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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year.......... ...........$1.50 Six Months .. 75 Four Months..:...................50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, SI; each subse qaent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged foi as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Coinmunications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the witer in order to receive attention. ~ -No commufiication of a personal char aetir will be published except as an adver tisement. Entered at the Post Ofice at Manning as Second-Class Matter. M ANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 1896. Card from Willoughby. -We make it a rule never to attack a man -in the' columns of our paper -with'outallowing him the privilege of our columnsto reply. Our readers will remember the comment we made on the conduct of Mr. Willoughby in his charges brought against Colonel Neak4nd Mr. Willoughby replied to thegl e in the Columbia Register as follows: Editor egiste'r:Sinco you have thought pioleito reptoduce a very scurrilous arti cle from the pen of Mr. McLaurins hench man, -"Dear Appelt;" reflecting upon me, I ask that yoe pubish my reply. I have only a slight acquaintance with this man Appelt, and what little I. know pf his his tory was gathered from the press in his figuring in the Unitedtates Court upon a criminal charge. bo much fo. this miser able sycophant. Now as to his charges. I -am no.t; nor.bava I ever been, a candidate for Superintendent of the Penitentiary, and in making my report I was actuated solely by a desire to do my duty -as, a director. There is nothing of malice in my action. The legislative committee. however, have this investigation in charge and I rest the ca-e with them,' believing they. will. con sciedtiously do their duty. I am not seek. ing weight in Appelt's bailiwick, less I might come under the condemnation of "dog Tray." 'Now for the McLauriu part of his pic-, ture. -I have been content to let that as piiing individual pursue the even tenor of his way; purchasing a newspaper here and there and sub:-idizirg when he could not buy outright, that ids praises might be sung and his greatness paraded over this broad and fertile State, feeling assured that at the proper time the people would place an estimate upon him. It is true we wereonce friends, -in fact I had much to do in giving him his first nomination for Congress. And in this connection I will stat-that Judas Iscariot and the other -ApIleg were opee upon terms of intimacy, it in time'they became estranged, and it is a coincident that the sam esuse that ruptured thezr relations, has destroyed the regard I had for McLaurin--treachery and base ingratitude.. Upon his invitation and a "Bunoh-McBee pags" .furnished by him, I visitsd him in -3Rahingtorr and -it was then I became acquainted with the man. I found him plotting nd scheming with M. C. Butler for the d ' eat of our trusted lead er, Ben Tillman, and the overthrow of the I eform party, and like Brutus I loved Rome more than Cmsar and came home chagrined that I had been so thoroughly decevea. ind if any of my political friends have any doubt as to his intentions, *I cite them tobhis letters to "ly Dear Ap pelt," the Columbia Register and his speech at Dillon. I venture the opinion -that his elevation to the Ways and Means Committee was due more to his approach abeness than to his merit. 'I have-riot hesitaied ~in the' interest of Reform 'to tell what I heard and saw -while -in -Washington, which Appelt styles s~ander.T. C. WILLOUGHBY. . Floence, S. C., Jan. 20. Wilnoughlby 'Answere'd. The Columbia Register .of the 21st *int published a,. commtanication signed T- C. Willoughby - which may have .been written by him, but a doubt has arisen as to that point on - account of its Platonic or Claytonic appeatrance; however it- matters not whether .he -had a pal or not, we will treat what hehas to say as though we - believed hinzto be the writer,- for it is an off spring he can boast of fathering. The comnm.unicationl referred to py&rports tp 1,s.a reply "to thie attack of the Manning Timnes" in 'the Neal "Penitenitary scandal" matter. This man Willoughby (Villiany would be a nore appropriate name) begins his epitle ivith a lie when he says "I have only a slight acquaintance with this man Appelt, and what little I know' of his history was gathered from the press in his figuring in the United States Court upon a criminal charge." Long before the writer was called upon to answer to the criminal charge in the United States Court old Willoughby had become an acquaintance. We were members of the same conventions and often met each other on the train while traveling to and from Columbia, and when the writer was charged with opening a letter belonging to anoth er and abstracting therefrom a check for $125 this same Willoughby vol. untailry came to. us on the