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BRYAN'S DEFEIT
and McKinley's election are things of the
past and THE TiFS would remind its
readers that there are much deeper issues c
at stake than conjecturing and holding s
post-mortems over what might have been,
or rehashing the merits of free silver and
deno-incing the single gold standard as I
insuffidient to meet the demands of the I
people. Take hold and do the best with
what's in sight. You are LAt going to im
prove either your own or rour neighbor's
circumstances by expkding what you
would have people think are your own t
original thoughts. Wait until 1898, and f
theu give tLem to uls, together with all
you might have learned, in one grand,
final combustification.
, -What you would have to do with now are r
the necessities of life, good substantial S
shoes, rry Goods and Clothing. Your
first thought is : In what market I can buy
them cheapest? Your next thought: In
what particular store can I purchase to the L
best advantage of myself ? This qnestion s
has had its answer for some time, and
many there are who can testify to the fact
thatibe Diamond Racket Store of Sumter,
& C., has long since held the supremacy I
in Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, t
Hardware and Tinware-especially Shoes.
The Diamond Racket Store is opposite
Bank of Sumter, next door to Dr. Lorme's
drug store, Sumter, S. C. t
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DEDICATION SERMON .
By Rev. A. C. Wilkins at Man
ning Baptist Church
Nov. 22. r
"Behold, I build an house to the e
name of the Lord, my God, to dedi- t
cate it to him." 2 Chron. 2: 4. t
"Your body is the temple of the b
Holy Ghost which is in you."t
1Cor. 6: 19. t1
* The words quoted from the book 11
-of Chronicles are Solomon's words; Ih
those quoted from the Epistle to the n
Corinthi uS are Paul's words. Solo h
re hthe was about to build a
honse of worship to the Lord, asking ii
nra to aid him by supplying ma
terial for building. The house he si
built was the temple which took the
-place of the tabernacle, or tent, con- r
structed by Moses and perpetuated s
uriilth regnofSolomon. David s
had had a strong desire to build that d
temple to the Lord, but the Lord '
forbade him, "because thou hiast shed h
man's blood upon the earth in my r
sight." David had "made great
*wars," and was not a representative e
of peace and good will. Solomon,e
the son of David, being a man of"
*peace' and rest, was chosen to build d
the temple. In this respect Solomon "
represeuted Jesus Christ, the Prince "
of peace; and this fact should always '
be kept in mind by us in building A
churches and carrying on the work a
of Christ; we should "follow the b
things which make for lieace.n d
Solomon thought of the house as V
the place of God's dwelling among S.
Israel. Paul thought of the body- ti
your body and mine-as the place d
for the Holy Spirit's abiding. "Your a
body is the temple of the Holy Spirit b
which is in you,~ he said. If the Is- e
ra.elites were taught to think of God d
as'abiding in the temple at Jerusa- 0
lem, Christians were taught to think a
of God as abiding in their bodies. If h
Israel must go up to Jerusalem to g
wrorship, Christians must go neither c
to Mount Gerizim nor Jerusalem, si
but must worship God in Spirit 'and 11
ir truth. If the Jews were required re
to go up to Jerusalemn three times a E
year to attend the great feasts in '
honor of Jehovah, Christians are hi
required to worship God every day~ e~
in everything they do. "Whether ye b
eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do h
all to the glory of God." If there s
were offerings and sacrifices to be b
made in the temple by the subjects ri
of King Solomon, offerings and sac
rifices are to be made by the subjects si
of Christ, the King of Kings. "Pre- 12
sent your bodies a living sacrifice, t9
holy, acceptable unto God, which is n
your reasonable service." If days 12
and weeks and months and Sabbaths
were to be specially observed in wor- I
ship by Israel, the Christian must 2
consider every day and all times as s
belonging to the Lord.
