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TEMANNIG T13MB Wednesday, March 6, 1895. e a CHEAP TOBACCO. - We Keep a Splendid Line of Farmers' Staple Tobaccos and at Prices That Will Knock Out the Hard Times. -"Old Dog, Tray," a plug tobacco 9 inches long and 3 inches wide, for only 5 cents per plug or 25 cents per C pound. The best tobacco and the fl quickest seller ever came to this t town. b The "Blue Bird," a 9x3 plug, a very bright and attractive tobacco, only 7 cents per plug or 30 cents per pound. This certainly is a bargain for the 2 0 money. b Our Champion, a plug of tobacco 12 inches long and 3 inches wide, at only 10 cents per plug or 35 cents per , und. This is a rapid seller and a out everything before it. h 'Bonnie Kate, a 9 in. 4 tobacco for 0 1only 0c. per plug or 40 cents per lb. This is a splendid peice of goods and will guarantee it to give satisfaction or money returned. I take special pride in offering Bonnie Kate to the public as it is something worth rec- b omnmending. We ofer the very best grade flour 0 for only $3.75. c We offer a splendid patent flour for only $8.50. t Yours truly, W. E. JENKINSON. hManing Baptist Church Directory. Preaching every Sunday, at 11 a. m- t Sunday school every Sunday, 9:30 a. m ti * Prayer meeting every Wednesday 7:30 ] p. m.v Deacons' meeting first Friday in each mooth, 3 p. m. Woman s Missionary Society meets every s, Friday before the 4th Sunday. o: Sunbeams Missionary Society meets see- il ondSundayineach moth,3p.m. Teachers meeting each Friday, 3p. m. ._ _ _ _ _ _it Yourtame in Frint. -Mrs. H. X. Mood is improving. a -Mr. W. G. King, of Mayesville. was in 0-day' -Mrs. Azalie Dove-nee Witherspoon is n .i-Manmng visiting friends. tl .ro .-Miss Alice Taylor. of Charleston, is I visiting at CoL B. P. Barrons. C A-Mrs. Fannie Williams, of Sumter, is on iyiit to her mother, .rs. X. 0. Burgess. b Died. to.day near Brogdons, an infant r af.r. and Mrs. J. C. Stukes. n - and 6.4 chenille table covers very to eh'p. Horton Burgess & Co. Come toManning Saturday. 23d inst., to a mass meedng which will decide whether Carendon should be represented in the' Conference to be heldin Columbia on the 27th. Figured India silk for shirt waist only 2 eents per yard. Horton Burgess & Co. J Tbe article on finances by "Sawny" in n or last issue has received considerable from thos competant to judge. 4 have no doubt that "Sawny" will ap pear again in these columns. Mrs. W. A. Driggers a lady living near Aleolu was severaly burned yesterday. She wa working in thefield and her clothing * anght on fire from a brush pile. She was. 30 badly burned that fears are enter tained for her. Dr. W. M. Brockinton was called and he dressed the wounds. Delicious confectionery for sale by Rt. B. 4jorathe druggst. -It issterday cne colored citizen from the t entyswore if the registry mian don't1 a gi.him a certificate he will leave the b~t. Now we.hope that the obstacles in -eWay of some of our colored friends willr haeteefc fcuigte to cutr the citizenship of this State and build i Upthat of another State, it would be b~ Ladies are invited to call and examine I any stock of fine fiower seeds. IR. B. Lor- f yethe druggst. .T'he Confederate Veteran had a meeting o is:IeLeod's hall last Monday. They re electd the old ofeer, also elctda dele atto attend the reunion of veterans to helb.d in Houston Texas next May. Col. a H. L. Benbow, Kaj. C. S. Land, Captain ( D.J.Bradham, Dr. A. J. White, and bl. Levi, are the delegates. Steps were taken by the Camp and a committee appointed to seek aid for needy veterans. 1 9I dozen ladie's gauze undervests 5 cents each cr 6 for 25 cents. Horton Burgess1 & Co. Mr. (Cliord, a blind man gave a musi csi entertainment at the Institute hall last ~ 3Monday night. The entertainment was ] 'wrt the price of admission considering c the fact that the money spent was in aid of one who-had lost the precious privilege ofisight. A silver cup was voted to the ung~ lady in the house and Miss f - c arned' off the prize. A cake of soap was voted to Mr. J. Hl. Lesesne for being the laziest man in the honse. .Onion sets for sale by Loryea, the drug We return many thanks to Mr. Geo. L. Diekson for an invitation to attend the grdation exercises of the medical class ) owhichhe is aflmemberalso for the same 1 courtesy extended us by the faculty. Man- f ning wi- have two to graduate from the Chrlson&edicalecollege this year. Messrs. Clarendon Barron and Geo. L Dickson, C bth of whom have the well wishes of the entire community, and we cilaim that said college has never sent from its honored alls two young men that