train and expressed his indignation at the out rage heaped upon us by a few ene mies. In this conversation he as sured us that no one believed there was aword of truth in the charge and that instead of doing an injury as our enemies would like, it would result in doing us good. So it will be een that this' man is not only a slick tongued liar but, he is one of those dispicale things known to the world as a hypocrite. Willoughby knew the purpose of the charge against us; he also knew that a grand jury re fused to find a true bill, he also knew that anybody with a grain of sense could not believe that a man with drdinlary intelligence would steal a $1.25 check and send it by return mail to the maker of the check call ing his attention to the fact that the cncern the ch:eck was made payable 5, had gone out of business. Willoughby says: "I am not, nor have I ever been, a candidate for superintendent of the penitentiary." In our editorial we did intimate that Willoughby was desirous of getting Coloel Neal's place; we threw out this hint because we believe he is prompted by personal motives and seg-agggrndizement; as to his ever being a candidate we have only cur rent rumor to go by. It was comn mo talk that Willoughby was a can didate. His name was mentioned in the newspapers at the time in con nection with the office and we assert that he approached gentlemen not to support Colonel Neal, using the argurment that Neal was not in touch with the administration. Wil loughby's denial of his ever being a candidate for the position reminds us of a little ditty which runs: "It might be so, I don't know But it sounds to me like a lie." Willoughby disclaims "seeking weight in Appelt's baliwick" and well he may for if there is a man whose reputation in these parts is unsavory it is T. C. Willoughby. He lived in Williamsburg county and we have yet to hear a man express respect for him, but on the contrary his leaving that section was regarded a good riddance. He has cost the tax-payers of that county hundreds of dollars in court expenses and they hope never to be burdened with him again. In asking for a change of venue in the now long contested case of Willough by vs Northeastern Railroad, the change was asked for, upon the ground that he could not get a fair trial in Williamsburg, his own county. Now when a citizen is forced to go into court to acknowledge that his neighbors do not respect him suffic iently to believe what he says on oath, then we think such an unfor tunate one should pull up stakes and go back to North Carolina where a man can be made to leave the State if he steals hogs or water packs his cotton. We re gret very much that in our criticism of this man Willoughby in the mat ter of the "penitentiary scandal" we made any allusion to our friend Con gressman McLaurin, but we did it in order to show that unless this man is allowed to run things his own way, base ingrate that he is. he would not hesitate to resort to the most vile methods to destroy one who had be friended him. "Feed a hungry cur and pat him on the back, he will snap at you if you do not feed him every time he wags his tail." In the communication above re ferred to, Willoughby not content with a blow at us, for had he stopped with us, wu having struck fist, could have allowed his dirty insinuations to pass, but he takes advantage of what we had to say to malign and slander a gentleman who is our friend. For tunately we happen to know some thing about McLaurin's affaira .and have a few facts of Willoughby's con nection with McLaurin; A short time after the election in 1892 Wil loughby moved from Williamsburg to Florence. He had been a dele gate to the conference which sug gested McLaurin for Corgress and in the conference Willoughby supported McLaurin, which no doubt made him feel that he had a right to call on the Congressman for a favor; he therefore, although a citizen of Florence a very short time asked to be recommended for the poss master ship at Florence, and McLaurin very properly declined to do so upon the ground, that he had too recently moved to that city. There was a number of applications for the place and Willoughby in all possible ways endeavored to poison McLaurin a gainst the applicants. Mr. J. R. Mc CJown was recommended, but was ruled out by the Department for Dot being a resident of the city. After this McLaurin went to Florence to consult with the applicants and it re sulted in McLaurin telling WVillotigh by if he would get up a strong peti tion signed by the patrons of the office he would recommend him; this Willoughby did not do, for the best of reasons. He continued worrying McLaurin to have him appointed without a petition, but without suc cess. We realized McLaurin's posi tion, he felt grateful to this min for his political support, for he only knew him from .political con tact and he wanted to help him. Willoughby was shrewd enough to see this, so he began to feel for Mc Laurin's