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TOBACCO CULTURE. The plant is first raised in seed beds till large enough to transplant, the same as cabage and tomato plants. These beds should be properly lo cated and carefully prepared. sEED BEDS ON NEW LAND. Seclect a sheltered spot sloping gent ly to the south and well exposed to the rays of the sun. Upon this plat burn brush or wood until the soil is made hot enough to kill the seeds of grass and weeds. With a hoe or spade stir the earth two or three inches deep, but do not disturb the subsoil. If, in preparing a seed bed on new land, an inch of the surface soil is removed or the subsoil is brought to the sur face, plants will not grow. Rake and work the bed until the surface has been made mellow and fine; well rot ted manure spread over the surface and thoroughly raked in will promote the growth of the plants. Remove all roots and trash; run shallow trenches or hard-beaten paths at in tervals of 4 or 5 feet through the bed, and dig a trench 4 or 5 inches deep on the upper side and at the ends; without this protection heavy rains will drift the seed and cover many of them too deeply. One tablespoonful of seed will sow a bed 10 feet square, which will furn ish plants enough to set an acre. Mix the seed with dry ashes and sow evenly. Brush or rake in the seed very lightly. Compact the earth by treading with the feet or by the use of a light roller, leaving the surface smooth and even. Cover with light brush thick enough to slightly shade the plants and protect them from frost or drying winds. The brush may be left upon the bed until the plants are half grown to the size for transplanting. Leaves of trash which accumulate upon the bed must be removed. Something heavier like pine or cedar boughs or cornstalks, may be used as a covering for the bed, but these must be removed soon after the plants are up. SEED BEDS ON OLD LAND. The practice is to burn the surface until'the soil is baked half an inch deep. This is done to effectually de stroy foul seeds and because the plants grow best, as; many believe, upon soil that has been thus baked. As soon as the bed has cooled off the soil is stirred and worked to a depth of 3 inches, being reversed as little as possible.v. A"liberal applica tion of well-rotted manure or com mercial fertilizer is made, and the bed is worked until it is put in fine con dition. If the seed is sprouted before be ing sown, and the beds are covered with canvas, plants large enough to transplant may be obtained in from thirty to forty days. HOW TO SPROUT THE SEED. Upon several layers of woolen cloth spread the seed about one quarter of an inch thick. Cover well with woolen cloth, thoroughly soak the whole mass with warm water, and set in a warm place near the stove. Keep moist with warm water. In three or four days small white spots will indicate germination. Thor oughly mix the seed with dry ashes and sow. HOW TO COVER WITH C.XvAS. The bedshould be 5 to 6 inches wide, with a southern exposure. Place boards 6 inches wide around the bed, and to keel) ithese on edge fasten by driving small stakes on each side, or drive stakes and nail the boards to them. Across this frame, at intervalsj of 3;feet,'.fasten narrow strips to support the cloth. Bank up the earth. Two widths of light cot ton cloth sewed together will form the cover. Upon the sides and ends of this cover sew small loops of cloth or heavy twine. Stretch the cover over the frame and fasten the loops to nails driven at proper distances in the outside of the frame. The cot ton cloth used for covering the beds should be a medium between the common grade and what is known as cheese cloth. 'j he cover should re moved a few days before the plants are set out. HOw TO HAsTEN THE GROWTH OF PLANTS. Set up a leach of well- rotted ma nure. Manure from~thelebicken ouse is the best. To one part of the liquid from the leach add three parts of water and sprinkle upon the plants. Strong liquid manure will injure or kill the plants, but if used at proper strength it is the best ferti lizer that can be applied. Beginers are apt to make a muistake at the very outset in not raising plants enough PREPARATION OF THE SOIL FOR TRANs PLANTING. Old land should be plowed to a depth of 8 inches early in the fall. In February apply stable manure or commercial fertilizer, or both, and plow under to a depth of 3 or 4 in hes. The last of April or the first of May, or earlier, as the season per mits in the Southern States, plow the land again to the same depth that it was plowed in February, and with drag or harrow and roller pulverize it thoroughly. Sod land plowed late in the fall, or in the winter or spring, should not be reploxed with the turn plow, but should be put in good con dition with the double-shovel plow, ultivator and drag. With a marker made for the pur pose, lay off the land in rows 3 feet 3 inches apart each way, and with a hoe ~ake small hills at the intersec tion of the rows. Instead of hills, "lists" or ridges may be made by throwing twvo or four furrows to gether with a light turnplow drawn by one horse. The "list" or ridge tlus made should be trimmed and patted with the hoe at the proper place for bills. In preparing land for a crop of to bacco the soil should be put in such perfect condition that no future cul tivation should be required, except to ill the wveeds and keep the surface mellow. TRANSPLANTING TOBACCO. About the 1st of May, or as soon as warm growing weather, according to climate and season, is assured, the plants should be set out. Showery :r damp cloudy weather affords the best time for doing this. When the argest leaves are 2 1-2 inches wide :he plant is large euough to set. Saturate the plant beds by pouring water carefully upon them. This will .oosen the soil so that the plants may e ;drawn with the last possible in LOUIS APPELT, EDIToR. