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Time MANNING TIMS. SUBSCRIPTION ........1 9 PER YEAR 1ednesday, May 29, 1S95. -LADIES, YOUR ATTENTION' WHITE LAwNS AND NAINsOoKS AND A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF FIGURED LAWNS AND PERCALES. 15 doz. ladies' undervests at 5c. each, worth 10e. 1,500 yards fancy shirting prints at the very low price of 4c. per yard. A splendid line of ladies' Oxford ties at 60c., 75c., $1.00, and $1.25 per pair. Ladies, call and look at them if you want a pure bargain. 10,000 fish hooks at only 24c. doz. A splendid line of white and but ter-colored laces from 2 to 6 inches wide at the very low prices of 5, 8, 10, and 121 cents per yard. ~Gentlemen, remember that we have a large stock of Annie McLeod and It's Good smoking tobacco, at 35 and 40 cents per lb.-two brands of tobacco that can't be beat for the price. 200 gallons New Orleans molasses at the very low price of 30c. per gal lon. Try it. Bring in your corn and eggs. We will give you the cash or trade. Yours truly, W. E. JENKINsON. -- b -- rI CO !IA? 1NTITI? cnOuRL A BRILLIANT OCCASION. Pretty Girls and Pretty Dresses -Good Music-Fine Essays and Speeches. ,The commencement season has set in, and the' "sweet girl graduate" is ima great flutter of joyous excite ment; and just now the world with her is full of glory and happiness. The graduate is the target for the eyes of admiring relatives, friends, and sweethearts, and of course each girl will endeavor to excel her com panions, and as Manning is no ex ception, she started out in advance of her sister towns. The closing exercises of the Man ning Collegiate Institute began last Wednesday evening under the aus pces of the Euphemian Literary So iety, and on the next evening under the auspices of the graduating class was another entertainment. The stage was most beautifully decorated, and the arrangement of the stands of flowers produced a very pretty scenic effect, and the young ladies who took chargeof the decora tions deserve congraturations on their suecess. The program on the first evening Consisted of music, declamations, es says, an oration, and a debate; that of the second evening also consisted of music, essays, declamations, with the addition of an address by Rev. J: W. Daniel, of Sumter, the presen tation of a medal to the first honor graduate by Mr. J. H. Lesesne, and a medal for penmanship by Rev. Ed mund Wells, and the delivery of the diplomas to the graduating class by Hon. Joseph F. Rhame. That everybody expected some thing good goes without saying, for on the first evening, hours before the time, did numbers of people from the town and surrounding country gath er at the Institute to procure good seats, and when it was announced that the exercises would begin the spacious hall was so crowded that standing room was at a premium. Even young men who had escorted their sweethearts out and had gone to the trouble of -primping themselves especially to sit beside their "best girl," were forced to give up their seats, and together with "ye editor," took their chances in the rear end of the hall with the rest of unfortunate 'and down-trodden mankind. Never -thles, the writer must return thanks for having been courteously provided with a seat near the stage, but not ~being attired with balloon sleeves and bangs, was not able to hold it. wEDNESDAY EVE2~rSG. .The evening's entertainment was opened with an exquisitely ex -ecuted instrumental- solo, "The Robins of the -Wildwood," by Miss Mamie Harvin, which was followed with a declamation, "Em *met's Vindication," by Mr. Murrett Mouzon, in~ which the young man ex ibited marked elocutionary powers. An essay on "Influence" was next. It was a carefully prepared paper read by Miss Hattie Nelson, and it brought forth much favorable com ment Next was a humorous song, "We All Have a Very Bad Colc," by a quartette, followed by a well-delivered recitation, '-The Hostage," by Miss Julia Mood, after which Miss Janie Ingram delighted the audience with a vocal solo, entitled, "She Stands Behind the Counter." 31r. Edgar Dickson then delivered air oration, having for his subject, "The Progress of Modern Civiliza tion," and in which he showed ability, a& careful study of historic events, and that he had not been spending any idle moments in gathering his data. Miss Hattie Harvin in a most graceful manner recited "Lost and Found." The young lady's voice was clear and musical and her ges tures very pleasing. Then came a wvell executed instru mental solo, "yitania," by Miss Julia Mood. The debate camne next, which was the looked-for event of the evening. Subject, "Resolved, That Foreign Immigration to the United States Should Be Prohibited." The aflirma tive side was ably and strongly ad vocated by Messrs. Allen Bradham and Jake Weinberg and the negative side had equally as able advocates in Messrs. Edward Barron and Joseph Rhame. The arguments of these young gentlemen agreeably surprised the audience. In the collation of matter and in the delivery of the speeches it would have been creditable to many men that have attained rep utations for their argumentative pow ers. A committee composed of Dr. W. M. Brockinton, C. J. Epps, W. B. Dickson, F. 0. Richardson and J. H. Rigby, retired to decide wvhich -side was entitled to the distinction of having wzon the debate, and after a short wait the committee returned, and Mr. Epps, acting as spokesman, annonnced, after complimenting both sides, that the negative side had won Then Miss Hattie Harvin with a magnificently executed instrumental solo closed the evening's entertain ment. THURSDAY EVENING. With the experience of the even ing before, the people knew that ii they did not get out early the chances for a seat would be exceedingly slim, and so it proved to be. The hall was again crowded to its utmost ca pacity, and although every effort was made to make the audience comfort able, the poor men were again made to give way to those beautiful(?) "balloon sleeves" and other attach ments which ladies wear to crowd suffering man fron the things of joy. On the handsomely decorated stage was seated the graduating class, con sisting of :Misses Julia Mood, Hattie Harvis, and Mamie Harvin; also Miss Annie Thames, who had won the medal for penmanship, and Revs. J. 0. Gough, Edmund Wells, Hon. Joseph