pocket-book. McLaurin agreed to loan him $1,200 if the se curity was -satisfactory. The secu rity offered was not satisfactory be cause the property was tied up in his wife's name so securely that Mc Laurin was afraid to risk it. While he was endeavoring to; borrow this money he continued pressing the ap pointment matter, when McLaurin wrote to him that if he recommended his appointment, General Butler would defeat the confirmation on act count of a personal attack Willough by had made on the General in the "iPerry" letter. In reply to this let. ter, Willoughby wrote to McLaurin that he could arrange the matter with General Butler. Later on, he wrote McLaurin that he wanted to see him about the money matter and inquired how he could get a railroad pass. McLaurin informed him that a pass from McBee would take him to Washinigton. Willoughby went to Columbia and procured. a pass; we do not know who issued it or what pretentions he made to secure it. McLaurin did not send it to him. About this time Mayor Hursey and a few other extreme Antis had McLaurin's appointee, McKenzie's confirmation held up in the Senate. Willoughby begged and pleaded with McLaurin to withdraw McKen zie and make a compromise candi date of him. At the same time he was professing to be McKenzie's friend. His conduct made Mc Laurin a little suspicious and he fought the harder for McKenzie. Then Willoughby went to General Butler's committee room, in fact he fairly haunted the place to "arrange the matter with General Butler" we suppose. His efforts to "arrange the matter with General Butler" did not prove successful. In the meantime he succeeded in "pulling McLaurin's leg" for $275 for a short time, the following November, we think, to buy furniture for his hotel, and Mc Laurin feeling under obligations to the man for his services presented Mrs. Willoughby with a silver ser vice, for which he received a most grateful acknowledgement. This is the creature who is stalking about in the shape of a human being with a countenance that does not be lie itself, and charges such a man as John McLaurin with "treachery and base ingratitude." He took Mc Laurin's money, accepted his present, and while in Washington ate, slept, and drank at McLaurin's house. Isn't he a blooming nice one, to charge ingrattue?~ This miserable cur talks about finding McLaurin plotting and scheming with "M. C. Butler for the defeat of our trusted leader, Ben Tillman, and the over throw of the Reform party." So it was playing the role of detective and not to seek a postoffice appointment that carried Willoughby on the "McBee" pass to Washington? It was not to bleed McLaurin out of his money; the $275 which he got of course went towards paying other detectives who were finding out these traitors scheming "to defeat our trusted leader, Ben Tillman," because all of them could not get "McBee's" passes. When the time came for Willough by to pay back the money borrowed, he refused to pay, and McLaurin was forced to sue. It was only after Judge Izlar had given McLaurin an affidavit which proved Willough by had lied, the money was re covered. Oh! but he who discovers another "scheming with General Butler to defeat our trusted leader, Ben Tillman," should not pay a debt of this kind because his loyalty to "our trusted leader" should excuse him if he confiscates the property of "our trusted leader's" enemies. If "our trusted leader" had many such loyal friends as T. 0. Willough by, instead of holding the highest place in the gift of his people, and having the eyes of the na tion looking upon him, he would to-day be at home on his farm studying astronomy with a mule for a telescope. Will old Villiany deny the fact that he offered to support General Butler for Butler's support in the Florence postoffice matter? Will he tell how his offer was reject ed? Let him show the contempt with which General Butler treated his proposition. Everybody remembers the "My Dear Appelt" letter, and as Willough by has alluded to it in his article we will say that such pirates as himself were the cause of McLaurin writing what he did. He was being vilified and slandered by hired editors to further the ends of others and when the letter appeared Willoughby sent McLaurin the first telegram of con gratulation.. The original is now en file in the Florence telegraph offce and can be seen with the sender's consent It reads thus: Hon. Jokn L. McLaurin, Washington, D. C.: Congratulate you on your manly -tter and with one accord the people will call you to be Governor. (signed) T. C. WILoUGnY. This man who in his article was so solicitous of the welfare of "our trusted leader, Ben Tillman," also wrote a letter to McLaurin endorsing the "My Dear Appelt" letter. But although he has forgotten that a good memory is needed to be a suc cessful liar, he is shrewd all the same. He finds himself into a bog in the "big scandal" business, and in order to create some sympathy from those high in