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTI.ON RATES: One Year........ ............$1.50 Six Months.. ...... ............... 75 Four Months....................... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, S; each subse quent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tribates of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name anc address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char acter will be published except as an adver tisemen t. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19, 1896. We think the newspapers that so anxiously published one side of the controversy recently engaged in by the editor of this paper, should have, in the spirit of fairness, published both sides or else kept their noses out of it altogether. The militia men throughout South Carolina owe Captain W. C. Davis a debt of gratitude for introducing and pushing forward to success a bill to exempt all active members of the militia from street tax and road duty, and we hope the next Legislature will further exempt the militia from poll tax. Ever since the delivery of Senator Tillman's famous speech there has been a growing disposition on the part of other Senators to speak bold ly and plainly. At present Secretary Morton is receiving the burning de uunciations of the Senators, and some of the terms used are bolder and more violent than that used by the Great Commoner from South Car olina. The Kentucky deadlock is proof conclusive that the gold Democrats are band-in-glove with the Repub licans. Secretary Carlisle has de clined to give his influence to the election of a Democrat from his own State, and the New York World, a gold-standard paper, is of the opinion that the Secretary of the Treasury gave away Stewart's bid in order that Morgan could get the bulk of the late bond issue. As far as we have been able to see Secretary Carlisle has not demanded an inves tigation of the World's charge. The late issue of bonds, according to the latest mathematical calculation we have seen, shows that the United States will receive $112,000,000 in gold; that the gold to be drawn out of the treasury by the Wall street sharks is $112,000,000 which leaves a balance to the government of nothing. To pay for this issue of bonds, the United States government must pay $100,000,000 as the princi pal, and for twenty-nine years inter est at four per cent., $116,000,000, making a total cost to the people of $216,000,000, thus giving syndicates a contribution of $116,000,000 of the people's hard toil No wonder there is weeping and wailing throughout the land, and no wonder that pitch forks are flying through the air, and if there is not something done soon to arrest this waste of the people's money, fire and brimstone will be heaped on the heads of those en gaged in the nefarious work. We think the Legislature in hesi tating to make the necessary appro priation to reimburse ,Governor Evans for the money borrowed to make South Carolina have a decent appearance at the Atlanta Exposition is showing ingratitude and a very small appreciation of the soldiers who went thus to help the cause at their own expense. South Carolinians have every reason to feel proud of the exhibit from this State. and from a business standpoint the resources of this State received a tremendous amount of advertising at a nominal cost. The same amount of advertis ing at a nominal cost. The same amount of advertising for a private enterprise would have cost a hun dred-fold more, and instead of hesi tating about paying this money, they should pay it and adopt resolutions commending the Governor for his business foresight. The amount bor rowed by Governor Evans for South Carolina's exhibit certainly did more good for all the people of the State than is now being done by the Leg islature in wasting time discussing matters of some local interest, or whether or not people should marry under certain ages. These jaw con certs cost a pile of money and do not benefit the material interests of the State. Pass the bill to reimburse the Governor; the tax-payers will mocre gladly pay it than they will to pay an increased tax for the opening up of two new judicial circuits for the special benefit of somebody from Anderson and Barnwell or other counties. SnEor Orno, CITY or ToLEro, -, -Lucas Cousuy. Faixx J. CHEN~EY makes oath that he is the senior partner ot tho firm of F. J. CHEN~ET A Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the suta of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each anid every ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL's CATARRa CURE. FRANK J. CHIENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. [SEAL.] A. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hait's Catarrh Care is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testi monials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. .