F. Rhame, Messrs. J. H. Le sesne, James E. Davis, and D. 31. Bradham. The last two rare mem bers of the board of trustees. Rev. J. O. Gough. opened the exer ciaes with prayer, which was followed by a song, "Moonlight on the Lake,' by a quartette composed of airs D. M. Bradham, Mrs. J. L. Wilson, Miss C. E. Lucas, and Messrs. J. L. Wil son and A. C. Bradham. Then came an essay on the "Possi bilities of the American Girl," by Miss Hattie Harvin. We have not the space to give any extended com ments on any of the essays; therefore, suffice it to say that Miss Hattie clearly emphasized her position in opposition to woman having the right of ballot. Then followed an instrumental solo by Miss Sallie Stukes, in which she exhibited considerable art. The next was a scholarly essay by Miss Julia Mood. Subject, "The Good and Bad Effects of Emtula tion." This was followed by a well-ren dered duet, "The Song of the Swal lows," by Mrs. D. 31. Bradham and Miss C. E. Lucas. An essay on the subject, "Persever ance Essential to Success," was pre pared by and well read by Miss Ma mie Harvin. Then came considerable ".Moon shine" from the orator of the occa sion, after an appropriate introduc tion by Professor E. J. Browne: Ladies and Gentlemen: You have already bad enough solid truth rehearsed in your hearing to give your minds ample employ ment for some time to come. I shall pro. ceed to talk to you in a lighter vein. The exercises of the evening were opened by a beautiful song, "Moonlight on the Lake." I propose to continue somewhat the senti ment of that song. The kiss that would make a maid's cheek flush Wroth. as if kissing were a sin Amidst the Argus eyes and din And tell the glare of noon, Brings but a murmur and a blush Beneath the modest moon. Cambell, who wrote the verse I have just repeted, must have had some experience along the line his stanza indicates, because n theorist could have told the truth so plainly. Moonlight experiences are ridieculous to the unconcerned, but supremely sacred to the parties immediately interested. Twas moonlight, when my earliest love First on my bosom dropt her head ; A moment then concentrated The bliss of yeais, as if the spheres Their course had faster driven, And carried, Enoch-like above, A living man to heaven. Every' man, then, who has walked abroad with the queen of his thoughts ambling at his side, to him the perfection of beauty, has realized the truth of divine revelation sooner or later in his erratic moonlight career, that God made woman a help meet for man. She is the trellis to which the tendrils of his affections cling-the trellis which lits him out of the dust of despon deny and into the regions of hope and in to the blissful state of double blessedness. What would this be without love and courtshp ? And like our grandmothers' soap pots which, tradition informs us, were largely dependent on the moon and sassa frass paddles, neither would ever come to practical maturity without the benign in fluence of moonshine. There is some thing in the moon which suggests aggres sive movement of the tongue and lip upon the part of the would-be victor, for The moon's the earth's enamour'd bride ; True to him in her very changes. To other stars she never ranges ; Though, cross'd by him, sometimes she dips Her light in short offended pride, And faints to an eclipse. What harm, then, is there in love, since even the earth and moon have taught us the lesson ? It is delightful to lo-e many, but oh, to love one devotedly it is supreme ly estatic. And kissing, though much abused by carnal intruders into the sacred pale of genuine love and courtship. is an unadulterated fruit, legitimately producedI by veritable affection. It is a taste of love, The etymology of the word bears me out in my definition. The old Romans had a delightful word by which they expressed the idea (osculum) which was derived from "Os," the month, and mneant a little mouth -a sweet month. "Give mue a sweet little mouth." was the phrase which the good little Roman spoke w-hen he asked his mother for a kiss. History informs us that the beautiful Rowena, the daughter of Hen gist, introduced kissing into England. I: is a wonder that lovei-s did not make her their patron saint. Kiss is a Saxon word, and is allied etymologically to the Gathie kustus, a proof or test. Kustus is closely assocatd with the Latin word gustuis, a taste ; therefore, according to the great English lexicographer, Prof. Skeat (writing wvith all the austerity and scholarship of an expert), a -kiss is "a gnst, a taste, a sow thing choice," and I doubt not that every genuine lover fully agrees with thisde-arnedl lingist. But, since kissing is a moonshine com modity, let us look a little further into it, histoy. It points to an ancient belief, though now- discredited, and - mzore's the pity" on that account, in a veritable union of spirits--a belief cammron to all the Ayran race that the breath of a man was his sul, his sp irit. Spirit, in the estima tion ot all the- Indo-European tribes, was "brih" ;md gho-t was "gust"---which prosibly acountis'for the 'cold air that is said to accompany apparitions. Now, I would not associate kissing with ghost and spooks. but everly one knows that a rambling couple r<-velling by the sheen of the moon - like fairies in a stroll-coming eventuialk' to the point of osculation just as they reach the dark shadow of the drooping bou-ghs of some green tree, uresents rather a ghostly scene to the iuobserv.ed looker-on. If, then, the breath was considered a do-ne thing-the soul and spirit of man--is it not easy to understand how naturally kiss. ing came to be regarded a veritable coma munioi, a commingling of soul with soul Kissing. therefore, should be sparingly practised, for thero many diseased souls, and learaed medical writers tell us that the practice is a most fruitful source of sprcad ig contagious maladies. If von ever kiss a soul, let that osculation he as sacred as honor itself. I state a very self-evident truth when I declare that ''von can't av-oid a stroke of lightning by dodging." I will may fur t benefit of the uninitiated that mioonshoiu sOFT, M.ELLOW AND FAsCINATINt; ut be not deceived, for it is also inter spersed with electric storms and1 frigi; zones especially on the feminine side. Il you have beea a politician, especially do] entreat