authority he vilifies and abuses a man who he thinks is not on friendly terms with them and thereby fool somebody into thinking that Willoughby is really "actuated solely by a desire to do my duty as a director." Willoughby's attempt to drag down Colonel Neal is in keeping with his conduct in every capacity we have ever heard of him. In other words, Willoughby's will umst be law or there will be a big row in the camp. As long as Colonel Neal suited Willoughby everything was serene, and in his case against the railroad, if our memory serves us right, Willoughby not getting a ver diet from his countrymen charged the jury commissioner with being manipuated, and it caused quite a sensation because the jury commis sioner was regarded one of the best men in the county. We mention these things to show that Willough by is what we said he was-a vindic tive snarler and an ungrateful boun. Those who have watched this man's conduct in the matter now un der investigation must know that a base motive prompts him in- the en tire affair. The committee was pro ceeding nicely with the investigation and every charge brought against Colonel Neal was disproved. Wil loughby, seeing that he was about to lose, put up a plea that he was sick and asked the committee to take a recess. The committee allowed themselves deceived by this man and granted his re quest. We know of our own knowledge that after the committee granted his request for a recess upon the ground that he was too sick to continue the investigation, he, WVil loughby, ran about the streets of Columbia in the rain looking up ma terial for his case, and when it was pulished in the Columbia. newspa pers that Willoughby had said he would ask the General Assembly to require the investigating committee to hold its sessions in the State House, he saw disgust upon the countenances of all with whom he came in contact, and the request was not made. Tbis is the man who has the brazen effrontry to say while enjoying MLaurin's hospitality, and we may say charity, that he found his benefactor "plotting and scheming with M. C. Butler for the defeat of our trusted leader, Ben Tillman, and the over throw of the Reform party." We imagine this imp of the lower regions telling the truth when he said: "and like Braitus I loved Rome more than Csar and came home chagrined that I had been so thoroughly deceived." He was chagrined, like a man would be when foiled in some desperate game, as it was with him when he professed to be the friend of Mc Kenzie the successful applicant for the Florence post office and while the matter wvas held in abeyance, he did all in his power to defeat his friend to get the office for himself; failing in his purpose we do not doubt his feeling chagrined when he faced McKenzie on his arrival home, and there learned thbat his double dealieg had been discovered. We also think he was "thoroughly deceived" when he haunted the com mittee room "to arrange the matter with General Butler." He thought that General Butler would be silly enough to place confidence in Wil loughby's promises of support, anid when he found the General unwilling to be "buncoed" by this man who was anxious to sacrifice the interests f "our truste lader Ben Tillman" for a post office appointment he was "thoroughly deceived." Willoughby intimates that Me Laurin's "elevation to the Ways and Means Committee was due more to his approachableness than to his merit." McLaurin is easy approach ed we believe, for it is proven when he allowed himself bled and imposed upon by a man whose only interest in him shows by his conduct to have been purely mercenaiy. It would be absurd for us t6 atterppt. to defend McLaurin from this cbarge coming as it does from a man whom we have proven to be the vilest of groveling creatures. We dismiss Willoughby's charge of our being a "sycophant" by again reminding him of his telegram and letter to McLaurin endorsing the "My Dear Appelt" letter which would cause the people "with one accord to call him to be governor" and quote the following from Dryden: "A Sycophant will everything admire: Each verse, each sentence, sets his soul on tire." W. & S. R. R. We were surprised, to read 'from. the correspondent at Manning to the Columbia Register the following: The management of the (hriestor, Sumiter and Northern Railroadl. dwned by Captain Thornas Wilson, is denounced by the people of the Summerton and. 