will excel Dick onand Barron in gentility and honor. Thesbommenlcemient exercises take place in ~ the academy of music on the eveming .of , thelMth inst., and we know our boys will equit themselves handsomely. Our spring goods are here, ready for in. I peeinn. Give us a look before buying weot - save you money. Horton Burgess &Co. Last Monday Supervisor of Registratios Worham was beceiged all day bya clam' -rn crowd of colored men. Te number mkngto be registered is estimated at about two hundred. On account of the eglrequirements only one succeeded in -bann -a certificate. In order for a voter to get a eer/Seate for one that was lost he has to umake a orescribed affdavit and thisi semed tol...: obstruction in the way of I the crowd. Some of them displayed theirt disappointment by making all kind of on-sensical threats, while others took the matter in a more philosophical manner. One darkey sized up the situation by tell-] ing the crowd "dat de buckra had too much sonse to let do nigger get on top. again." The spectacle that presented itself|1 here ad from the reports in the daily pa-f psthe same was ali over the State and it shudcause contending white men to stop and consider. It should have the effect of1 aking them lay aside their prejudices and prepare for the coming contest in a apmrt 1 of unit . United, our people are in no Aangr but scattered into contending fac gene they wilfall and be the victims of. their over foolishness. Every white man hould and must be registered and it is as. much our duty now to look de~r the regis taion of our people as it was to organize hem in 1q76. We did a mighty work then sad we should do no less now. If there is a white man in your community not regis tered sh'ow bimr the necessity of his being risee. Bemember in the election for de gacto the constitutional convention only one box is to be voted in and unless we out number the colored registered voters we are beaten and that element will tcontrol of the convention upon which efuture destiny of the white man in this State lrey depends. Let us get together mnd mrhin solid phalanx to the polls. It isor duty todo so; we owe it to our saelves and our children demand it of us. Fresh and genuinegaden seed for sale AwE.B. Loryea, theDrgs. Prof. E. J. Browne, of the Collegiate In itute. has received a letter from Presl ent Wilson, of Converse college, in which xe writer after paying a high compliment > the work done by Mr. Browne as a teach r, offers him a scholarship to give to some 'orthy young lady in his school who will ttend the college. The scholarship is orth fifty dollars a year for two years. [ere is a good opportunity for some young 6dy that desires to get a college educa on. For genuine seed potatoes, go to R. B. oryea, the druggist. Died, last Friday night, Maj. Pinckney '. Benbow. aged sixty-seventy years. The meral took place on Sunday morning in ie Manning cemetary. The deceased had ten in feeble health for a number of years id on last Friday he was in the court om listening to the court proceedings, id apparently in better health than sual. He retired that night about ten clock and his wife discovered a la red breathing; aid was summoned, but fe was extinct. Maj. Benbow was a rominent figure in county affairs. He rned as local trial justice and afterwards school commissioner and by reason of is profession; that of surveyor, he was ten consulted in matters where real estate as involved. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best salve in the world for cuts, raises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever >res, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, >rns and all skin eruptions, and positively ires piles or no pay required. It is guar iteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money funded. Price 25c. per box. For sale by R. B. Loryea. MARVELOUS RESULTS. From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun der an, of Dimondale, Mich., we are pernAt d to make this extract: "I have no hesi tion in recommendIng Dr. King's New iscovery, as the results were almost mar lous in the case of my wife. While I was istor of the Baptist church at Rives June on she was brought down with pneumon ia iceeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms coughing would last hours with little teraption and it seemed as if she could At survive them. A friend recommendet r. King's New Discovery; itwas quick in s work and highly satisfactory in results." Trial bottles free at R. B. LORYEA'S rug Store. Regular size bottles 50 cents Id $1.00. FOUR BIG SUCCESSES. Having the needed merit to more than ake gcxd all the advertising claimed for em, the: following four remedies have -ached phenomenal sile. Dr. King's New iscovery. for consumption. Coughs ani ods, each bottle guaranteed-Electric Bit rs, the great remedy for Livcr, Stomach id Kidneys. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the st in the world, and Dr. King's New Life ills, which are a perfect pill. All these ,mcdies are guaranteed to do just what is aimed for them and the dealer w.hose nme .s attached herewith will be glad to 11 you more of them. Sold at R. B. LOR EA'S Drug Store. Manning Academy. The following pupils merited the medals r the week ending March 1: Collegiate, Lizzie Warr; intermediate. lia Ridgway;primary, Ermine Burgess and alius Ciark. Lizzie HollidiT was voted the condct Ledal. E. C. A.szoox. The bluo-bird is hailed as a harbinger Spring. It is also a reminder that a too purifier is needed to prepare the stew for the debilitating weather to ime. Listen and you will hear 'the birds naging: "Take Ayer's Sarsaparilla in [arch, April, May." Benbow Dots. Editor The Manning Times :--Af rr hybernating for sometime from 2e extreme cold weather, we are gain thawedl out. Our farmers are making rapid rogress towards getting their lands ady for sowing the seed, and it i. redicted by many, an abundauti arvest will be made.I We learn that there will be a starch ctory in Summerton in tbe near ture, which will induce a great iany of our farmers to plant largely f potatoes. Mr. 0. 0. Scarborough's large rm is progressing finely, under the ble management of Mr. T. H. entry. We are watching this farm ery closely, and will note the out ome. If it proves what we believe will, we can't see why more of our srge farmers can't utilize convict The St. Paul Temperance band in 'etting up a concert under the effi ient management of Miss Willie bowers, and others. St. Paul Sun ay school had one a year or so go, which would have done credit a trained troupe, and this bids sir to excel that. What is our supervisor doing? We an't hear anything from him. Our oads and bridges are almost im assable. We had our buggy broken own on the famous Taw Caw caus ay last Sunday while on our way to ireachng. This is the third buggy e have had broken on that causway a the last six years. How long be :>re it will be remedied. It seems to e that somebody is neglecting their [uty along this line. Who is it? A. N.B. Benbows, S. C., March 4, 1895. "A crick in the back," a pain under the oulderblades, water brush. billiousness nd consumption, are symptons of dis rdered stomach, kidneys, liver, and owels. For all ailments originating in a erangement of these organs, take Ayer's Now is a good time to subscribe to the 'imes and as an extra inducement we ave placed on exhibition in the show r'indow of M. Levi's store our prize ma hine. Go and look- at it, and you are ound to say it is a beauty. This machine Svalued at'forty-five dollars and some one. f our paid up subscribers will get it sure. We have in stock needles for the follow. ng sewing machines: American. Davis, )oomestic, Household. New Home, Remning :>n, Sin~er ('all styles). Victor, Weed, C'heler & Wilson, White, and Wilson, Iso, rubber, belts, and Excelsior sewing :achino oil, warramnted not to gum. R. B. .rr~yea, the daggisat. English spavin Liniment removes all Lard, soft or callorused lumps and blemishes rm horse's, blood spavins, curbs, splints, weeny, ri::g-bone, stifles, sprains, all wollen throats, coughs, etc. Save $50 by ise of one bottle. Warranted the most ron derful blemish cure ever known. Sold >y R. B. Loryea, the druggist, Man ding S. C. Co every man in Clarendon County: This will infor-n you that I am agent for Wnnnamaker & Brown, "largest clothing rouse in America. When you want clothing of the best ma erial, best workmanship and best fit at owest price, come and see me. The resources of Wannamaker & Brown is clothiers, are unlimited, and you can rnjoy the benefits of their resources by con ;ulting me when in need of clothing. Elegant samples of all wool material for ;pring 1895 just received, come and see E. S. ERVIN, Agent, For Wannamaker & Brown, Philadel Full concaved razors exchanged for any good brand of old heavy razors at A. B. N SOUTH CAROLINA Ourrent News for the Week Throughot the State. IEGRO REWARDED FOR HIS RENESS 1lelten-Wilson Contest in the 4th District. The Spartanburg Telephono Company. Other State News Condensed I* Short Paragraphs. PRosPERIr, S. C., February 28.