to match, No tions, Fancy Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Gents' Furnishings, Hardware, Crockery, Cutlery, etc. I am sole dealer for the celebrated James Means' Shoes, And also handle Ladies Shoes that every pair can be guaranteed. My store is divided into various departments, and each department is. well equipped with polite salesmen who will ttake pleasure in showing the. people through my establihment. I can beat the State in for either men or boys, and I can sell Boys' Knee Pants for less mnone frn it takes to buy the cloth. A cordial invitation is extended to the entire community to come and take odvantage of the low prices I am offering. Your attention is also in vited to my. Grocery ~Departnent. I have held the leadl iu th:- nwreatile badiness in Clarendon for thirty seven years, and I propoGse to enntiniue holding it by paying the highest market prce for cotton, and not alloin'~ug my'self under~sold. MOSES LE~VI. School Notice. OFFICE SCHOOL C(. DSSLONElI. WhnY)Cm oTw Manning, S. C., Ja~n.. 4th iW.tG. --CL T Until fiuther not1ice I will ha:ve , onic open on Saturday of eh week. Thefl ohrdays will be spe-nt in visitir~g theue alo schools ofi tihet counitv. ee o hecon ~L. L. WELLS, oto iscsoes sebool Conmmissioner C. C. _______ - iHAIR-CUTI'ING IN ALL STYLES. Discharge Notice. SHAIG TWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF SHAMPOOING. [Probate on the :30th dayv of NovnL oembeeans aldsnth 1b34 for a~ final dli-ehorge asAhu btrordn wth etesaddi ac. of the estat of R. M. eiy deceaed. A cordlial invitation is r-xtendled. Oct. 0th 194. \. J1. K E LrLY.