|0Sold by Druggists, 75c. jury to the roots. Pull the plants I carefully, one at a time, laying them straight and in a position to protect the leaves from mud and dirt. In setting out tobacco a hole is made in the hill with the fingers or a short sharpened stick. Into this opening the roots of the plant are inserted and the earth is pressed firmly about them. In transplanting tobacco it is important to obtain an even stand. When the plants grow evenly they may be cultivated easily and effect ively, and they may all be topped and harvested at the same time. To obtain this even stand of growth, the soil must be put in good condition, the hills must be made of mellow earth and well firmed or patted with the hoe, the deadly cutworm must be hunted out and killed, and good plants must be set in place of those destroyed at the first opportunity. cULTIvATION. The best time to kill the weeds is just before they appear upon the sur face. Stir the soil often and keep it loose and mellow. If the soil is heavy or has been beaten down with rain, the first cultivation should be deep. The roots of the tobacco plant grow rapidly, soon filling the earth completely between the rows. The tobacco field should, therefore, be well cultivated early in the season, and late cultivation, if necessary, should be shallow. The hornworm generally puts in an early appearance, and it must be hunted dilligently throughout the season and destroyed, or it will great ly injure or ruin the crop. The first week of its existence is occupied in eating several small holes in the leaf near the spot where the egg was de posited by the parent moth, generally upon a lower leaf. These small holes indicate its hiding place during the first week of its life and will aid in its discovery. PRUNING AND TOPPING. Pruning consists in stripping off the lower leaves, leaving the stock bare 6 or 8 inches above the surface of the hill. In topping, that is, re moving the upper or flower stalk, from 8 to 12 leaves are left upon the plant, according to strength of soil, type of tobacco, etc. Good soil will mature a greater number of leaves than poor soil, and the bright varie ties are topped higher than the dark or exoort varieties. The leaves of the tobacco plant stand in eight perpendicular ranks. The ninth leaf stands over the first. This fact will assist the beginner in determining the number of leaves upon a plant without counting them. With practice the point at which a plant should be topped can be fixed at a glance. Suckers should not be allowed to sap the plant. They should be brok en off every week, care being taken not to injure the leaves. CUTTING AND CURING. About six weeks after the plant has been topped it will fully have at taned it. growth. The leaves will become thick and brittle, breaking easily, and they change in color from reen to a pale yellowish green. These conditions indicate that the plant is ripe and ready for the har vest. With a thin butcher knife the stalk is split from the top to within a. few inches of the bottom leaves; thei stalk is then cut just below the lowest leaves. The plant is placed astride upon sticks, and these sticks are hung out of doors upon a scaffold, which consists of two poles standing on an incline as far apart as the) sticks are long, so that the plants anging from the sticks will not in terfere; or else the plants are im mediately conveyed to the curing barn. SUN-CURED TOBACCO. Sun-cured tobacco is hung first upon scaffolds for from five to ten days, according to the weather, and is then hung in the barn, where it is cured by air alone, no fire being used. Properly constructed barns for curing tobacco by this process, ow by what is known as the air- curing pro cess, should be built practically air tight, with adjustible ventilators. Rail pens or cheap and open sheds are, however, often used as a make shift from lack of means or desire to erect better buildings. - CURING wITH OPEN FIRS. The custoni of curing tobacco with open fires is still practice:I to some extent. The tobacco is placed upon scaffolds four or five days until it is well yellowed, when it is hung in the bArn and fires are kindled under it. The fires ar-e made to burn with the least possible blaze, slowly at first, but the heat is gradually increased, and maintained continuously until the leaf, except the upper half of the4 stem is entirely cured. This process is fast losing its old time popularity, and will doubtless soon be super seded by better methods. CURING BIGHT TOBACCO wITH FI.UES. This is a somewhat pifficult pro-e cess, requiring practice to insure the best results. The curing barn should ( be made nearly air-tight and pro vided with amlie ventilation readily controlled. We give the Rlagland method: First. Yellowing process, 90 de-( grees, fr-om twenty-four to thirty hours. Second. Fixing color, 100 degrees, four hours; 100 to 110 degrees in creasing 2 1-2 degrees ever-y twoc hours; 110 to 120 degrees, four toI eight hours. Third. Curing the leaf, 120 to 125 degrees, six to eight hours. Fourth. Curing stalk and stem, 125 to 170 degrees, increasing 5 de grees an hour, and continue at 170 degrees until stalk and stem are thoroughly killed and dry, which usually requires from twelve to t fiteen hours. After the tobacco has been cur-ed ~ it must be stripped and sorted, dur- t ing damp weather, and, is not sold , loose, it must be bulked or rehung I and packed. It should be bandled C only when in good order. The leaves are generally sorted as they i are