-Dur ing the first of the snow, Randall Wil son, colored, stripped one of his chil Iren, whipped it unmercifully, forced it to jump into a tub of ice water and then fastened it up in an outhouse Leaving It there to freeze. A knowl dge of the facts caused a party of ne roes to visit Wilson's house at night, take him out, strip him, roll him about in the snow until he knew what it was tobe cold and then to make him very warm with plum switches. He prom Ised to do better. THE ARREST OF THE VESSEL Ehe Schooner Carolina Seized in South Carolina In the Bands of a Deputy. CHARLEsSON. S. C., March 1.-The schooner Carolina whieh was seized ere a few days ago by the dispensary =onstables while endeavoring to land a mrgo of whiskey at one of the wharves was yesterday taken possession of by a leputy United States marshal who is ow in charge. The arrest of the ves el was upon a libel for possession in stituted by the captain and owner of he Carolina. The action will take the ispensary law into the federal courts. FOURTH DISTRICT CONTEST. [t is to be Without the Taking of Any Testimony Whatever. CoLurA, S. C., February 28.-It seems that Capt. L. D. Melton's contest Af Mr. Stanyarne Wilson's seat in con ress is to be without any testimony hatever. Mr. Wilson filed his answer o Capt. Melton's notice of contest on Dec. 27. The forty days allowed by aw after that date for the taking of estimony expired on Feb., 5. and no iestimony whatever was taken. Thus ;he contest stands and has to stand so ar as evidence goes. SPARTANBURG TELEPHONE CO. Le Secretary of State Has Granted the Charter-Capital Stock 810,000. SPARTAfBURG, S. C., February 28. 'he secretary of state yesterday grante d a charter to the Spartanburg Tele >hone company. The required amount >f the capital stock of $10,000 has been ubscribed and paid in. The directors ire J. T. Calvert, J. T. Jennings, W. 3. ones, Alexander Long, A. B. Calvert d S. J. Simpson. Reported Lynching Thought to bte a Fake. ALiLEDALE, S. C., March 5.-The re ort of the lynching at Allendale, S C., >f Robertson, sent out by the Western ssociated press from Augusta, is evi lently a fake. rronluent South Caruninlan Dead. CnAnFstos. S. C.. February 28. - ion. William Al'ston Pringle, for many ears recordller of this city, died here ast night. aged 72 years. SOUTH CAROL!NA IN SRIEF. Mr. D. G. Zeigler is now preparing ans for the erection of eleven cottages t Greenwood. S. C. It is said that Laurens county ->romilses a sensatiOn in the not distant rutre in the war of a rich gold find. Colonel D. F. Duncan has been elected ,erk oi the board of .railroad commis ~ioners to succeed Mr. M. T. Bartlett. Dr. C. L. Clawson, of Chester. has rought suit against Mayor S. C. James, .ndividually for $5,000 damages for alse imprisonment. The Vanderbilt society of Charleston :as decided to visit Greenville in May > pay a tribute to the memory of Dr. [?.. N. Wells, who was an active, hon >red member of the society. The city council of Plorenc has ap propriated the sum of 850, or as much ~hereof as necessary to pay the ex enses of three men to go nor th for the urpose of interviewing capitalists re arding the establishment of a cotton nill at that place. State Dispenser Mixon Friday re :eived a dispatch stating that the dis ensary at Waguer. in Aiken county. bad been totally destroyed by fire. The stock on hand was valued at about Ah500. The property was insurid. The ,rigin of the fire is unknown.. Mr. Moise Hair, of Elk, fI-year-old son of F. N. Hair. Esq., is sid to have on the championship as the best shot in Barnwell county, making a highland record that discounts even the pred-. :lent's performances on salt water. During the blizzard he brought down eight ducks at the B3rigadier pond at one shot, and secured seven of them, the lot weighing thirty-three pounds. The Proposed Unaiversity of Ameriea. WAsNGTON, February 28.-Repre sentative Hainer, of Ne braska, has in troduced a bill to establish the Ujniver sity of America, in which each state, torritory and congressional district shall be entitled to an equal propor tionate number of students, chosen by means of open competitive examina tions. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ But All on Crew Were saved. WAsNGTON, D. C., March 2.-Super itendent Kimball of the life-saving service is informed that the Bark Woodan, of Stettin, Germany, from St. Pierre. to Wilmington, N. C., in ballast, crew of 11, stranded off Frying Pan Shoals, N. C., yesterday The crew were saved. National Bank Ia Nebraska Fails. WASINGToN, March 2.-Comptroller Ekels is informed that the Holbridge National bank, of Holbridge, Neb., cap ital 375.0, failed yesterday. The bank owes $50,000. Bank Examiner Whit more has been directed to take charge o the broken bank. Contract Goes to a Chicago Firm. WAsIGToN, March 1.