you to remember that polities and moonshine are two very diilerent --exactly opposite - coimmodities. There is no dodging moonshine. In fact, it is too late to lodge after you are struck. What can you do as von sit with aching heart while she regards you with a look of disdain ? l ae a sigh ! If you dare such a thing her glance will immedi tely fall thirty de grees below zero. Drop a tear ! The young fellow who whi:pered that has never been there : he is a novice. Some of your elders have tried that gatme, and have come away from the field of defeat a wiser man. Let a tear start if you dare, and your cheek will be frost-bitten. Her cold, unsy mpa thetic look, hung all around with icicles ten inches long, will chill you to the heart and freeze all your lofty aspirations. Sit still and look independent ' Ah, there is a great deal of the old Adam in you, and I amn free to say that you are simply a theo retical philosopher, and j ast one ounce of :,raLctica! c".periee n in moonsiline tactics wvill nip your theory in the bud. Why, she ea: look twenty-seven towering icebergs in just ten seconds and in less ti'me" than it takes to tell it. All of your- soft, loving, tender moonshine hope.w will rise up on every side about von like so many Alpine giacers. When the lightning has struck von there is no possible way for you to get rid of its effects. You simply have to sit, grin and endure. An electrified moon shiner, if he meets with no tender glances from his would-be victim, not only suffers the horrors of an electrocution, but actually puts to shame all the anties of circus clowns. dudes and nonkeys. le looks tired, his eyes have a dreamy expression, his voice sounds like the "quaver" of a split flute, he sighs in the daytime a.nd groans in his sleep: he oils his hair, waxes his moustache, and shaves twice a day. His appetite goes down and his collar ac count goes up, his cigar bill contracts and his livery bill expands. His imagination soars and lis common sense drags and his conceit develops in exact rat:o with the growth of his determination to hold on like a mud turtle till it thunders. Since moonshine' life, therefore, has its hard -I miay sty alin. t unbearable--phase, it behooves von, you,' man, to look before you leap. If you contemiplate entering very soon the perilous pathway of moon light wayfarers, go not to some fortune teller to learn your destiny, but take a journey into the lonesome woods and con suIt Daia Echo. One man did thus one calm day, -and here is the result. Hear it'! I asked of Echo t'other day, Whose words are few and often funny, What to a question she would say Of courtship. love and matri mony1. Quoth Echo, plainiy, "Matt::r o' money." Whom should I marry? Shouhl it be A dalsh:ng damsel g.y and pert, A pattern of eonsisteney, Or, selfish. inercen~ary flirt ? Quoth Echo, sharply, "Nary flirt." What if a-weary of that strife That long has lured the gay deeiver, She promised to amend her life And sin no more-can I believe her ? Q'.oth Echo, with decision, "Leave her." But if some maiden with a heart On mle should venture to bestow it, Prav, should I act the wiser part To take the treasure or forego itt? Quoth Echo, very promptly, "Go it." But what, if seemingly afraid To bind her fate in Hymen's fetter, She vows she means to die a maid, In answer to my loving letter? Quoth Echo, very coolly, "Let her." What if, in spite of her disdain, I find my heart entwined about With Cupid's dear, delicious chain - So closely that I can't get out ? Quoth Echo, laughingly, "Get out." But if some maid with beauty blest, As pure and fair as Heaven can make her, Will share my labor and my rest Till en 'ions death shall overtake her? Quoth Echo (sotto voce), "'rake her" If you are determined to part company with single misery the first thing abso lutely necessarv is to select your girl. This is a very important step. A mistake here might lead to a lifetime of trouble. You have many models before you to select from. T1ake your time and move slowly. Be sure to select one with a head on her shoulders and shoulders large enough for her head. Whatever you do, don't pick out of these little creatures-all frills and tonces-who, as our grandmothers would say, can't stand two days washing and iron ing, for it will require a sound body and a sound mind to make you a supp)ort. Nowv, after you have made your choice, by all imeans don't fail to agree with the girl's father in politics and her mother in re ligion. You may have to compromise your principle, especially in polities, but it will come ont all right in the end, for the hiigh est accomplishment know in modern polit ial science is to be able to artfully dodge the main issue. And, if you succed in dodging the old man-who may prove to be- the main issue betwveen you and his daughter-the battle is more than half wion. If' you can succeed in making the old woman think that she has coa~yERTED YotU TO HRr PECULIAr vxEw of r'ligion, it w-ill strengthben your position, for then she will feel a kind of motherly pride in you as her spiritual son and a proselyte 'to her faith. She woulhd even tremble at the very thought of not taiktng you into the fanuilv ; to become afterward your devoted mothier-in-law -- spiritual and .eclar adviser in all things. It may be that sou need a good govern esss, and if you will be discreet and do as I tell von, there is no doubt but that you are in a fair way to get one. If you shonl happen to have a rival and vou will be very apt to have a com petitor-keep an eye on him ;lhe will bear watching. As yoo watch htim iememtber that "competition is the life of trade." Make him show- his hand politically and religiously. If he uses toibacco, saws gourds when lie sleeps, and thius causes his neighbors to throwe their boot-jackns at sup posed cats on the yard fence, be sure to bring out these facts at tihe mot propitious tie. If he is cursed with an ungovern abl~f temtipv r guy him nin the presenee ot the failiI ti e sho ws his han"d. It he s n cite.I to b' ceinomical--it he sav es h5i ~oney by all means keel) thait tict from h ol'd people -bring it out in till its force tol the utmost satitsfaction o'f the young lav andi the prize is yours. :inot if your rival should haippen toi be a iid ower 'keep both eyes on him. He has hd much mere experience in such matter's thn von ha ve. Keep both eyes on him, I a.'A word t, the wi-ie is suiticient. 