stripped from the stalk in five or six grades-three or four of leaf and two of lugs. The different grades are tied in small bands or bundles, j and the crop is sold loose or placed 3 on the sticks and hung up as soon as r stripped, to be taken down andb packed in the spring or summer. c EFFECTs OF CLIMATE.t Success in the production of to- b acco involves not only a knowledge f the best methods to be employed a its culture and curing, but also a nowledge of what types can be most uccessfully raised in different locali ies and upon different soils. And vhen it is known what class of tobac :o may be produced in any locality, t is also necessary to know what va ieties must be cultivated to produce he most perfect type of that class. Climate determines the class of to >acco which may be produced within ertain areas. Thus the fortieth par illel marks, quite abruptly, the )oundary line between the cigar-leaf listricts on the north and the regions vhich produce the manufacturing Lnd export types south of that line. Between the fortieth and thirty ifth parallels of latitude lies the ,reat tobacco belt of the United states, where tobacco has always )een a leading crop and where its :ultivation is generally well under ,tood. South of the thirty-fifth par fllel, in the States of South Carolina, 3eorgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, ;obacco has been grown to some ex :ent, mainly for home consumption, tu nearly every county since the date >f the earliest settlements. Its culti vation in these States has never been ollowed by a regular industry. What varieties and types will succeed here best is not, therefore, definitely known. These facts can be ascer mained only by careful experiment. We know, however, that for several yesrs past South Carolina has pro luced an excellent type of bright to bacco, and that Florida has produced the highest grade of cigar-leaf. These facts indicate that bright to bacco may be successfully grown in the northern portions of Georgia and Alabama, and that cigar tobacco, of the Cuban type, may be profitably ,ultivated in the extreme southern portions of those States; while if we judge of the types of tobacco which may be raised in Mississippi from those which are produced in contigu ous States, both the bright and the ark heavy varieties may be grown there, varying according to soil. Mr. Winslow S. Pierce, acting for the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific Railroad company, has submitted to the senate committee on Pacific rail roads the reorganization committee's draft of a bill for the reorganization of that road. Edwin F. Uhl is now ambassador to Germany, having taken the oath of office at the department of state. He will go to his home at Grand Rapids, Mich., order to close up some private busi ess, so that it may be about 80 days before he reaches Berlin. It is announced from a good source that, following the advice of the United Btates, Venezuela has practically de ided to send a representative to London with powers to open direct negotiations with the government of Great Britain for a settlement of the boundary dis pute between British Guinea and Vene mela. Last year the Suez Canal company's receipts were larger than ever before, hough the number of ships passing hrough the canal was 18 less than dur ing the preceding year. The increase in receipts is explained by the special traffic caused by Chino-Japanese war requirements and the Madagascar and Abyssinian campaigns. A strong effort is being made by the mianagers of Governor Claude Matth sws' presidential boom to advance the [ndiana man's interests in Arkansas. A. correspondence bureau has been es :ablished for this purpose, and promi ient Democrats all ovgr the state are -eceiving letters urgmng a favorable con ideration of the Indianan. William L. Littlehales, a lawyer of Wasington city, 37 years of age, was ound drowned in the Potomac river. Eis death was, it is believed, the result >f an accident, as he suffered from ver igo and probably fell into the water. tr. Littlehales, before his health failed everal years ago, had a brilliant repu ation as a criminal lawyer. The announcement is made that Sen tor Quay of Pennsylvania has con ented to permit his name to go before he Republican convention at St. Louis. 'he senator is now in the hands of his riends, and his prominence as a factor ni the race will depend upon their ef orts. It is understood that the senator ias full knowledge of the statement hus made public. A telegraphic dispatch received from xkutsk, Siberia, says that a Siberian rader named Kouchnareff, who is the gent of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the Nor egian explorer, who sailed in the Fram Fune 24, 1893, for the Arctic regions, ias received information to the effect hat Dr. Nazvsen has reached the north >ole, has found land there and is now -eturning towards civilization. The president has transmitted to the iuse such correspondence relative to Duba as he daems not incompatible with he public interest. This was in re ponse to a house resolution. The pa ers are voluminous in their character, nd include over 2,000 letters which assed between Secretary Olney and senor De Lome, the Spanish minister, )onsul General Williams. and others. The United States civil service com nission will hold examinations on March 0 in Bost' u, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Jincinnati, Kansas