-The contract for the erection of the public building at Newberne, N. C., was yesterday aawrded to Grace & Hyde, of Chicago, Ill, at $27,726. 2,500 yards new spring ginghams dress styles, at 5 and 6'- cents, sold elsewhere at i aand 83 cents. Horton Burgess & Co Lost On last Tuesday. Feb. 20th, one heavy, black overcoat with white checked trim ning. between L. K. Howles and James E. Kelly's. A liberal reward will be given to myy~one who will ret.arn samieto ice. J. 0. Goron. Wated.-A youtg white mian that can make himself usefai about a livery stable, and of good character, by Thomas & Braid By some means our newspaper file has again become broken, and it is important that we should keep our fil intact. If anybody has the Times of January 24th, 1894, and January 3st, 194, they wvill confer a great fa THOSE WHO WILL NOT RETURN. !enators Whose Terms Expired on the Ad journment of Conarer. . WAsHINGTON, March 5.-Tle soe:tors whose terms expired yestday on the idjournment of the fifty-third congress sre Messrs. Butler, of South Carolina; Camden, of West Virginia; Carey, of Wyoming; Coke, of Texas: Dixon. of Rhode Island; Dolph, of Oregon; lig gins, of Delaware; Munton, of Vir ginia; McLaurin, of Mississippi ; Mc Pherson, of New Jersey; Manderson, Df Nebraska; Martin, of Kansas; Pow er, of Montana; Ransom, of North Carolina; Shoup, of Idaho; Walsh, of Georgia; Washuburn, of Minnesota, and Wilson, Iowa. ENDORSE CRISP FOR DELEGATE. The House Proposes Him as a Eepresenta tive to the Monetary Conference. WASHINGTON, March .-The follow ing resolution was presented in the house at a late hour last night by Mr. Bailey, democrat of Texas, and passed without a dissenting vote amid ap plause-Mr. Richardson, democrat of Tennesse, being in the chair: Whereas, It 5s the earnest desire of the house of representatives that the speaker shall be one of the delegates to the international monetary con-crence on the part of the house of representatives. Resolved, That the Hon. Charles F. Crisp is hereby reques-td to designate himself rs one of the three delegates to be selected by him in pursuance to the provision of law. REVENUE MEN ON THE RAID. Fiye DHcit Distllerles Captured In Ran dolph and Cleberne Counties, Ala. ANNIsToN. Ala-, March 4-Govern ment officials have just returned from a raid on the boundary between Ran dolph and Cleberne counties, within a radIrs of four miles, five illicit distil leries were found. One had a capacity of 150 gallons and was run by stcan. A running ight was had betwen the operatives of the last one and the offi cials but no officer was hurt, Two of the moonshiners were thought to have been wounded. A great deal of beer, whiskey and mash was destroyed and the officers have the offenders located. WITH S!O,000,000 OF CAPITAL, A New Rallroad Corporation of the State of Virgiala. RIcuxoD. Va.. March 5.-Mr. E. C. achon. of New York. president of the Old Dominion construction company. arrived here yesterday ard paid the charter fee on the Chesapeake. Shen dun and Western railroad charter. Ile gave out that the company would prob ably spend 8S.000.000 in Virginia. The projected route of the road is from some point between the Potomac and the York rivers to the West Virginia state line. The authorized capital is 510. 000,000 and the corporators %re mostly from the valley of Virginia. BASE BALL MEN CONVENE. The Southern Asgociation Holds a M1eeting At N.hvle, T,-nn. NAsgVII.I.E. T::nii., March 5.-The Southern association of bas&ball clbs met here yesterday. President Nickiii reported that all to:ans had conplie with the requirementls of the thons:iu dollar deposiT as a guarantee to play the season out. Trr sm ees were r.amed to take care of thi innd. A i-,ard of irectors to settie Iin::ly all disputes was named. A !ce.:u:e wra fixing April 25, as the day of operaing the season. The Stato of Geor~!:L. WIt seh' th:> Ito.d at an Ea~rly .Dte A-rLAN-rx, March ;.- Some time ago the state of Geri took- control of the Northeastern railro'ad to sctur itself. th.e state having guar::nt.:ed the road's bonds. Under an act of the last enere~l assembly the goternor will sell the road at an early date. The road's indebtedness to the state is $i60.000. Delegates to the Monetary Conference. WAsmINGToN, March 5. - Speaker Crisp has announced the appointment of Representative Culberson, of Texas. democrat, in place of Mr. Catchings, of fississippi, democrat, as heretorfore anounced, and Representative Hitt, of [llinois, republican, to serve with him self as delegates to the international monetary conference. Government Not Paying Expenses. WAsHINGTON, March 2.