'St. Paul rection, and they propose to appeal to the Legislature now in session 'for redress. The road runs through onS of the most progressive sections of Clarencdon Oounty. The people desire that- the -charter be- re pealed. Z There are a few people along the line of this railroad who have peti tioned to have the road put-int'o tha hands of a receiver, and in this peti tion they claim to be sufferers from the road's management. The ma jority of the shippers on the road have signed a counter-petition in which they speak in the highest terms of the present management. The matter was examined into by the proper committee.and they very properly referred it to the railroad commission. The latter .petition we have seen and it is signed by nearly all of the substantial.; farmers and merchants along the routs where complaint has been made, i which shows that the people of the Sum merton and St. Paul section' are not denouncing the road's management, but the denouncing business.is con fined to a few persons, and these have very little business ~with the road. Capt. Thomas Wilson has spent lots of-time and money in the building up of the Summerton and St Paul sections, and we are sure if the people there, had'any reason to complain and they had laid their complaint before him he would have received their complqints with proper cosnideration. We have before us a cop'y of the Washington Post Almanagand. En cyclopedia. It is a book whichrevery professional man should have on his desk for a ready reference to every subject. The News :aad Courie><oes aot think that "Johnnie Mcearin is io big for his breeches" now', since he has enlisted his services in -behalf of Charleston. We are truly'glad. that "J'ohnnie" has been of seh'ice to the City by the Sea and sinder~ely hope his efforts will be successie :j The next National Democratic Convention will bi held ina Chicago July 12th. We have no, idea who the devoted patriot will be to allow himself led to the political slaughter; for if there is one* thing certain it is the Democratic party will be torn to pieces on the financial issue with no possible chance of electiaig- its can didate. With reasonable concessioits within the party a solid front might be presented with a hope ofj making a decent race, but as the * ffairs of. the party stand now, it will be use less to hold a National Convention.. The railroad commissionr have sue eeeded in convincing the '.railroads that the rates on fertilfzers must come down and that the roads must obeythe law. The commission de serves great credit for this work be cause it will save our farmer's a great deal of money. The case bid fair to be a long-contested one in the State and United States Courts, 'but not withstanding this the majority of the commission held their ground and won without a fight. The railroads seeing that threatened legal war would not make the commission re cede, they themselves recedsed. Theblind tigers of' Charleston will now have to shut up their -lairs, 'as the city has been placedu:under a metropolitan poljee, A..thing that should have been done 'lOn$ ago." It will now be seen whether or not the liquor men will run things to suit themselves. Chief Martin will now be able to show what he can do, be cause he has a backing heretofore with-held from him. The best thing for Charleston to do now is to quietly submit to the inevitable and join hands with the law of the land for its honest enforcement. O'Reily an d Schmidt will no longer control the police appointments, and the men on the force will now have to do their sworn duty or give up their clubs. There is one candidate. for Govern or fully announced and he is William H. Ellerbe, of Marion. Mr. Ellerbe has a host of friends in Clarendon and he will make a strong candidate in these parts. His conduct at .the convention which nominated the present Governor pleased everybody, because it showed him to be a man who would not jump over the fence to make faces after meeting with de feat. There will be others in the field, is the present indication, and before we decide who we will sup port we will wait and see who'will enter the race and on what line the race will be run. We feel kindly to wards General Elerbe, as he has a magnificent public record and it is about time that this portion of the State was getting some of the. high honorsn so1avishly given elsewhere. No New Circuits. The bill before the General, As sembly to create two additional. cir cuits meets with our unqualified dis approval. Our representatives were elected upon a platform promising a curtailment of offices and exppnses of running the government wiereby the people would have equally as good facilities with lower taxes. Making two new cirduits means two new judges and .two new. solicitors, and it smacks of fixing the political beds for some workers to lay on. . there is no other way to pay for political services rendered than to tax the people for it, in the name of rea son let those who have been benefited by the work go into their pockets, and raise the funds. Thelpeople are taxed enough now and when they have to pay the increased tax to foot the bill for the constitutional conven tion they will not feel kindly towards those who are endeavoring to force them to contribute towards their support by the creation of new of fices. As a -matter of busineit priniciple we are opposed to the creating of these new circuits, be cause the people are already taxi burdened, and as a matter of politics we think the Reformers would ~be committing political suicide if they allow th measure to pass. Just think bf it, here we have just came out of a very expensive constitutional .convention, inade un of both factions, neither faction knois to-day how the other stands. 