Returning now particularly to the fiI
two-verses chosen for our text, let st
me exhort you, my friends, to think
of your body as God's dwelling place, s
just as Solomon and the Hebrews P
thought of the temple at Jerusalem t
as God's dwelling place. As you
walk the earth you are carryingt
about the temple of God every day. n
I beg your thoughtful attention 0
iiow to somte reflections suggested by O0
tise text, and especially appropriate P
ts> this occasion. On this day of re
jocig, let us learn some important a~
L Tsiuk, first, of the desire to S8
batve a worthy, suitable la:ce in which b
worship God. al
s alrea iv w~:id, Dasvii had that de- 1
sire. He w'as deuied the privilege of 2
ncconi isihing his desire. The de- a
sire in hi was very stronig. If Da-. se
vid was no 'a sinless man, L~e was a
pious man whose constaut pups r
was to honor God. IL eaunuot rea- t.
senably be doubted that one of the di
wnost severe disappointmtfl~s of hlus
life was Jehovah's forbidding him to .
arry ont his im 2
which blood flowed like water, he
is actuated by a constant purpose
bring glory to him on whoin lhe
pended. I think David woubld;
Lve rejoiced 1ORe i carrying out
wish t, buill the tenipe tihani -i
s bit]. preierred befiore- Sal as
P i .1'~ &Xt.i!Ct 1~l .3S
ti e Z11. Ailt t1 111 ::L.; I l .:-i
ic Nile to the Eupbrates. IJ rViu
I ot.' sh. -It p lwui t -f his ife, neVtI
ieless, hle iovtd h Gi-., I%.d Vrve I
le prtilAege of tuida.g iagliu
eut costly houz.e to is .oior. Tuo
eli-d at 11te pnivilU was one0 (If I:.
ardes,-t trials. So-un el itiat; -je
;as ii'hly h 'lre il binglry (aleI
builit le te! nde Of .Ot u ainil Ce
*ac !rd 'Ar, ornameinte d with abun
ance of gold and the inest fabrics.
Aike David, his father, his desine
;as stronger to build a worthy house
f worship than to extend his bor
ers over more territory and to get
irger tribute for his treasury. In
reasing in wealth and power was not
.s much to him as the providing a
uitable place for God's dwelling and
or the worship of God. His soul
bril)ed, exulted, rejoiced in having
he leadrship of such an undertaking.
othing could more emnfhatically
how his noble regard for his Creator
and benefactor than a beau.iful, iag
ificent temple.
Now, friends, was that desire right
n him ? Love answers, oi course,
-es. WNell, was the desire of :he pas
or and people here rigrht to build
his house of worship? Yes, without
loubt; yes, provided the desire
prang from the motive to honor God
n this place. Is the human soul ca
able of a nobler desire than that to
ring honor to our Father in heaven?
:here can be no nobler motive. The
esire for health is good; the desire
or comfortable surroundings is right;
he desire to accumulate something
r a rainy day is right; so the desire
r education and influence and pow
r is ncble, provided the motive is
ight in each; but the sublimest de
ire you can have is to honor your
ord and Saviour. I trust this was
be motive of the desire to build this
ouse. You may think of it as in
ame sense like the temple Solomon
uilt for God's abiding place.
But recall the other part of the
ext. Paul said: "Your body is
he temple of the Holy Ghost."
rother, is that true? It must be.
s the desire as strong to have a wor
by, suitable place in your heart for
he Holy Spirit? Do we think of
his as we should? If we desire to
luild aworthy house for God to dwell
a, surely we should desire even more
o have our bodies a fit place for the
welling of God in the Spirit. Breth
en, we hear much said of how sol
mn it is to die. I have long since
iought is is a more solemn, serious
bing to live. If in life your body
as been the right kind of a place for
Le Spirit to dwell in, death is of lit
e importance. For whibfh pir
must then leave the lhouse of clay,]
e will take the s Ito the house
ot made with hpeds, eternal in the!
eavens. Calpvate, cherish, then,
ie desire to - have your body wvhile
og live a fit place for the Holy Spir
of God.
II. Consider, secondly, what con
itutes a worthy place for God.
David had built for himself in Je
2salem a splendid palace. He had
pared no expense and skill in con
ructing it. He had sent two hun
red miles and more to the King (i
yre to get cedar for building. It
ad to be brought by water and land,
quiring much time and money.
7hen his wars were over and his en
fies subdued, he said to the proph
, as he sat in his elegant palace
See now, I dwell in an house of ce
r, but the ark of God dwelleth
ithin curtains;" that is, in the
ovable tent or tabernacle. He
anted to build a house for the Lord.
nd you can readily see what sort of
house he desired to build. It must
a at least equai to his own; and no
>ubt he wanted it to be superior.