City, Chicago, Los kngeles and San Francisco for the po itions of meat Inspector, stock examiner nd tagger. For all these positions the upply of eligibles Is not equal to the emand. Application blanks and in ormation in regard to the examinations vill be furnished on request by the ommission. Frank Specher, agent at Dunbridge, )., for the United States Exress com-. >ay and the Ohio Centra railroad, as found unconscious in his office. hen he revived he said he had been lugged by two robbers who had taken n express package containing $110. linton Raab was arrested on suspicion nd locked up, charged with the rob >ery. Later Specher confessed that he Lad not been robbed; that he was short n his accounts $200 and that he had in rented the robbery story, hoping to :over up his defalcation. To lend plaus biity to the story he had hit himself on he head with the stove poker. Charieston Knitting ill! rn Operation. CHARLESTON, Feb. 17.-The Charles on Knitting mills, witha capital stock .f $25,000, has started its machinery to rorking. The mill now has 25 knitting cachines and employs about 85 people. .'wenty-flve more machines will soon e in operation and the working force ccreased In proportion. The output of he mill is to be 800 pairs of halfhoue *d stockings a day, which will supply he retail trade In the state, and which rill in time be increased to carry the 'usiness into other southern states. The apital stock is all held by Charleston eople and the new enterprise is hailed s the signs of future change for the etter for Charleston. Death of an Actor. Nuw Yonx, Feb. 17. - James 0. 'aget, an actor, died from pneumonia. r. Paget was well known to the theat ical profession and was, at the time of is death, a member of the John Drew mpany, in whioh he played character arts. H~e had many friends and rela tves living in Chicago. He was a mem er of the New Orleans lodge of Elks nad ana nf thO KniahtI of Dethla PYTIIN COLUMIN INTERESTING READING TO MEM BERS AND OTHERS. BY 0. E. WEBBER. Be it ordained by the Supreme Lodge, Knight.; of Pythias, that ia order that all may know the origin, principles and alms of the Order, the following shall constitute the deelaration of principles: Pythian Knighthood had its conception in the exemplification of the life test of true friendship existing between Damon and Pythias. Friendship, or mutual confidence, being the strongest bond of union between man and man, and only existing where honor has an abiding place, is adopted as a foun dation principlo. As the ideal Knight of olden time was the personification of all the higher and nobler attributes of man's nature, the candidate for Knighthood had to prove himself worthy of acceptance by those who valued friendship, bravery, honor, justice and loyalty. The Order Knights of Pythias-founded in Friendship, Charity and Benevolence, which it proclaims as its cardinal princi ples-- -strives to gather in on' mighty fra ternity worthy men who appreciate the true meaning of friendship; who are cau tious in word and act; who love truth; who are brave in defending right; whose honor is untarnished; whose sense of justice will prevent, to the best of their ability, a per sonal act or word injurious to the worthy; whose loyalty to principle, to family, to friends, to their country, and to constituted authority under which they enjoy citizen ship, is undoubted; and who, at all times, are prepared to do unto others as they would that others should do unto them. QUESTIONs ASKED AND ANSWERED. In order that the reader may fully un derstand the intentions of our Order, we will give a partial review of its origin, with a few questions and answers, etc.: 1.-What is Pythianism? Answer.-It is the banding together'of all those who wish to follow the noble exam ple of friendship shown by Damon and Pythias. 2.-What are the intentions of the Order? Answer.-To visit the sick, relieve the distressed; to watch over the dying; to bury the dead; to comfort the widow in her afflictions; to exercise a guardianship over the orphaLs, and, in fact fully to fol low out the golden rule: "Whatsoever we would that men should do unto us and ours, do we even so unto them." 3.-Is it a secret organization ? Answer.-It is, for the purpose of protecting those who join our ranks, and in order that we know one another-the secrecy of the family circle-talismanic Brotherhood of Knight's of Friendship. 4.-Is it a labor union ? Answer.-Not by any means. We take no part in disputes between employer and employe. In our lodges the laborer, the millionaire, the artisan, the mechanic, the professor and the man of leisure meet upon the broad and level plane of equality, where each deposits, as in a saving fund, his monthly contribution, and like the wise husbandman, by watchfnlness and economy secures a sufficiency to meet the wants and rigors of the winter of sickness or disability; and it should ever be our purpose to secure employment for such of our members as may be without it. 5.-Is it a religious or political faction ? Answer.- If you believe in the Father hood of God and the brotherhood of man, we care not to what sect you belong. We meddle not in any disputen, either relig ions or political, our motto. being "Friend ship, Charity and Benevolence," Peace on earth, good will to men." OBIoIN. 6.-What is the origin of the Order ? Answer.