'The Reformers pWldg ed to reducing expenses and offices and taxes, pitch right in, the first fhing.and create: new offices, thereby making more expenses' and higher taxas. The Conservatives of course will use it as a slogan and wve siy that armed Nvith sicli a truthful -in strument the Reform fiction will be badly crippled if not annihilated. $100 REWARD $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able ! to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrha. Hall's Catarrh Cuie is the only positive enre known to the medical fraternity. . Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, .. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundatiQn of the 'disease, and giving . t,h'e patient strength by building up the constitutioi and assisting nature in doing -its work. The proprietors have so much fa.ith in- its curaitve powers, that- they '- bffer One Hundred Dollars for any case that- it fails to cure. Send for list of testimQnials, Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledob.. ZpBSold by Druggists, 75c. Charles .William Hewison, who had achieved some fame in the inventive world and was a lifelong friend of John Ericcson, the inventor of the monitor, died at his home in New York pity. A bill has been introduced into the Massachusetts legislature providing that every street railway - operating in Bos ton shall pay a uniform tax of.$50 per car uyon all cars operated in that city. William Steinecker, a prominent bus iness manof Evansville, Ind., shot him self through the head with a revolver, after having wrecked his three fine apartment fiats by an explosion of pow 216r. The barkentine.Arago, 40 days from Junin, Chili,.. reports. the. destrlic-. tion by fire at Iquique two weeks before 'she shiled from there of the' German ship Arituras. She was fired bf' her cook for revenge. T1he senate committee on military af fairs decided unanimously' upon a favor able report upon the nommnation of Gen eral Coppinger to be brigadier general. He has been very strenuously opposed by the A. P. A. Secretary Olney has received a cable gram from Minister Terrell, saying that the Red Cross Society will be allowed to distribute relief in Armenia through Miss Barton ,.though the Red Cross So ciety itself must not figure in the work. The Sherman statue commission has decided to' place the equestrian statue of General Sherman to be erected in Washington under the auspices of the Army of the Tennessee on the reserva tion just south of the United States treasury building. . News has been received from Peking to the effact that the Chinese govwern mont has assigned a lag sum fos the creation of a .fleet. The plan of con structioni is *reiy 'large' Thie govern ment is ordering ironclads, cruisers and, also torpedo boats. The' American. ship Roanoke, Captain Joseph Hamilton, which lef t New York 21' days ago, has at last reached port after a season of disasters and delay. Three of her original crew were lost in the Atlantic and 18 were left in the hos pital at Rio do Janeiro. The crew of the American tading vessel Maria!, mutinied, it is said, and murdered Captain Brown, Mate Hol man and a passenger. The- captain's wife and son were nearly killed by blows from an ax. The mutiny oc curred off the Andrew islands. The cruiser Baltimore, which has just returned to American waters after an absence of three years, encountered a terrific typhoon after leaving Yoko hama and the storm lasted four days and the situation was at times extremely critical. Two sailors were washed over board. Leading Republican politicians of Ar kansas deny the report that Hon. Powell Clayton will be a candidate for the Re publican nomination for the vice presi dency of the United States. General Clayton does not want second place on 'the ticket, but would accept a cabinet position. The rich gold discoveries at Forty Mile creek, in Alaska, belongs to the United States, and not to Great Britain. The one hundred and forty-first merid Ian of longitude has been accurately determined by an employe of the Brit ish government and properly marked at certain places. An engine of the New York and St. Louis expess on the Little Miami rail road expoded one and a half miles west of South Charleston, 0., and 40 miles from Columbus, killing Clark A. Trim ble, engineer, and George Waters, fire man, both of Columbus. No other per sons were injured. United States Senator-elect Frank J. Cannon of the new state of Utah; said he was heartily in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. In his opinion high protection and free silver go hand-in hand and both are essential for the im provement of the condition of the coun try. Emperor William and Prince