Tas he right in his idea? I think
>. God's house should be as beau
ful, nay, more beautiful than our
iellings. God can be worshipped
ceptaboly in a log house, or in a
:rn, or in a loft, or in a cave as the
rly Christians had sometimes to
o In fact, purer worship has been
fered, doubtless, under a brush
-bor, in many instances, than in
idsonme churches and magniticent
>thic, vaulted cathedrals. You can
>neive of the people gathered and
~rvices rendered, even in the most
oposing and exquisite style, wvhen
~ally there is no true worship at all.
ut should we be content to have a
iserable place for God, when we
ive elegant places for ourselves ? I
tnot think so. Of course we can
a more extravagant in building our
mes than we should be, and so al
>we may use more extravagance in
ilding a house for God than is
ght. But David and Solomon were
>t wrong in determining to erect a
lendid temple. Solomon said, "Be
>d, I build an house to the mar.. o
te Lord my God." The kiod of
>use would showv in what esteem lhe
ld his God. Hear what he says:
Lhe house which I build is great;
r great is our God above all gods."
ousands of men2 he supplied him
f, and hired thousands more from
uram to get and hew the cedar and
, and also the great stones, costly
ones, and hewed stones, and float
em down the sea shore to Joppa, a
aport of Jerusalem, from which
rt all could be brought over land
Jerusalem. And so well was all
e work done on the temple that in
e process of building, "there was
~ither hammer nor axe nor any tool
iron heard." The building went1
i silently until it stood forth a comn
eted structuire. It grew as silently
the forest grows. Within it was
Jorned with skilfully engraved guld
id silver and brass and iron; be
des, exquisitely worked purple, andi
ue and fiue linen and crimson wvere
I employed for ornamentation.
oese wee used in great profusion.
ae temple was furnished with altars
id chambers and everything ucces
ry for proper worship. W\hat an
iposing appearance it must have
ade, as its gilded dome gleamed in
e sunshine! But "its magnificencet
d not consist so much in its size as
the preciousness of the materials,
splendid temple it was to every
,eholder who cane from iar and
ae:r. All would be inpe -s bh i t.
It was the ceinter .f worship fol ti
Nih: , \f l-raelite'. rJ1 1):
ns V; 0,
0hw Wn Uo aPpjreCi:u heat)
sLn;. SoUe i s 1 I.
i. t 1.: 1''e I
t missiLs ato the n1eedy pwa
0 . '
among us. B~ut I beieve als> tima
generosity, opeubearteduess, in boidA
ing and furnishing your house, wil
tend to make you wore generous a
raising money for E.veiy good cause
I therefore rejoice with you il yom:
joy to-day, and in this exhibition o
your idea of a suitable place of wetr
shijp. This house will speak for you
probably, when you are gone.
But before leaving this division o:
the serinui;, itt me direct your min b
to your own selves. Remember, th<
apostle says, "Your body is the tem
pie of the Holy Ghost." Friend, i
this house is a suitable place for th<
worship of God, is your body a suit.
able temple for the Holy Spir
it? I would ask myself the sami
question. When you come to thi
place of worship will you bring
heart that corresponds with it.? Thi
house is new and clean, aiid I hop(
it will always be as clean as it is now
but will you bring as clean a hearl
with you? Will your heart be- re.
newed every day by the power of thE
Spirit and your will within ? Wher
you are singing sweetly with the lip:
and voica, will You have a heart that
is making melody unto the Lord
When you are bowing the head in
prayer, so worshiping in a decorous
manner, will your heart be humble
before God, and will true reverence
be felt ? And when you are hearing
the gospel preached, will your beart
be appropriating the word ? David
h'd seen the beautiful taberuacle
which was tue model for the temple,
and he had heard the fine music, and
had seen the clean white robes of thE
priests, but lie knew all these mighi
be present., when there was no Holy
Spirit in the heart. Let him speak
"U worship the Lord in the beauty
fuot of color, not of form, not of a
house, but] of holiness." Let the
beauty of holiuess be in the heart,
and it will be better than the beauty
of form and color.
We should not forget that we
should have a heart that carries
about every where, every day, into
every employment, the Holy Spirit.
In fact, we should not forznt that u
less our bodies are kept as they
should be, the worship offered in this
house will not be acceptaule. Aud
as wve should have a worthy, suitable
house for wvorship, so we should have
a body that is clean and pure in all
things for the Holy Spirit to dwvell ini.