-For two hirds of the current fiscal year (ex :luding the amount due the treasury sinking fund) the expenditures of the ;overnment have exceeded the receipts by 36,275,000 as shown by the treasury afiicial statement of receipts and ex penditures issued yesterday. Queen LU Sentenced. HOsoLULU. March ~--A correspon lent was informed yesterday morning by a cabinet officer that ex-Queen Lil okalani has been sentenced to serve ae years in prison, and to pay a fine of $,000. It is understood that the sen ance will not be changed by the presi lent. _________ Captain 1. G. Fleming's Successor. SAvANNAH, Ga., March 5.-It is re orted here that Mr. George WV. Haines .vil succeed Captain R. G. Fleming as superintendent of the Savannah. Flori ia and Western railway. Mr. Haines .s now superintendent of the Bruns w~ick and Western railroad. seed For Droaght sufrerers. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.-The enate inserted in the sundry civil ap 3riation bill an amendment appropria ding $300,000 for seed to be distributed o the people whose crops were de stroyed by drought last summer. Leonard scott, the Publisher, Dead. JAcKSONVILLE, Fla., March 2.-Leon ird Scott. founder of the Leonard Scott publishing company of New York, died aere last night of chronic bronchitis, iged 5 years. The remains wil be forwarded to New York today. . Judge Lincoln F. Bri;gham Dead. SAtE,. Mass., February 28.-Lincoln P. Brgham, ex-chief justice of the su erior court of Massachusetts, died yes lerday aged 70 years. A Sewinlg Machine Free. Do you want a first-class sewing machine ? Now is your time to get it. Every subscriber to the Manning 'imes that has his subscripiion paid up to the 4th day of July 1895, will be entitled to compete for one of the best sewing machine made by the New Home Sewing Machine Com pany. On the 4th day of July we ill take the names of every paid-up) subscriber and place them in a hat, and on the back of each slip of paper containing a name will be a number. The number drawn corresp~onding with the one selected by some disir. terested party will be the one to ear r off the machine. Subscription price of the Times is $1.50 a year, and ouly such as have their subsc.rip tions paid to 4th of July 1895, will have a chance at the machine. The Times office has now a full supply of blanks. Call when in aced of anything N'W AlOiNT dd[i Facta and Stggestie.s Co:cer-' Ing the Sltatica. Wg ESS TO G"TERS CO :E T PLE What the Depresslon I; Due to. How to Remedy it and Whbn to rruceed. The Question rIscassed by One In Position. WASHINGTOx, March 4.-The follo ing is a copy of a letter written to cot ton growers by Alfred B. Shepperson, editor of Cotton Facts, and se:-etary of the sub-committee oa cotton of the senate committee on cgriculture : Washington. 1). C.. M.rch 2. 12f5. To tho Cotton Growers of the Sou:h: I have no pecuniary interest whatever in the4 cotton market and it is wIll known to pron:. nent rerehants all over the country that I never have had any. As :. close o server of all nuatters pertaining to cotton. I hae thoughIt it wcu!d not be deemed o:t of place to pre.'t4-t to the cotton growers o' the country c;oI facts and suggestiogs coacerning *he cotton situation. The price of middling cc tton in New York is nov:.i-lG cents per pounc. against 7 cents on March Ist. S4. while corr i.: now -0 cents per bushel in Ch!cago against 35 cents a year ago. The dacline in cotton is over twenty-five per cent, while the advance il corn is thirty per cent. The New York quotatio:is for cotton and t'.e Chicago quotations for corn. however, do not really present the econoimic aspect of the r-at ter in its strongest light. is the cet:on g: ower does not receive the New York pr!cc for his cotton. but actually gets; very much less, as freight to New York and 1ll handing and sell- h Ing charges and the cotton buyers prolit have to be deducted so that tha planter. at present prices. only obtains about four cents per pound for middling cotton, and the crop will not average so high in quality as that grade. Neither does he get at the Chica:;o price the corn he has to buy, as freieht and chnrres and usually a large profit are added to the Chic:.to price. so that to-day the southern fariner who buys corn Instead of raising it. has .o C5 to 70 _ cents per bushel for it. Corn is the most Important cereal for the south as its abunlance and cheaarcss insue ample food for the farmers and their arimas. U while on insuMlcient supply and highi price ini volve the oppcsite results;. The Fot'thern co.L ton growers