Leopold have become reconciled. It will be re membered that' the emperor banished Prince Leopold to nis-country residence *under 15 days' arrest on Jan. 5. The prince used sharp language when re baked by the emperor for his alleged indifference towards his wife, a sister of the German empress. The police authorities of Scotland Yard are congratulating themselves on the'remarkable absence of crime which has' prevailed in the metropolis during the past year. The annuaI police re port which will shortly be issued shows that London in its freedom from the effect of lawbreakers, has made a record which may well be- envied.by the gov SIM MON S REGULATOR GOOD FOR EVERYBODY and everyone needs -it at all times of the year. -Malaria is always about, and the only preventive and relief, is to keep the Liver active. You must help the Liver a bit, and the best helper is the 0,d Friend, SIM -MONS LIVER REGULATOR, the RED Z. Mr. C. Himrod, of Lancaster,'Ohio, says: "SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR broke a case of Malarial Fever of three years' standing for me, and less tha., one bottle did the business. I shall use it when in need, and 'recommend it." 13e sure that you get it. Always look for the RED Z. on the package. And don't forget the word REGULATOR. It is SIM MONS LIVER REGULATOR,'and there Is only one, and every One who takes it is sure to be benefited. THE BENEFIT IS ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take it also for Bilipusness and Sick Headache; b6th are -caused by a sluggish Liver. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CLARENDON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Harriet D..Witherspoon and Emma S. Witherspoon, Plaintiffs, against Elizabeth A. Harvin, impleaded as Elizab'eth~ N. Harvin and Harriet E. Harvin, Defe'ndants. Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. -UNDER AND BI VIRTUE OF A -judgment-order of-the court of. com .mon pleas, in. the -above stated ac tion,- to me directed,' bearing date June 6th, 1895;- I will sell at public s, uction, to the .lighest. bidder for cash, it. Clarendo.n -'court 'house, -at Minn ing, in'saido6unty, within the 1egal.hpurs'fo judicial.sale's, on Mon day, the 3rdday of February, 1896, be ing salesday, the following described real estate: ''''All:that piece; parcel',' or tract of land, situate, lying, and being in the -ounty of Clarendon, and State foresaid, .containing one hundred :and ninety-seven (197) acres, more or less. bounded bn the north by lands of Mrs S. C. Osteen;.on the south by lands of D. F. Lidd and.J. C. Wilson; east by lands of Mrs. Ann Reynolds; and west by lands of J. D. Childers and lands formory of J. W. Ed wards." Purchaser to pay for papers. 1). J. BRADHAM, Sheriff Clarendon County Manning, S. C., Jan. 8th, 1896. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CLARDE~ON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS William F. B. Haynsworth and B. Pressley Barron, as Qualified Exec utors of the last Will and Testa ment of Saniuel C.~'C, R16hardson. deceased, Plaintiffs, against Susan E. Weich and David H. Welch, Defendants, Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A judgment order of the court of com mon pleas, in the above stated action, to me directed, bearing date October 19th, 1895, I will sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder, at Claren don court house, at Manning, in said county; within the legal hours for ju dicial sales, on Monday, the 3rd (lay of February, 1890, being salesday, the following described real estate: "All that plantation or tract of land, situate in :the-County-and Sta'te aforesaid,- containig ftur. hundred and nin-e acres; mnore or hess,. bound ing and butting north on lands of.. J. E. Thigpen; easti on lands of J."W. Kennedy; south on lands of Wilhiam Smith; and weston lands of the es tate of John Smith." The land described herein will be sld on the following terms, to wit: One-half cash and the .balance on a credit of one year, to be secured by interest bearing bond and mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay for papers. 1) J. BRA'DHAM, Sheriff Clarendon County. Manning, S. C., Jan. 8, 1896. STATE OF 8OUTH CAROUINA, COUNTY OF CLARENDON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. William F. B. Hlaynsworth arrd B. Pressley Barron, as Qualified Exec utors of the last Will and Testa ment of Samuel C. C. Richardson. deceased, Plaintiffs, against Peter Thomas. Defendant. Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A judgment order of the court of comn mon pleas, in the above stated action, to me directed. bearing date October 19th, 1895, I will sell at pub lic auction, to the highest bidder, at Clarendon court house, at Manning, in said county, within the legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon day, the 3rd day of February 18963, being salesday, the following de scribed real estate: "All that parcel of land, situate and being in Calvary Township, County of Clarendon and State afore said, 'containing ninety-two acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: on the north and east by -lands of James Rhame and Peter Thomas: on the south by lands of Shelby Cantey; and on the wvest by lands of John Thomas. The above described premises com prise two separate but contiguous tracts, one known as the "Sami John son tract," containing sixty-two acres, more or less, and'the other was conveyed by the mortgagee to Peter Thomas a~nd: contains thirty acres; both of these tracts are mortgaged to seenre the purchase money of the sadtatof sixty-two acres on said day conveved to Peter Thomas by said S. C. C. Richardoni." The land described herein will be sold on the followving te'rms. to -wit: One-fourth cash and -the balance on a credit of one year with interest from day of sale, to be secured by bond-of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. Purchawers to pay for papers. D). J. BRADH AM, Sheriff Clarendon County. Manning, S. C., Jan. 8,196 'SUBSCRIBE TO THE MANYIN 'Tfl1S $1.50 PER YEAR. G HARDWARE! IWE DURANT&SON To Our Clarendon Friends We are now prepared to offer lower prices than ever. Call or write for w you want. Our Stock is complete. We have added to our immense stock of hardware a large line of Paints, Oils, Etc., at Low Figures. Harness, Saddles, .iubber and Belting, Leather, Etc. Great bargains in guns, pistols, etc. Headquarters for Powder, Shot and Shells (loaded and empty). Engine supplies, belting, ete. Headquarters for Cooking and Heating Stoves (Waranted). The TelTy Fih Colpany WHOLESALE SHIPPERS OF Iifesh 16 of 0.' USl Elflds1 , 012110, s-EmMII. Our regular seas:n for shipmen br of fresh fish (packed in ice) being now open, we are prepared to saip you any desired quantity. Charleston is the only marliet south that can offer a large variety of fish, and. being situated on the ocean, where they are caught, must be fresh. We ,oliit your patronage. Consignments of poultry, eggs, etc., so licited. Account sales and check mailed day of sale. 22 AND 24 MARKET ST., CHARLESTON, S. 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LORYEA, The Druggist, Manning, S. C. jE. McELVEEN, (1VIL ENGINEER .AuI SUR.VEYOR, Having an experience of thirty seven yvr offrs bis pr<:ftessional services to the p~ole of Clarendon county. Sati staction guaran P. O. KINGSTREE, S. C. A. EI ATTORNEY AT LAWV MANNING, S. C. JOSEPE F. EJ2uAiE. . - C. -)vs RIIAM & DAVS, ATTORNEYS A 7 LAW MANNING, S. C. D.J FRANK cEIGER, DENTIST. MANNING, S. C. oFFI(;E IN MANNING HOTEL. OHN S. WILSON, Attorney and Counselor at Law, M*NNJN,. S. C. Goo, 8, HackeriSon I afus z r"t CHARESON6S C C-1 W cc Manufacturers of Doors. Sash. Blids M Ald it1g H 'id Bvilding M aterial CHARLESTON, S. C. SASH WEIGHTS AND CORDS AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE. WINDOW AND FANCY . GLASS A SPECIALTY.. Pure Drugs - . and Mericines ALWAYS ON HAND AT The Well-Known and ReIldle DRUG STORE OF, Or. W, M..Brockino In addition to a full and complete stock of drugs, Medicines and Chemicals, we keep . comglete assortment of Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles,. Eye-Glasses, - Spectacies, And the thonsand-iud-onesthings usually found in every ftst-class and well-regulated drug stom. ONLY FIRST-CLASS SUDA WAT FOUNTAIN -I MANNING, S. C KNIGHTS OF PYTmiAS. DAMO LODGE No. 3. SOF rni6ets~ry first and third Thursday 'nights. Every member ienetted to at tend regularly and prompt y-. Visiting b4rothers al ways welcome. J. H. RrGBY, C. C. 0. E. WasBza, K. of R.&. S. DO YOU WANT A . Situation? 4, COMMRER IAL CLEE O0 KY. UYERSITY ~usies Cours about $90. incling tuition, books **iewap- ta*-*ght . 0ccessul.r.ad..tl -lt nbanks and 100 of~cials. No VedU * ~ re hat yeiUera may reach this Cofies WILIU "R.SITH,''EXSNCTON, KY. cotton. With careful rotation of crops and liberal fertilizations, cotton lands will improve. The application of a proper ferti lizer containing sufficient Pot ash eften makes the difference between a profitable crop and failure. Use fertilizers contain ing not less than 3 to 4% Actual Potash. Kainit is a complete specific against " Rust." Ing spui fertelizer. lac t - c. wcet. ..nti sen e fur the asking. GERMAN 1:ALI WORKS, Money to Loan. 1ANNING, S. C., Oct. 29, 1895. I have made arrangements with brokers in New York City, through whom I am able to place loans secured by firstimortgage on improved farms for five yeai-s time, pay able in instalments, att the low rate of 8 pe.r cent interest pet annum. The broker age and the charge for abstract and inspec tion are small and at the expense of the borrower. If you want cheap money come in at once. as the snpply is. limited. B. PRESSLEY BARRON Attorney. Notice. P)ARTIES HAVING ACCOUNTS A .gainst the town of Manning will please hand them in to the clerk and treas urer that the same may be audited, ap provedl and paid. -- LOUIS APPELT, Clerk and Treasurer.