We should strive to have God's np.
proval of our house of worship.
III. What nowv is the meaning of
deicat ion?
Solomon said, "Behold, I build aiu
house to the name of the Lord my
God, to dedicate it to him." WVhat
are we to understand by dedicating
it to him ? It is to set it apart for
his service and worship. It is to de
lare publicly that the house is his.
In a real sense, aTl things belong to
him already. "The earth is his and
the fuliness thereof." But whieu we
dedicate a house to him, we ac
knowledge his full right to it, and1( we
voluntarily set, it apart for his wor
hip. We call it then God's house,
bcause we reg~ard it as a sacrea
place. It is to be used only for the
idvacement of his righteous king
:lom on the earth.
WVheu Solomon had finished his
reat temple, he called together the
lders of Israel and the heads of the
ribes and many Levites and singers
2nd a large multitude of people, and
then spake Solomon, "The Lord said
that he would dwell in the thick
larkness. 1 have surely built thee an
house to dwell in, a settled place for
~hee to abide~in forever. After saying
hat, he turned his face to the people
and blessed all the congregation of
[srael." This was followed by the
ong prayer of dedication, in which
he asked the blessing of God upon
the house set apart for his worship.
Brethren and friends, you have tin
shed and paid for this house, only a
very small amount be needed to-make
t free. Now you are here to set it
part formally, publicly, to the wor
ship and service of God. You are
ere to offer it to him and to ask his
protection over it. You are all glad
:at you have this offering to make.
[f it has required sacrifice and self
enial on your part, this enhances
your joy to-day. In cheerful and
.nreserved sincerity you declare that
:bis house is the Lord's. And, as
you dedtica'te it to him, let me beg
you to dedicate yourselves to him.
F'or I wvould ask you to remember
:hat your bodies are the temple of
sod's Spirit. You should debiber
tey, voluntarily, set apart your
odies to his service. And this
bold be doneeveryday and me every
ing.
There is semething remarkable in
President Cleveland's last inaugural
ddress almost four years ago. Here
s is opening sentence: "lMy fellow
itizns: In obedience to the man
iate of my countr Imen, I am about
;o dedicate myself to their service un
er the sanction of a solemn oath."
k.ud e says a little further on: 'I
n sure my gratitulde can make no
)tter ret urn than the pledge I[ now
;ive before Go~d and these witnesses
i uuis'.rTved and complete devotion
o t.e inte.(sts and welfare of those
bho avo :.Iolred mie."' A day or.
wo afterwards ine was asked to be
>ret at Seopening of th~e great
borlds Fair in Cuicag o. He replied
o the messengers politely but firmly
hat only a sense of duty would in
luce bimu to be away from Washiug
on where so much business demand
d his attention. From all this you
>erceive what he meant by saying he
ad set himself apart to the service
Christ ian get a lesson from hi- Ilea
as to wiat dedicatai:. hi:nself to -od
C; .Is htt Presji :t .ie f: re
hli lp . A i bi .1Y.e o -, i: i 1 m ui 3 de
ve I m e .u." ,. Liso.- , :c i be
mh ofXl a, nwv club, 1. oue n %
. I s f s eN I
mentI is not t be thoh o
a. inle o. redzWs .rt e oLe
k_0 ~ - . "T' _a I,
to .->ee a ibne . .Cl an, ee t
);ouse of Od, if posib,1le; bu zth is
not a p t to dishi clinclthes.
- Such may be 0 propel u here P If; I
1eopl ca aitr it, but' atL*ten dn
' 1o of s ho 'ki fin
2. Neiher isthis houe biltt' u
Lu:J
creas th value' i l of prt inth
trive church will make a own a
that faczt will ak property~ moret
-aluae. Tishat r social e teride
intnt I is cot to be thoug i oi as
a iice ed rch.dezus ft the seople
i to a~~ l~il [he seeDt. Clean, decent
apparel shouL i alway bc see in th e
bouse of God, if posspesol bet tIisuti
ful uildng adeicate; it ti God
iot a le to i nisplea tine clothes.
Such ay be properly worn here if
people can afford( it, butt attendanCe
on w torship ere should iot he for he
purpose Of shotin tine dressing.