'Whaeve yi ou do don't swear to the girl thtyon hive nto bad habits : it is safest to -tkto the truith. It w ill be enough for vou 'to ' ay that von ner heard yourseif snore in youm sleep; this~ is ais ..ar as you ean saftely anil consi-tently go.i Now I comte to a very iprt-mnt cha~rge. Let it sink deep into y'our mei'orv. Hearc it: Don't put miuch sweet staii (ori paperi If y on do von wvili hear it reAl in atter years in slow, mieasured and e~aphatt - i n we'n your good, patient iei i ha naa esp cil puipos- in iliet ig up~oni your rehe1'hous, incorr'igihle nature one If thi,- severest puit-hments known to thie checkered career of a mar red man-- a enirtattn lectutr. .1,lark it ! Dont putl too ineuh sweet s5t ion i' paper; Iif ou do you will repent it.vLt aLl the s.yeet things you hive to sy b born to waste the ir swettness in the miellowi moion shine, and all of your alt'r-If v;I Ie the sweeter becau.,e of this pretcanu.iti 'ii :i von ilake' a visit go homet~ at ai reasonabille I hour. Don' wamit for a hint. It you stay till the g'iri has to throw her whole soul in to a vawn iithat she can't cover wvithi both handi or till the old man turns over andl toins in his sleep, you will be all the more~ in .we~eace the niext time. A v-ery little indiscretion just hero haLs ofte:n re sutd in a colness at the very beginning, w'hic has pr ov-.d fatal to all hope. It. So th occasion of your first call. the .orl upon0 iho'm von have placed yK11nr y'onng affee tios looks like an iceberg and acts like a cod v' ave tike our lea';c early and stay awy Cul;;; ~ tiva~Lte pai.iene. ~ Womia~n in her hous e feez isunert n.co anid hard In cold w ieather fir'b :say ing good night in the~ hou'se. D~or-~t stretch it all the way to he front door, atnd then stand there likIe ai hingry dog iing for a bone, and thus i the founda'tion for future astha., bron cittas, neura1 ig and chronice atamrrh to help vou worryv fhe'girl to death after she hi s married 0r tilt'n aherself away on ~ou --a the case may~' be. Some of you advice given by a father on one occasion to his daughter. He was concealed in the shrubbery near the front gate. The young man stood beneath the waning rays of the setting moon, holding the shapely hands of the fair maiden--ur-conscious of the near proximity of the old man -pleading eioquently for a kiss. >he resisted and he insisted. -The night air grew colder and he grow holler, till finally the old man issued from his hidin place and spol:e in emphatte tones "sALLiE, KIs TI s ToOL and let him go." Young man, beware of the territory about the front gate. Don't linger there. C ross it iuickly, for, if you escape all other dangers incident to that fatal spot, some mischievous embryonic brother-in-law may lt loose the yard dog on you. Then you will havo to run, fight or die. Ifon the occasion of any of your visits you happen ta sit down on some molasses candy that httle Willie has left on the sofa (while wvearing your new summer suit for the first time) smile, practice all the arts and de meanors of moonshine life, and remark that von don't mind -itting on molasses candy at ail. Be sure to say that "boys will be boys." Reserve your true feelings and sentiments and file them away for future reference. They will conic in ad miirably well in after years, when you want to give your wife one of your profoundly theoretical lectures on the proper way to train children. She will need your rich store of lore along that line, for she w:iil have all of that work to do, besides looking daily after you. Whatever you dlo, don't be too soft! Won't say "These little hands shall never do a stroke of work when they are mine" and "Ton shall have nothing to do in our home but to sit all day long and chirp to the canaries," as if any sensible wom.an could be happy fooling away time in that sort of style. And you must remember that a girl has fine :- antive memory for the soft things and silly promises of court ship, and occasi.nally in after years, when you have lit a cigar and have settled down cormfortably in the great-armed chair by the :.tove to watch the blue ringlets of smoke curl toward the ceiling while she is washing the breakfast dishes or patching the westknee of your pants or darning the able end of your socks with the darning -.rn you grumbled about buying, she will remind von of such moonshine chat in a cold, sarcastic tone of voice, which will de stroy your little game of watching ascend ing ringlets of smoke and send you to pace the length of the front piazza, whistling your favorite tune to ease your conscience. Now, young man, take these moonshine tac tics and lay them up in your memory. Practice them ; then you will have nothing over which to shed bittsr tears in after-life, and your wife will live a happy life even down to old age. There are three things which, in my ob servation, love moonshine tA'nITs, LITTLE NEGnOES AND LOVEnS. My earliest recollections of old plantation life is coupled with the frolics of little ne groes on mooniight nights. Every one who has lived in the rural districts knows how fond rabbits are of capering around in the moonshine. As to the other class of beings partial to moonlight strolls, I may truthfully say that most of us have been there. I beg pardon. How naturally siting creeps in I And I am told that it, too, in late years, is becoming a thing partial to moonlight, and my observation leads me pertly believe it. I am a witness to this oc currence : A mother, who had been raised under the old regime, sat together. with her daughter in the parlor. Both of them held diplomas from first-class female colleges. Speaking of the attention some young man was paying to some lady, the daughter said ; '-Oh; he's dead stuck on her." "Oh, my child I" exclaimed tha mother, "don't use slang. I think it very unbecoming in a young lady." "Oh, well ma," the daughter replied, "things are different now to what they were when you were a hair-pin. Everybody lets slide slang now." "Well," said the mother, "it should not be so. When I was a girl a young lady did not dar-e to shoot off her mouth after that ttvle." -"Well ma," replied the daughter, with a laugh. "girls were slow and poky when you wvere growing up, and don't you forget it." 