obtain a larc:e proporLon of their grain and nzeat froan ither se.tin..c-f the' C country. Confronted novr with a s; rink r.ge in the valuo of cot:on c.:.. with a W great appreciltion !n the vzlue of -r :n. tho it uation seers to imper.:ively - of tie cotton growers n reducti :, *-3:4 of 1.e JC acrea;e devoted to cotto:: and an increase giv en to food and forage cro;s. The preuCil de::sion in cotto:i i., %!:0 in great part to the very izr::e stocks ":: l'urcpean and American markets :nd the fe: .r hat he acreage in cotton will not be reauced this year. Nhyithst:andin.: the fa: that the ju spinners have i..ht n:.h u. t ctton thin, P1 last season, the stceks in Eiucpn :: Amc- be ican markets are four huntdred - -sind. b.ies more than at this tine st year. The price of cott.n i at the 'o.v:sst point h since 1S3. an.!I ar;::e co .ti : - ( doubtedly scnd it still I Er-. Ev1r, 'vn'cr CC know.; that prc-cat pri ; ' ea- n :ru :n:.ch j U below th ':r: co p of uviev of th 1:- fo cpm.:end as m:'e-iy for .. - : intrests of the cotton: : r : material euita. o : e spring a an ~ h crops adthtr, :J,"" to ile Xra.d c-it!!o ble t: ot a r a - -ar -. i.; .u:: for acLnL:.y:r . : . . ALLs.: U j,. 'ii''no1.~ SiSSELL LEAVE THE Csi NEZT. Honr. W. L. N7ibsc n. --'tV V!:-:;.-::lat Suc cceds 1im a P'ost: ter--.:wraL WAsmxlc~oNo. Februaryv :'i.-Fo)mas ter Gen erni 1i:>sei1 s::t a t all doubt as to his purpcse (of rem~nhin.. in the cabinet by tendering his res'gnation to President Cleveland yesterday after noon. This action was not taken has- ' tily. As far back as the early autuman, t Mr. Itisse11 felt that his law practice at ]lufzlo required his persornl attention and at that time he notified the presi dent that sooner or later he would be .. eompelled to retire to private life. Nothing further passed betwe-en the S two gentlemen with reference to the matter until ten days ago when Mr. Bissell again assured the president that he must soon resign his portfolio. C DUN'S FAILURE REPORT. Decided Decrease in Llbblilties Over Those of Year Ago. NEW Yon., March 2.-RI. G. Dun & Co., in their report of tratde, say: The failure;; ef three wechs of February have shown lia ili ties amounting to 8.5r3.028 against $11.4d0.IlS for the same wcuh:; last: y.:ar. In maufactu-ing $r2.57.050 acr:dnst i5.0O5.i7 last c .adntadi'g 9.~.-i..)- against $1.291.93 hst ye .: .iure~ fortin week have been 270 in the United States tah;inst e31 last year, ju and ar. Canada SS against 42 last year. I V eseran s.howmt-n Pnssae Away. F JAc5o"v'Lts, Fla., Mach 5.-W. C. at Coup, tne v eteran showman. died yes- de terday at St. Luke's hospital in this ha city after a week's illness of pneumo- of nia. Hle was on a tour of Florida with i a show under the title of Coup, Cooper co & Company. co Ju O'Gornman, the Irish Nationa.Lat, Dead, of Naw YoRK. March: 2.-Richard O'Gor- th man. the eminent Irish rationalist, l scholar and orator, died at 10 o'clock Ci last night at his home in this city, in sa the 75th year of his -age. Two years les ago he had a severe attack of the gripp bc and his- death was the result. SI R. Death of George D. Boyden. a CUICGOo, February 2$. - George D. ir Boyden, one of the heaviest operators ftu and one of the best known members of th the bonrd of trade, died in his apart- D. ments at the Union League club last - night. aftcr a short illness, of quinsy. Cleveland PreparIng for Another Huant. WAsmNGToN, March 2.-The indica tions are that the president expects to go to North Carolina on a fishing and ducking trip shortly after adjournment of congress. He will go on the Violet. Cl: -Generat P'ost's, succesor In Congress. Hv GALVA. Ill.. March 1.-George W. Prince, of (.--I Turg, was yesterday nominatLed oni ti:-: 1.:7th batllot i~ the tenth republican eo::vcntioan to succeed - General Post in con;;ces.j N:- York Treasury Dlalances. Nrw Yoaxt, March 5.-Treasury bal ances : Coin, e60,76t3,000 ; cerrency, se Cures - *,,a 'OTH ERS, $0 ,JWILL ~SAp# 'Cure You. AYER'S SarsaparillaF MAKES I THE *4 WEAK hiagog~ STRONG. '44P# en Itch on human, mange on. horses, dogs and all stock, cured in 30 minutes b Wooifor's Sanitary lotion. This never fails. Sold by R. B3. Loryea, the drug gist ManninrSC.K (I P r.H. T. Avery . Lovejoy, Georgia. P ring Medcine cod's Sarsa-parilla Is Just Right Iam happ to state that I am convinced Iood's Srsmarilla 1s the beshmedicine that I hav e eiver takzen. Last spring I was completely w-orn out. I Had N1o Strength d o ny-.hing. Trhe least v-ork I did fatigued me very much. I also came verv near losing the sight of one of my e7 s. I began ta'cing H-ood's Sarsapa Sand healt.., strength, appetite.and clear eyesight -were restored to me. I o od's- v)Sra 44AZ Zl 1W arilla ,Te taken o ther lre medicines, but l'ound no relief un- AQ til I gave Hood's Sarsaparilla a fair trial [ am convinced it is superior to all others. The good it did me is inexpress Mbe." H. T. AVE7RY, Lovejoy, Georgia. loo d's Pills are purely vegeta'ole, and do it purge, pain or gripe. Sold by all druggists. ATEL OF SVOUTH GABOLMS COUNTY Orr CLARENDON. 