2. Neither is this housw built to inl
crease the value i property in the
town. Of course, I kriow that an at
tractive churcI will make a town a
more desirabe place to live in, and
that fact w ill in ake Iroperty more
valuable. That is one of the iciden
tal things kompauving the building
Of a nice church. But no one should
nthik of that as tie true purpose.
As no mai should join the church
for any worldly advantage, so no
body of Geople sould erect a beati
ful blding aDe delicate it to God,
in orlor to) in-et':ase the value ol
their property.
3. But this house is here prima
ril ant] csiet v for the real worship
of G . Tihat worship will iiclude
the faithl preachin, of thie wour
d teaLing ha aNord in tle Sun
da-shool. It. will include prayer
he prayers (f all the ashembrship;
ic will include singing, and I believe
blso the p tper exercise of the sHoia
notur. If our mohives are right we
wan serve Go b talking to and with
oean, so itlkieg peota!e enjoy coni
isl- here. oul his heuae is f nr wors ip
and service. It is here aoo should
pray for and hope for sheaititl births;
and then the babes in Christ are to
he nourishe that they ma become
strong men and thomen il hrist. ei
this toce God is to be shonore and
reverencea. Deep reverence nust be
observed here; irreverence must not
be allowed in this house. Hert God's
word is to be maintained against all
the attacks of infidels and other bad
men. Amidst all the criticisms of
the church and the bible, this house
is t t a an immovae rok.
ayll e wsofkes. .Uav1 sror ust
bon ago thereah. hmsle
againsttl aIrn thito's pople uste
come ptoGetheri what fhe cothat thi
et re vtheme bano the olti
olths who wenot osaccne oudf
wosip aginspt anhem. Tuh.mcrThe
should can penin10,tutd tod ot ins
ago intoter bate dwihsli; randktshol
he thetre some iter len het tand
ives ofl tearebefrsthip eta As
emn alw himsewllfb to chew intoc the
hesere Keep te he peentlwi
Ahand a mrayea the bubdiga hel
impoe o t roalah tandTh r nthe
fih ne r all preiveredthe maufature
j.,ts mn. thowsaer w woship hloe
at.ler itv n hihe and ptehie~ theb
Aeery aind fo::ltre; bmth tave
the pretinusticselo thede bes
ivd e50,3 mori~e ivotesplhandene
vand reee d sou 1892, we igoes
toso t tht siiverb issued was ah
livey ls boe wore Iayepubls ee
takled . Clev ne.adwseetdi
189 ith less vote thania Braun twias
defan e wiceth, noado it n be for
!te o d isetio k nof he ocratcr
tol thsee iht ted n 'taCol. F .f
buigih an, thntresei the dorotel
Calhion agint Cheto~n. The gen-crt
I ity Clnel il noU dout toake o ine
"M into thos bal wihi ranks.ind
frothe l pcoury w ill sur tey gmives
hei a calle wenI teo t o tet cth.
t hat magtatae art th ut i uranis
dh' icio i .o'try caes hon accm..tne of.
the.. faiur of. th veno tollsign
the ct xingthe urisittn Al~
Sttelr-5 ~' deistio yvshrendered abyn
tudgte .Gary li sottine ao.h ;nii
The Sre ary io Stte has~ setntno
Ienfeecnt the recent l elect ed oya fr
icerstad 350t4 wil ore votes thanr Che
new menowil thv the sileressry bnds tha
liv-ies co-rpse the Rfieptobwich tev
A THANKSUIVING FEAST.
The ?iarmers' Institute A
Grand Success.
f*arm-r ; aiu w tlas
T lo h ;i was
;Z7 -, ti n... I I
. r.L.os .Amhu iS .1ar1 . i mn.
. i n u are i me ar f t: e *iI m
was clledto orer b Uion ames
'A L!
R .lndal who i explaiuing th
S-- ;I- I; is s
:i ~ake
Wt.1 11 iffae IlluillJL: 0.. t: C i- !(
i, aColegeft-u t-,. The weeting"
Wa ~ledY ti t uri- by Hol USllJeSi
E. lindal, who fit explaiuint. the
objects made a - ery interesting talk
on the subject of farmer's Institutes.