'Well," said the mother, heav ing a sigh, "well, daughter, wo got there all the same anyhow." It is said that the use of slang is on the increase in our female colleges. If thej charge is true we may rest assured that it stalks abroad like rabbits, p)ickaninnies and lovers in the moonshine. Now, I do nt want to make a charge which can not be sustained, but, as I am speaking on moon shine, I wish to place you on guard relative to everything incidental to that peculiar stage of human life. -Besides, the inci dent which I have just mentioned I shall adduce as proof a pretty well authenticated fact : "31amie"' said a grammar school girl to a member of the graduating class, "have you finished your essay ?" "Oh, yes," gushed Maie, "and it is too lovely for anything. A princess slip of white surah, the back cut off a little below the waist-line, and full breadths of silk gathered in so as to haug gracefully over the torniere. and three bias rufdles on the--" '-WVhy, what are vou talking about Y' in terrupted her frcend. "I mean, have you finished writing your essay, you know." '"Er- no," said MIamie, her enthu siasm falling below the freezing point in less than one second, "but I have begun it, and I wish the olbl thing was in the fire." "What's the subject ?" "'The- curse of slang." '-Graoious ! Isn't that a difficult subject to write up ?" "Difficult ? Well, I should giggle. I'll have to hump myself to get it finished in time for commence nment, and I've a good notion to let it slide. I might shut up the professor's optics by ,lading illness, but I'm not that sort cf a imir-pin, But come, wvaltz up into my room and look at my stunning graduating har nes. It'il paralyze you," Wi th such a flow of s'ang at the fount ans of learning which, as a matter of course, go far toward furnishing the chief attraction for moonshine perambulations, it is easy to see how a fourth element mnay enter into the hitherto secluded precincts ot moon shine life. Young man, beware !I Kep your eyes open andI catch on, for you cav~ as wel be out of the worl as olnt of the f:'shion. If slang has entered the en cha ted realm, yon oan not affordl to be ig norant of that fact. M3ake yourself a vo caulary of uncouth words andl phrases. Search the joke columns of county, State and national newspapers, and fill your quivers wsth darts of slang, for it may be that Cupid is getting tired of poetry. T1here ore many puzzling problems which will cause you much anxious thought when once you eL ter TritoioN.ITr vALLrEY OF CotRTsIPt, for vou must know that woman herself is a proiem which~ even briny tears can't solve. bhe is a -n.narom which has never been guesed, biut we will never give her iu--no, never. rh- first serious problem wiith you il be to ari out her age. Now, there is a it an I -a wrong way' to go at all things. Dn't go p rving aroundI among the neigh b ir to g et in formation along that Ii ne. Y on will ''et plenty ol information that wy, but it will take you a life-time to sift and co~t your informiation after' you get t Don't loock into the family bible, to that would reveal the age of her older and vo'n'er sist'rs, and that wouflid make tou ble in thme family to begin with. Don't ask hie, matiher how old he: daughter is, fr, if she is not i widow, shie may be. Woubil yo'u dare to ask thie young lady her setf Whyi that woult be the he"'ht o>f' iml '-ness. 'aoni see howL s,-ioni.; a prc lm co'nfronts you at the very beginni'" of ~or moonshine career, Th'ere is'a way, hoeer, to "et at the true status ot at)ains or years, rathecr, and it is s'i'ple enonigh, as you will readily see when one I lad yuinto the light. Bay a dme's worth of caindy ; cry it wth you on thbe occasions of your visits; tI> large, redi-strip~ed, old-faishioned kind is the best. When little .Johnnzie comes in to the parlor lie will be very sh his sis ter will attempt to drive him out, hut youi must not forget to notice him Tease~' him playfully, give him a piec of th- candy; say, "'I'll bet y'on don't knowi how old you ar." "YXe , I de's," will be the qick i'e oly. By this limec your girl 'ill suspe1ct~ what wvill come nex, 'and she wvili lead the resisting youn'' hopeiful 'to th 'haIl door Put him omit, and jns't as she bltsl' the dloo -if' von keep yo'ir ears ope n -you wl hear between si' ob somthin like tis : "I does know now, and sie was "' list June, so she was," You need not iit itI1, knowin that you heard him, but you may tie to that age. It is just as correct asif you haid culled 'i have settled the problem of the girl's agc ie next serious problem which will CJn. front you will be as to whether or not th< old man will support you after you havs taken his daughter off his han l'. -Many . young man has grown ple and lean ove: this perplexing problem. It is a serion one to the young tian b'efore he gets mar ried, and a still more serious one to the oh ian after his daughter nari es. Now, marriage is a biristian as well a. a civil institution. If vor. and the old an s daughter torn a Christian alliance does 'not one good turn deserve another, Is is not a Christian act to provide for the helpless? Therefore, it is patent to an) logical mind that the status of affuirs unde such circumstances dem and that the ohl man form himself into a charitable ass i ation for your special benefit. The next piroblem which will doubtless occupy your attention will be as to low you can possibly afford to supply your bride with ribbons, chewing gum. las, kid gloves and such like -for on a salarv of $25 a month your barber.account is 1l 5, your laundry bill 52.50, you: cigar bill $5. your board and lodging $15, leaving yu only a margin of $1 per month. What must you do? Must yon give up the de lightful birber's chair? llif thins come to the worst you may let your be ir.I grow ; it will give you a more manly ap pearance, but don't act too hasty in tis matter. Remember, if you are fortunate in winning your prize you blot out at on:; fell stroke that awful board bill which haunts you from month to month. You can give your bride $5 a month from that amount, for what is known in the family circle as pin miozey, which is designed to cover all the expenses of a woman's life and with the $10 thus saved you can be come a member of the most fashionable club in town, and thus your credit will ha come strengthened a hundred fold and