-Our Order was founded Febru ary 19th, 1864, at Washington, D. C., by Justus H. Rathbone. At the time "when wr was in tha heart of man, and sorrow in his home,"-when from ocean to ocean and from lake to gulf, our glorious land was engaged in scenes of carnage and death-Rathbone saw in Grecian history the germ of an Order that should prove a power in dispelling the warmth of sectional strife and restoring the hearts of men to a basis of universal brotherhood. The reign of Dionysitus, the Elder, marked an era of selfishness in the world's hitory. Following the example of a ty rant, his adherants in the I1le of Sicily vied in obliterating from the tablets of their memory every vestage of that noblest principle of manhood which recognizes man's fealty to his fellow. Damon, a sen ator at Syracuse, by .his opposition to Dionysinus, in his attempted usurpation of power, was placed under sentence of i mediate death. Pythias the time tried friend of Damon. besought the tyrant to grant him a respite; that he might bid a last farewell to those he loved. The denial of this request was followed by the most striking exemplification of pure friendship that has ever illuminated the pages of his tory. Pythias offered himself as a hostage for Damon while he should visit his wife and child once more before his execution. The chains were taken from the limbs of Damon and placed upon those of Pythias. Damon was soon at his home; he bids his weeping wife and little one an affectionate larewell; and calls for his horse, in order to return in time to redeem his pledge to Pythius. He finds that h-is horse has been killed by his servant in order to prevent is return, but lhe secured another horse and flies to Syracuse. In the meantime Pythias had been tempted to escape the doom which seems to threaten him; hut no! le insists upon the form of the hostage be ing carried out to the letter. He exclaims, -It is sweet to die for those we love !" The ime is fast passing and still Damon does not appear. The block is erected, the :rowds gather in the square, the funeral procession is formed, and Pythias is led orth to seal his friendship with his blood. Does he shrink? No. Does he falter? Ro With soldierly courage and iron serve he wends his way cheerfully to die ror his friend. In thrat awful moment the :latter of hoofs is heardl in the distance, td soon Damon falls exhausted at the feet f his frienct. This display of manhood md true courage led captive the tyrant's eart, who, remitting the death sentence f Damon, sought admission to their ~riendship. The bright spot on the pages of the past ras the corner-stone upon which Brother Rathbone "builded wiser than he knew."' Por years the fires burnt low upon the ~ters of the young and struggling brother ood; but its present high noon when 'rom every hill-top the shields of brave and ;allant Knights ma~ke bright the day of romise, the Founder of the Order may rest assured that it's ascendant star shall aever wane. BNs. 7.-Give me some idea as to the inten ion of the ranks. Answer.-The secret work of the lodge :onsists of three Ranks, which are symbol cal of three principles of the Order. aamely: Friendship, Charity and Benev lence. The three Ranks, Page, Esquire, d Knight, are separate, but it is neces ar to be initiated into all of them to one to a just appreciation of the extent d scope of what this Order comprehends d teaches. The instructions given in he several Ranks are part of the essential blements that go to make up a secret socie y, and they are conferred upon all who be mome members, that they may come to a orrect understanding of the basis upon hich the Order is built. Friendship is he mystic tie that brings and binds our nembers together. THE ENDOWMENT BANx. The Endowment Rank provides a per. ectly reliable endowment of $1,000, $2, 00 and $3,000 to members of the Knights if Pythias not over fifty years of age, and s endowed by and under control of the upreme Lodge. The assessments are ied at a stipulated sum in accordance vith the age of the applicant and the mount of endowment applied for when me becomes a member of the section; they lo not increase or decrease. All endow-1i nents are paid immediate upon receipt of he proof of death, to such person or per nsas en designated in the certificate. SIMMONS REGULATOR THE BEST SPRING MEDICINE Is SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. Don't forget to take it. Now is the time you need it most to wake up your Liver. A sluggish Liver brings on Malaria, Fever and Ague, Rheumatism, and many other ills which shatter the constitution and wreck health. Don't forget the word REGULATOR. It is SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR you want. The word REG ULATOR distinguishes it from all other remedies. And, besides this, SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR is a Regulator of the Liver, keeps it properly at work, that your system may be kept in good condition. FOR, HE BLOOD take SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. It is the best blood purifier and corrector. Try it and note the difference. Look for the RED Z on every package. You wont find it on any other medicine, and there is no other Liver remedy like SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR-the Kingof Liver Remedies. Be sure you get it. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. SENSAThION IN MILE A Prominent Man Arrested For Killing His Wife. LEADING LIGHT IN THE CHUROH The Dying Woman Made a Statement In Which She Accused Her Husband of Administering Nitric Acid-Unpleasant Family Relations Supposed to Have Been the Cause-Police Investigating. LouisvnE, Feb. 17.