.He cited the work of other States in
this Hue and with his usual earnest
ness urged upon his hearers the
necessity of educationa among the
farming profession. Mr. Tinda1 has
devoted the best years of his life
studiog the interests of his fellow
farmers and when he has an oppor
tunity to give them a talk, it is i
ways fuli of good wholesome advice
and1 really a good schooling, which.
never fail to have its effect.
The first speaker introduceJ was
Professor Hart, who gave a leetre
on dairying, cows, the kind, of foca
to bring about the best results. aud
the mode of prepairing the- food.
Prof. Hart is a practical daixryman,
at the conclusion of bia lecture he
invited questious frota tbe audience.
Quite a uuuiber of ciuestions were
asked and in auswering them he
gave such explauations as to make
his entire lecture comprehensible.
The subject handled by him was
of great interest to his hearers, as
tuany of them are giving attention to
the raising of the better grades of
cattle and dairvying.
The next speaker was President,
E. B. Craighead, who delivered an
address full of the finest thought and
eloquence. He spoke fur au hour
au't twenty minutes and his hearers
were fairly e.tgtyAced by the sweet
music wct4 flowed from his lips.
ie showed the condition of the far
mers from the early days to the pres
ent, and his statisticial references
were so magnificiently interwoven
with Aiigiis of oratory as to take the
dulu.L out of cold figures and place
in tneir stead brilliant gems to dwell
in the mind. He showed the worh
of Ulemsou and made a beautiful
appeal to the farmers to stand by
their college. President Craighead
spoke without notes, nor did he need
them, as his words flowed from a
heart filled with devotion to the cause
he represets-the education of
farmes. We regret exceedingly
not being able to give a synopsis of
of this grand effort and we are also
sorry that the whole county was not
here to drink in the words of wisdom
from this great and good man. After
President Craighead's address
arecess was taken for
dinner and at half-past two
the Institute reassembled. Quite a
numfber who came from long distan
ences intended to gc home, but they
were so) delighted with the miorning
session that they remained over au(d
when the assembly recouvened theyA
were amnong the first in their seats.
Professir Hardin lectured on the
various kinds of water, and hie de
votedl a considerable part of his ad
dress shbylow and deep wells. HeI
explained the vat ions kieds of water,
thbe elfects from a sauiary point of
view and showed why wells should
b~e kept scrupulously clean and away
from horse lots, outhouses, et c. Hie
advocated the use of (deep or artesialu
wells and sp )ke very interestingly of
the effect of certain water on the
human aid animal systeius. Prof.
Hardin offered to analyze any water
that might be shipped to him free
off charge and urged upon those
sending water to see thlat the vessels
were perfectly clean and thoroughly
corked and sealed.
Doctor \V man was the last speak
er and he gave the audience a colicy
subject, which took well with hi~
hearers, because nearly everybody
present was the owner of animnals and
had more or less experience with
eolicy livestock. The Doctor des
cribed in an interesting manner, the
various kinds of colic, the symptoms
of each kind and then went into an
elaborate discussion of the causes.
H-e gave a word painting of the make
up of a horse and tol howv stock
should be cared for, and he warned
aganstgivng stock anoverfeed for
an extra drive. Doctor Wymr~an sacid
if an~y oue wished a prescription for
colic they could procure it free of~
charge by writting to the college for
bulletin number 22. His lecture was
full of humor and instructive.
At the conclusion of the exercises,
President Craigheadl extended a
cordial invitation to visit Clemson
and he promised his audlience they
woul..l be pleased with the trip). Mr.
Tindal, before dismissing the audi
ence, in behalf of the people of Clar
endon thanked the visiting gentle
men and gave them an invitation re-I
turn when they would be greeted
with a mouch larger audience.
The Farmer's Institute was a suc
cess and too much credit cannot be
given) Dr. J. H. Burgess, of Sumlmer
ton, for the valuable wvork he did to
bring it about, and fronm thbe ex
pressionis of thuse present, we are
satistied this begiiaing will b~e fol
lowed by Ia greateri initerest iA the
futurc , and1 wh the AClem1Ison Col
lege fac-ulty aue on anolher ti-nc they
will recein from t he people of Clar
endon a warnm and e-nthusiasic wel
come.