your nembeiship in the aristocratic club will lift you out of good, honest, prosy middle society and place yon on the pinnacle of that wonderful structure built of dead men's bones and cemented with the sweat of the toil of honest labor, all garnished with the gold and silver which has been taken from hungry mouths, and which is known in common parlance as the PLATFOnM OF THE PPEra TENS. Thus you readily see that all of these problems which may haunt yon from day to day can be very easily solved by a little thought and shrewd management on your part. But if the s> should not prove enough to meet the demands of your dearest bride. and if she some day should lay her beautiful white hand on your shoulder and look up into your face and smile bewitch. ingly and say, "Dear, let me have 50 cents to get some checks to make me a few kitchen aprons," don't lose your equilibri num. Preserve Nour manhood. Take the Havana cigar slowly from your lips, puff the smoke thoughtfully tow.:rd the ceiling, meditate for a moment, and then say, ".Darling, we will be compelled to reduce expenses ;" look very sgions for a few moments, light a fresh cigar, sigh a long sigh, look tired, put on your hat and go to the club, and I assure you that will be the tuneral dirge of those checked aprons. You may be very seriously troubled about the expenses of the bridal tour. Where will the money come from? is the great question that stares you in the face from day to day. Well, this matter can be ar ranged without much cash. Write to your nearest relative in some neighboring town that you will visit him on a certain late with your bride, arrange all the partietlars and keep everything to yourself. See the local editors of the city papers on the day before your marriage, tell them that you will be married at such an hour, and that you and your bride will take the train im mediately for the north, south, east or west -as the case may be--f ;r a little trip off. Invite them around to the wedding. The ruse will work like a charm and give you a send-off in the very top circles of society. The local columns the day after the wed ding will flame with the following head lines, in capitals :"A brilliant affair. One of our most prominent young business men weds a most highly accomplished and brilliant young lady of this city. Off for an exiended trip north -south. east or wert, as the case may be. Stacks of costly presents." phuas you see that for about $11), railroad expenses, you may get at least $50 wortha of advertising and a passport into the highest circles of society. Verily, then, marriage, prioperiy imanag'ed and mnanip uiated, pays better than any other invest ment e~own to the financial world. Young man, listen not to the delusive voice of oid Hbrace Greely and "go west," but take my advice, which ha coust you nothing, and gt married. There aire tao occasions in this life v-hen you need a minister-when you get miar ried and when yon die. Re~lative to the first occasion I assurem you that I stand ready night or day to miinister unto you. an-I to assure youi of my .iteest in you I will tie you u p for life--time in just eight minuttes for hlf price ii theo neCxt six months, :is the f t:nes are hard and money Sarce. Eight years a.o, one' c'old November afternoon, I s.. by a glowi'ng fire in my cosytlhttle stnd. y in a parsong: in Upper Carolina. 'Tere wris a gentle-rather -:imid -illp on the door, I :att--ndecd to the call, indi whetn I op- ndi t:~o .Thar, 1 UtEiELD A nIaCKwVooIs COUNCThYM.if His face was h,-smr-ted with the dronble extract of seriousness. Fr-om the odor which greeted tmy nostrils I divined that the large red handkerchief in his coat pocket was literally satur.ate.d with what is known in the vernaeular of crackers as "cinnamon draps." His jet black hsdr was glossy as the feathers of a crow from the effects of a double portion of hog's lard. Iis shoes had been treated .eith a double coat of melted tallow, and a glaring strip of red flannel was clumsily tied around the cllar of his hickory shirt. I cast a glance into the street, and there stood an ancient mlle, hitched to a buggy which weas the last creaking remains of an extinct species. rThe long ears of the beast were thrown forwvard at an angle of about 45 degrees: his head was bowed in solemn meditation. and T shall never forget the setious expres sion on that mule's countenance till I die. There sat in the buggy a tnady specimen of ha.kwoeas fe-uiuine life, the eut of whose dress and personal ornaumentations have, fortiuately,'nevei' found their way' into the fashiion plates of mililit'ers' maga zines. becanse thi'e acute-st feminine mind could never appreciate the peculiar style of dress and ornamentations she wvore, even it it wvere possible to des.-ribe them. The mule was serious atnd the man was serious, but she- was the pictumre of cheerfulness. .Jst as I glanced at the scene, which I have very imperfectly -described, she dropped the lines into the foot of the buggy, the toe of a No. 9 shoe held them tightly itn their place, drew' from the pocket in the folds of her dress a little tin beox. thrust :nto it a dopwool stiek, a:id then placed the stick in her tmouth and the box in her pocket. 'hen, castmng a glinca toward the pros' pective groom, she said, in commanding ones, "'Hurry~ up. Bill : you ain't got all the year lbefore v'ou." The command front head~quatrters seemed to putt a move on Bl and, locoking me sq uare in the fa:ce, he said ' "P-rson, j've driv down to see if von'd ind jining a fe-lier and his pre tended' on time.' Myv heart was toucehed wiith sympai. thy for the prospective groom, and I replie.1, ''No, my friend :bring her in anid T1l1 jin- vou on timnie an d for all time.' "C ome ahea.., Sd," said lhe, '-the thing is fix~e." She canie, anid I read t.' cerc miony wic h mak theamanin in-I wife as ilposo.;!ys and aso iampreesively as my ability piermiitted. 