-A special to The Courier-Journal from Mobile, Ala., says: A sensation has been caused here by the arrest of Henry David Hearn, a leading light in the Baptist church, who is accused of causing the death of his wife by the administration of nitric acid, which he had obtained from a local physician for alleged analytical purposes. The arrest was made upon the infor mation of the accused's stepdaughter, who alleges that an ante-mortem state ment of the deceased woman, who died suddenly in convulsions Friday, attrib uted the cause of death to poisoning at her husband's hands. Hearn denies that he administered the poison to his wife. Appearances are against him, however, as besides his wife's dying statement, half the con tents of a 2-ounce bottle of nitric acid are missing. There have been unpleasant relations between Hearn and family ever since they charged him some time ago with making a proposition to his stepdaugh ter to marry him in the event of her mother's death. The police are investigating the case, and a post-mortem examination will be held to decide the cause of the woman's death. ________ MATTHEWS' BOOM. Effort Being Made to Advance the Indiana Man's Interests In Arkansas. LrrL RocK, Feb. 17. -A strong effort is being made by the managers of Governor Claude Matthews' presidential boom to advance the Indiana man's in terests in Arkansas. A correspondence bureau has been established for this purpose, and prominent Democrats all over the state are receiving letters urg ing a favorable consideration of the Indianan. One of these letters is signed by Hon. Sterling R. Holt, chairman of the Indi ana Democratic state committee, and it recounts in glowing terms the public services of Governor Matthews and commends him to the favorable consid eration of the Arkansas Democracy. After stating that Governor Matthews is a practical farmer, a strong sympa thizer with the laboring classes and a lifelong Democrat, the letter concludes: "It must be accepted as a fact, if we hope to win in the coming contest, that the Democracy must look to thle great west for a leader who will impress the whole country as a wise, able and con servative m:-n, a man in close touch with the masses. Indiana believes that the tide will be irresistible for a west ern man, and that in the person of Gov ernor Matthews the ideal candidate is presented. "Will you kindly inform me, at your earliest convenience of your candid pinion as to the probability for sup port, either in your district or state." TRIES AN ULTIMATUM. icaragua Dictates Terms on the Costa Bica Border Question. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 17.-This government has requested Costa Rica to appoint another commission on boundary, it is said, as Nicaragua can not continue to treat with the persons onstituting the present commission.| ~icaragua proposes to cede to Costai Rica a piece of land along the boundary; a mile wide, and desires that all further ifferences regarding the boundaiy shall be submitted to the arbitration of he United States. This prop. ition, it is stated, is pre ented as an ultimatum, but it is not, elieved tha1 Costa Rica will accept it without mouification. President Zelaya has to exercise cone stant vigil t.. prevent being overthrown. 1 Tis situation is due to the Clerical - arty, which has succeeded in dominat ng the president to such an extent that he Liberals threaten revolution. A Bad Man Arrested In Missouri. -- SEDALIA, Mo.,Feb. 17.-John Johnson, lias '-Cleveland Sport," arrested here for vagrancy, confesses to being wanted t Palestine, Tex., to finish an unservedI wo years' sentence for highway rob ery and is believed by the local detec ives to have been implicated in the ashvil'.e, Vernon county, train robbery on Jan. 15, as well as the holding up of he Gulf railway operator at Fort Scott, an., and Richards, Mo., Jan. 10 and 4, respectively. His pedigree will be losely investigated. Will Contain several Resignations. Naw YORK, Feb. 17.-The Advertiser ays: The letter from Dunraven in ref-. rence to the Defender-Valkyrie episode s expected to reach here Sunday. A umor is floating around town to the >efect that the expected documents will onsist of the resignation from the New ork Yacht club not only of Lord Dun aven, but the Prince of Wales, the darquis of Dufferin and Sir Robert. Peel -__ __ _ Weekly Bank Statement. A Nuw YonK, Feb. 17. - The weekly ank statement shows the following hanges: Reserve, decrease, $3,353,550; oans, incre .se, $3,311,300; specie, de rease, $7,142,500; legal tenders, in rease, $3,844,200; deposits, increase,. 261,000; circulation, decrease, $239, 00. The b. aks now hold $36,818,875 n excess of the requirements of the 25~ e cent rule. HARD RW DURI SXMU.I"E To Our Clarendon Friends : We are now prepared to offer lower p you want. Our Stock is complete. V hardware a large line of Paints, Oils, Etc. Harness, Saddles, Rubber and Great bargains in guns, pistols, Headquarters for Powder, Shot Engine supplies, belting, etc. Headquarters for Cooking and The Terry Fish Company WHOLESALE SHIPPERS OF rrosh nish of all Us Oysters, Mlams Our regular season for shipments of fresh fish (packed in ice) being now open. we are prepared to ship you any desired qnantity. Charleston is the only market suth that can offer a large variety of fish, and, being situated on the ocean, where they are caught, must be fiesh. We solicit your patronage. Consign'ments of poultry, eggs, etc., so licited. Account sales and check mailed day of sale. 22 AND 24 MARKET ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. 