3)UR7 OF -CO *MMO1N PLEA"S. .Scott Harvin, Plainti.f, against, hn P. Broek and The Bank of panning, Defendants. Uod'10 FOrFRELU E AND SA L. U-NDER.4A.ND BY VIRTURE OF A gmpent of tahe Court of Comvmon eas, in the above stated action, arin date Mtareh 1st, A. D. 1895, I 11 sell at public auction, to the gh est bidder for cash. at Clarendon Ert house, at .Manning, in said ntv, -within the legal hours for -liciudles on Monday, the 1st day April,.85,i being- salesday, the aLowing deveribed re.il estate: ver thar tract or arec of land fit .ted inL Clarendon couIny, '1In Mid ate, cntain Hood's nred rock:, and li :lth. soth ay peitands R. J. 11A D7HA2 co eit Cea restoed tomcty. edies Bday linif found E. Anref Juin- oye Amle." JI . BoEy, oesy GL.rgar vin,' WPisame A. Hygeavin, and Joh J.ge parin ie Soledyalnuits. FAT T OF FSOE!.T8 &! AOLI. 3DER AND BYCVIRTUEDOF. >Scotte Haion, beringdat 7, uon he flloin tersoe hn P.a n le ad Tce an ofdi ithouse, atfeMannigi s. dint ofhi the Coual or Coro eaciainsalesaonvendayteheacttoda aprilgdt c s, A. ). 195, benIaedy 11ll at pulc pact, tacthof td irt husat Mning, dbing id tydo coitin the gate horsfor April.nt aibing yaesaymore lioying einb real sackvle n lhattck Ronnest oy land sit rksIl an boundarie asut wil or sae made byP .ebw D~ : r.J.BA A, 1895, IwilplytteJugfo ainistao *- * h-eat o.M s.S.S CUT. H. CLARTIDN a Ainmt traor iA ver, Je. Boy,, MsesL.5.r on . Harvin.eedns gnt order ofnd C.orat oLaorn )n]lAs NING me drCtei. h -oreated aCEon, ber dat -iny thA.1.13,Iwl seleced pubcrcion to the highest bid-5 HARDWARE! 3TUPITER, S. C. To Ou OkrndonFriendls: We ar- nw precpare to cier lower prices than ever. Call'or writepfor what you I1nt Our stoick is conlete. We have added to our CILEU S1DCK OF HARDWARE ALARGE LINE OF Paints, Oils, Etc., AT LOW FIGURES. HARNESS, SADDLES, LEATHER, ETC. Great bargains in Guns, Pistols, etc. Headquarters for Powder, Shot, and Shells (loaded and empty.) Engin Supi s eling, &c. Elieadquarzers 9%]JfA1IHETN SOES Warranted. f"or WING AND HEATNC STOVES,w WKM. SHEPPERD CO. ASSONTMENT GoodnEtC, -o--AT 07 ~ - Lot Living him. Send for eirculars . Liware and price lists. No. 232 Meeting St., CHARLESTON, S. C. Iv--!301 WI F~T= 1W sp CA w m Lti,7l' esa3m,"' ttass ,i" Bampi1e. Allegro Ist time. Zdtime. "Qv& ucr a-:c3ownar." 3f llwc'T cicu:od tho best: g "Absolute d -rctr4 (Or2.) . . Clai is aplace above th 2est.' 2W ith ten nennies got am-p CZ your Grocerr.-y day; ,Wan Ifi, is not sat - "sIc-tion (Gad.) . . . . Eb you pennieswllrC-paT Ho- a r-l's all su - ciel Frilurether-ov.-llnever ha Forsncceas wilc7-eol-low (onL) . . . . Thosewho useQ. C. B. P.I -06-0 -0 - -06 ~ -0 *4g BEWAR 1 is the whole story of imitation trade marks and labels. about 9 * Costs no more than other packagesoda-never spoils 4u111 .30 age5. flonr-niverssflyackno,1edged pnrestin eworid. Made only by CHURCH &e CO., New York, Sold by grocers everywhere. Write for Arm and Hammer Book of ,a.nable Reelpee-FZF.. Tild ESESA 6LISSHED iEGI. 1' ?K01 OfEUlA I E KNOWN 9 ino heBgWth t LD YO V'WILL 8B!Y THlE SL21ES 1 S:T ETM 79 I .~~~ "Uedbyth retet y ;. atit .} througraoit the~ wodld. "Chiosen by all musical connoisseurs orMcieNelsEc and peope of reineoment, w'ho appre-.* eseu exquisite tons and the artstiR ENSE DS -t yi'w re algt Sln~ ei._C o den i, -ited~;A.. ;ati:)ue fo r -. he* - .i'(i tori.' a RewBngLoryhin * -.4 one that ' ' f T~4 ~ r i -:~ .no ,4in. the ' wol thatr gg~t ct. nia 11-41 U'" 7.chnia con- jstrcie a m esesoko n appearanCRSorN'S, AND:rANDy NEW HOMLOERSEDS onbt"ie. O ' : Ced Onion S/td ano othere hee on ad justabv:: ce Oersctstsured emgtmerseort bthe minimum.~c elin ut' reh W R IT FO. LOR-Y-A, 'Cr.. R.nMngno-____''______'_ in ra~ao -. tn.e wr that W e o oet o cc '~..~ '~chnL. cn W.F LS M - Signof thoBig Wtchn o:T fSbIsERbo.at. 4W tchtes, wi mondye Itha Aomt~ 'caia..Dc7~ Fcd aik ortia his, Finto e vs,csor n an both se.. uRazors, Machine NeedlesEtc. ha the mThemDruggisA, bi F~iCbOLU- TL.T. L.ANDET'S FERR'SA ND c OSAN'S ~OR SALSO, F. Bi~Oi~, MA~iFER S.Y'., CRCSMAN'S,_ AND MANDE-_ Vo i F LnLE & . K .NG'S s A. LFHEM1 FLWE SEEDS, ATOISE T AW TOI S and LAWe ee MANNIGrdaC., JAN. 2, S. pulc.ydste