'They wer-e on the eve of taking their departure. IHe lingered at the gate and I stood in the doorway. As he closed the gate he said : 'Parsoa, I could a got this job done ntiiher home 'thmout both -rin' you, but I allus said when I took a 1.rane-r the thing had to be iixed up in style, and I'ne got this to say, "Atnyb dy wiho's not pleased wvith y-our style of .tpmn coupleis is- mighty hard to ple1 - io, gool day, parson, an' I'm muchl oblee"e t1 yo 0 till yvn're better pai l,' and1 the, ai t.hli plaiced his foot on the bggyv stirrup, in look'ed back over his shouldert anid Lx claimd : "'Tain't every felle cini this county that can say lie's been marrlied Ontent abook. I assutred the lo"in' cop ot'l myi g'rea-t in'teredt in their iiture wel.are, anit they departed. I have imere-ly minttioned this extrenae case, young gentleme-n, to prove, to yot that miarriage is not as costly as it same~ tirmies is supposed to be. All vote Ien tC carry von through is, like e.defaulting bank cashier, a little cheek and :a gooL start. I wrant t> warn you, however, thai all marriaiges are not stylish. Trhe incident ..hich I am abou to relae will iimihress you that some of thci are very prosy a -tfairs. L A company of Northern tourists wrt e wintering some years ago at (renad t|Mississippi. Th-y took very special ir e terest in the poor co'ored brothers ans ssisters in black, and always had a king word for them when..ver they tnst them I Conse-quently the coorel waiter at th hotel where they were stopping told then tha t TItEt:E WAS TO nE A COU*'IED wEDDING in on' of the Ittle hone:;s on the outskirt: of the town, and that it would be agrecab to the bride and groom for the gentiemiet inmi the North to be present. They de ten: (i:et to accept the invitation, ant sl::tly after they reacL ed the place th< happy couple .tood up before the old col ore-i preacher who was to perform the cere ionty. le looked around leisurely, and then began in slow, emphatic tones :"Sam, yon an' dis gal Cinda am shortly to be jined togetioer. Does you desire to back out ? "'No, sab '" said Sam, promptly. "How am wil yon, Cinda? Does you want to flunk atdr -les, here vbite fo'ks from de Nort' N sa," chimed Cinda. "Den von two hit-hi :rnis." They hitched. "Sam, does you take her f in botter or wuss ? Ant you 'wine to do le It'ir thing by dis here poor or han gal, whose fadder was kilt on ie ridto-ol up nigh onto Jackson ?" "Yes, ah." laii. hi ' ees in a tine phenzy tin';. "irold, does you, poor chile, r'aliz de seriousness ob ii oppou, tunity Am yon gw'ine to s'iek to Sa clean frew to 'Ie .JucdgmAent Dty, or is yon gwine to 'vorve yourself and den look round for amudder bean 2' "I'-:- gwiue to stick," said Cinda. "Dtn, poor chillun, in de presence oh dese lhore white meni tron de Norf, whose reputation fur giving us dat freedom we enjoys has gone abroad among de cuillud fo'ks like souidin' brass and tickling simlins, and in de presence-es pecially ob dat one who gib us two bits visterday to help build up de meetin' house dat was blowed down by de slycoon, I de nounce you am hitched, jined an' mar'd till de great Jedgment Day 'cordin' to de law an' gospel. Now you go 'long an' be have yourselves. Dat fixes you." Some very amusing things occur some times after moonshine culminates in mar riage. Be careful, young man, along this line. One of these self-assertive, opinion ated, egotistic, independent young men went through all the humiliating experi ence of moonshine tactics. He had, of course, to stoop to conquer, but he lived throughout the period in the hope that he would not always be subject to the beck and nod of a woman. They were be trothed, and a day of liberty was coming The nuptials were performed and the tour had been completed, and they were on the eve of - settling down to actual life. The time had come to settle the question of his prerogative and inalienable dominion. "Now," said the groom to the bride, when they returned from the honeymoon trip, "Let t have a clear understanding before wre settle down to married life.. Are you the president or-vice president of this so ciety ?" "I want to be neither president nor vice president," she sweetly chimed, "I will be content with a subordinate posi tion." "What is that?" he asked, with em phasis. "Treasurer," she meekly an swered. This bit of feminine-repartee reminds me of an incident that actually occurred in a Northern city. "I want the key," said the husband, "It is in my pocket," said the wife, holding up both hands, thor oughly covered with the dough, which she had been kneading, "get it." He fumbled and fumbled impatiently in the folds of the dress, and finally, after much tribula tion, he found the pocket and then said, with that degree of masculine emphasis, which is designed to startle and cower the the victim: "I can't imagine why men's pockets are so easy to get at and women's so hard." "It's plain enough," said the good wife, "It's a sign that men have no business with a woman's pocket, but a woman has with a man's." Young man, suffer a word of parting counsel. Keep on th3 good side of the women of this broad land, and you will be on the ruling side. In these times of great political agitation, when the spy cometh to seek the "blind tiger" in his lair, when the creditor poneeth down up on cotton at 5 cents a pound, and when Tillmannism and his hadf-brother, Anti Tillmanism, stalketh through the land, causing contention and a strife of tongnes, and sometimes a confufion of tongues, the good wives of the land, knowing the brave and dashing tendencies of their husban ds, find them a never-failing source of trouble and arxiety. Let me give yon a real pic ture of the dissipating infinence of po litical strife in South Carolina to-day-and its cure. He had met his neighbor at the yard fence. He grew eloquent. "'Yes," saidt he to his neighbor across the fence, "the la boring men are in the right. It is time for them to rise up against the tyranny of capital. Down with all the tyrants, I say, down with them, and let this--" ".,ohn Henry," shrieked a shrill voice from-'the stove-roomi, are you going bt' ang out that clothes-line, splht the s-tove wood and draw that water, or shall I have to come out and do it myself?' "Yes, Miiandy," he an swered, meekly, "I'm going right about it now." He went to his task as docile as- a lamb, and as humble as a trusty servant, and his spirit of rebellion against the tyrants of this country wvas completely sub lined. Where would polities land this glorious land of liberty, and where would our great Declaration of Independence and famous Constitution-the bulwarks of American freedom-go to if it were not for the most glorious type of. womanhood the world has ever seen, who rule the men ? At the conclusion of- the address and after the applause had subsided, Mr. J. H. Lesesne was introduced to deliver the prize to the first honor graduate, Miss Julia Mood. The following well-timed words arc the subject of his remarks: "fhe duty which I ami called upon to perform this evening is indeed a Ipleasant one; yet my pleasure would be more complete could I at the same time that I present you with this beautiful ime-Ia!, also perform a like office to the other members of your class. In winning this prize you have done well. I am informed by your efficient Principal that your competitors have done well, remark ably well, but you have simply done a little better. "I am also informed by your effi cient Professor that at the beginning of this session a prize was oflered ta mnedal) to that member of your graduating class wvho should, at or neat- the end of the session, make the best record on the final examination. 