0ET THE BEST Whn you ae aboutto buyaSewing tchine I* nout be deceived by alluring advertisements nd be led to think you can get the best made, :ircst flnishcd and Iost Popular cr a mcre scug. See to it that viu buy from reliable manz .acturers that have gained a reputation byhonestandsquare d oling, vou will then get a Sewing Machine that is noted the world over for its dura bility. You want the one that is easiest to manage and is Light Running There is none in the world that can equal in mnechanical con struction, durability of working parts, fineness of finish, beauty n appearam-e, or has as many improvemenits as the NEw HOME It has Automartic Tension, Double Feed, alike on both sides of needle (fatented),no other has it; New Stand (patented),driving wheel hinged on adjustable centers,thus reducIng friction to the minimum. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS. THE EW HOBSEWIGMCIE CO. QVAqo,V&=n BoroxiMss. ssmU. uazz,. Y CaC.GO. ILL. )rro, o.D Sa Faxcsco, C..Aar, dA. FOR SALE BY E. JENKINSON, Manning, S C. W HE N YOU COME TO TOWN CALL AT GALLOWAY'S SHAVING SALOON -Which is fitted up with an eye to the comfort: of his customers.... .. .. HAIR-CUTTING IN ALL STYLES, S H AVIN G AND SH AMPO OING Done with neatness and dispatch... .. .. . A cordial invitation is extended... A. B. GALLOWAY. Wood's Packets of Vegetable and Flower Seeds Contain more High-Grade Seeds than any other packets sold. Don't buy half-size, poorly filled packets and commission seeds, which are not to be com pared, either in quality o r quantity to Wood's Packet Seeds. If your merchant does not handle Wood's High-Grade Seeds send your orders direct. We pay the postage, delivering packets, ounces and quarter pounds of seeds free to your poet-office at catalogue rates. geDescriptive Catilogue and Guide to the Farm and Garden mailed free. Write for it. T.W.WO0D & SONS, Seedsmen, RICEDIOID, VA. Wood's Seeds -Foa sALE BY L B. LORYEA, The Druggist, Manning, S. C. JE.McLEN CIVIL ENGINEER .AY SU.RVEYOR, nving an expe~rienlce of thirty seven years, fl&rs bis professional services to the people f Chendoni county. Satisfaction guaran a. P.O. KINGSTREE, S. C. LEVI. ATTORNEY AT LAW MANNING, S. C. OSEra F. EKAME. -V C- Davis RHAE . DAVIS, ATTORXEYS A7 LAW, MANNIN G, S. C. R. J. PRANK GEIGE11, DENTIST. MANNING, S. C. OFFICE IN MANNINL HOTEL. OHN S. WILSON, AUorne~y and Counselor at Law, MAiNNING S. C. INT & SON rices than ever. Call or write for e have added to our immense stock of at Low Figures. Belting, Leather, Etc. etc. and Shells (loaded and empty). Heating Stoves (Waranted), ceo. S. Hacker Son C1** -4 CC.0 Manufacturers of Doo1, Sh, Bil(ids, 1oulld, ilg all(i Bfildi(ig Alterial. CHARLESTON, S. C. SASH WEIGHTS AND CORDS AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE. WINDOW AND FANCY GLASS A SPECIALTY. Pure Drugs and Medicines ALWAYS ON HAND AT The WeM nown and Reliable DEUG STORE OF Dr, W. M._Brockinton In addition to a fuil and complete stock of drugs, Medicines and Chcmicals, we, zeep a complete assortment -' Pater. t Medicines, Toilet Articles, Eye-Glasses, Spe::stacles, And the thonsand and one thinks usually found in every first-class and we l-regulat. drug store. ONLY FIRST-CLASS SODA WATER FOUNTAIN IN MANNING, S. C KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. p meets every frst and tir ~,Thursday Lnights. Every , tuember requested to at .tend regularly and prompt ways welcome J. F. GEIGEn, - K.ofR R& S 1. Prof. Stkith, fer 2is YEus COMMERCIAL CO 'LE C " ' .4 earded .!- ila Loi;. :> For .<yntem1 of Iootac-::m Buznines Edsts,-atsir. etc - : Tce-ranR.s2 y. -. Poor sol and exhausted fields which were once productive can again bc made profitably fertile by a proper rotation of crops and by the intelligent use of fertilizers containing high per centages of Potash. Strikingly profitable results have been obtained by follow ing this plan. .::tnaphlets are r'it advecrtising circulars boom '- : ecal-ertiizers, but are practical work. con:ain i a .: re'earches on the subjctc of fertJia:ion. and . c really helpful to farmers. They are n: free for the a:,kig. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 NaLnau St. ew York, State of South Carolina, County of Clarendon. By Louis Appelt, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, ISAAC .JOHINSON DE parted this life intestate more than six months ago and his estate has become dere liet and in accordance witb a statutory re qnirement, James E. Davis, Clerk of' the Court of Common Pleas for C:larendon County, State aforesaid, made suit to me. to grant him letters ot administrtion otf the estate of an d effects of I-aac Johnsou. These are therefore to sight andu admwon ish all and singular the kindred ard cred itors of tie .eid I-aae J 'besan, de ceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Mlan nling, on the 12th day of M1arch, next, after p .blication bereer. att 11 o'einek in the forenoon, to shew canse, if any they have, why the satd administration should not be granted. Given under my hand thi< 29th day of January, A. L. 100G; [8E~u..] LOUIS A1FPE LT,