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EVANS, General Manager for South Carolina, COI..UMBIA. - - - - - S. C. and credit to the institution from longer on the thmsh'idh'y di/ which you receive it." joften crossed, before saying farewell The medal for penmanship was to the Institute about which clustered presented by Rev. Edmund Wells, of1 so many pleasant memories of their Charleston, to Miss Annie Thames. lives. Mr. Wells paid the young lady sever- IHe enjoined them to be of good al very neat .compliments and gave Icheer; to go forth with stout and her some good wholesome advice. hopeful hearts. in the plain path of Then Prof. Browne introduced duty, and live up to the full measure Hon. Joseph F. Rhame, who deliv- of their educational advantages; to ered the diplomas to the graduating submit with cheerfulness and good class. and in substance said that grace to the petty ills of life, and the part assigned him might be with light hearts reach forth and,cull said to be merely perfunctory, and the bright flowers which spring up it would doubtless seem so to those along life's journey to gladden the he was addressing, as hre was follow- heart and eye with their perfume and ing close in the wake .of an exceed- their beauty. ingly humourous and witty address. The diplomas were then delivered He was pleased to have been selected Iwith other appropriate remarks to to perform so pleasant a duty as that the graduates. - of delivering the graduation certifi-~ They were then told that in leav cates. ing the Institute they would carry He complimented each of the with them the pwayers and benedic young ladies on the reported stands tions of their kind teachers. they had taken in their studies and Professor Browne and his able as classes, and the beautiful and well sistant are deserving of all the praise composed essays to which he had they are receiving from the patrons listened, saying that they were high- Iof the Manning Collegiate Institute, ly creditable to the fair essayists. and by the two evenings of entertain He spoke of the youthfulness of ment they gave the public had an the nmemnbers of the class, their ar- opportunity and did see the good dent hopes and expectations; that it work done by these two faithful was the nature of the young to be teachers. hopeful. buoyant and imaginative; The scholars exhibited great im that while lhe would not dash with provement, and the essays of the the bitter waters of prospective dis- young ladies would be hard to excel appointment the high hopes. and by' the graduates of larger institu youthful dreams which they doubt' tions. The exhibition of talent ex less indulged in, yet candor corn- hibited by the scholars of this insti polled him to suggest that life must tution should be a source of pride to have its chilling winds and snows of the teachers. The audience appre December just as surely as its morn- ciated the work of the scholars as was ing breath of May and its June roses; evinced by the applause and the that grave duties, both around their shower of bouquets that each re own firesides in the home circle, and ceived. elsewvhere awaited them. He advised iThe members of the graduating them to strive to advance in knowl-! class on the second evening were the edge and intellectunal vigor, and to! recipients of so many beautiful floral build upon the foundation laid in offerings that the stage presented a this Institute such mental and moral 'lovely garden scene, and these young structures as would make them equal ladies deserved all the admiration to all the exigencies of life as they which was bestowed on them. might arise. Young lodies, the Times offers its He suoke of the new~-fanlgled theo- congratulations to the firsb graduat ries andl fads of the present day and ing class of the Manning Collegiate the proposed innovations started and Institute, and it hopes that your promoted by so-called strong-minded hiearts may always be as light and wvomen. your eyes as sparkling as they were He also spoke of the need of edu- w hen your diplomas were handed to cated, broad-minded and true women you last Thursday evening. to expose and hold up to the scorn*____ Iof less educated women the recur- IKNIGHTS OF MIACCABEES. ring attempts ot' women from the The State Commander writes us from North, West, East and elsewhere,1 Lincoln, Neb., as follows: "After trying timplant in the hearts and minds other medicines for what seemed to be a to very obstinate cough in our two children of the women of the South doctrines we tried Dr'. 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Fred Miller, of Irving, Ill., writes Hen ai po htiat tre e. u liso that he had a severe kidney trouble for He sad tht th youu lades o mny years, with severe pains in his back the graduating class were about to and'alsio that his bladder was affected. He leave the Institute wearing its bays tried many so-called kidney cures but with and crowned with its honors-that out any good result. About a year ag.o he . - -bean use of Electric Bitters and found re minged wth ten jst pide hatlief atonce. Electric Bitters is especially such were the facts, they doubtless adapted to cure all kidney and liver troub felt something of the sadness which les and often gives almost instant relief. -dwy reee and acomaie One trial will prove our statement. Price r.a.lcw a l wonlcdeb alad olner only 50e. for large bottle. At R. B. Lor