Thetst Inst it u:ei~s are d-vi I of anyv
oi :-al .I <h-AOiA:i md, orA class is
,1by are par'dyana simplyifor the
aima t imal pur ijhSs whieb every
lil ca co::isl autly participalte in
w0 when th K:ext Institu te is held
se w1ant to. see ther ladies oct in full
ree. The-re is anoth~er feature
lout these Institutes; that is the
eople get something in the shape
f knowledge from the taxes they
ay to keep up) the farmer's college
md it gives them a better under
tanding of what the institution is
Potash
is a necessary and important
ingredient of complete fer
tilizers. Crops of all kinds
require a properly balanced
manure. The best
Fertilizers
contain a high percentage
of Potash.
All about Potash-the results of its use by actual ex
periment on the best farms in the United States-is
told in a little book which we publish and will gladly
mail free to any farmer in America who will write forit.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
R. J. FRANK GEIGER,
DENTIST,
MANNING, S. C.
OFFICE IN MANN ING II0 EL.
CLOTI- NC AN ARMY.
rt. Costs Great %rG 300- 0:,000,O00 to
Dre.m 1. S.!di1ers.
It costs the Briti-h government $6,
250,000 annually for clcthing furnished
its army all over the world. Each of
the foreign possessions, however, has to
pay back to a certain extent the auount
which the uniforms of the trcops sta
tioned or sent there has cost, and this
entails no end of complicated bookkeep
ing.
India, for instance, pays for the cloth
ing of its own troops, and also for the
uniforms of the men which England
sends there. The latter item is about
$675,000 annually. On the other hand,
when a regiment comes home from In
dia, that country has to be paid back
the full value of che clothes they wear.
The government sells old and worn
out articles to the secondhand dealers,
who, by the way, usually accumulate
fortunes in a short time. The value of
castoff clothes so dispcsed of is about
$140,000 yearly. The scraps remaining
after the uniforms have been cut out
also bring a matter of $30, 000 annual
ly. In all the authorities receive back
about $1,500,000, thus reducing the to
tal cost of clothing the army to less than
$5,000,000 a year.
The best quality of everything is used
in the manufacture of uniferms. In
fact, it is said they are too good for du
rable wear. A huge factory in Pimlico,
London, makes a large share of the fur
nishings, but vast quantities of foot and
head gear are bought ready niade. Boots
and leggings, for example, cot c $1,165,
000 and headdresses $250,000
The thousaids of miles o: flannel,
linen, calico, cloth, velvet, etc., the
millions of buttons, the tons cf cotton
wool, the billions of yards of sewing
cotton, that are made into smart cunics,
tidy trousers and warm shirts cos!; $2,
425.000. The wages paid for making
these up are over $6,000 a week. Some
of the salaries paid for this branch are
excellent for England. The inspector of
clothing receives $0, 000 and his assist
ants $2,.750 apiece, and so on down the
long list.
But a.ll this vast expense is probably
much less than the annual outlay that
Franre or Germany makes for keeping
its soldiers smart in appearance in times
of peace. In Germany, for example,. ev
cry man in the army is said to have
four ccmplete suits of military clothing.
-New York Journal.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLUNA,
COUNTY OF CLARENDON.
By Lonis Appelt, Esq., Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, R. HOWARD GREEN'
made suit to me to grant him
letters of administration of thle
estate of and effects of Patrick M.
Gibbons.
These are therefore to sight and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said
Patrick M. Gibbons, deceased, that
they be and appear, before me. in the
Court of Probate, to be held at Man
ning, on the 10th day of Decem br,next,
after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock
inl tile forenoon, to show cause, if
any they have, why the said adtmin
istration should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of Novemnber, A. D. 1896.
[SEAL.] LOUIS APPELT,
Judge of Probate.
REMEMBER WE PLACE:
Dr. W. IM. Brockinton's
UPJO-DATE ORUC STORE
Prsciption Work Our Specialty.
Good Goods and P'ure Goods Our .Motto.
GRAPHOPHONE!
This Great Wonder of the Wonders
of the Age is to be
GIVEN AWAY FREF.
Jeweliry of the best gnality from 30 to 50
per cent, cheaper than anywhere else.
Petroleumi Jelly, same as Vatseline, pnre,
fot 5, 10 and 15e per bottle for Coughs and
Colds. Cures in a short time,
See his display.
Be sure and do not forget that there is
mlyv a fe-w inore tickets left wnich he gives
o0 every one spending 50c in cash.
A. R, Rolling's
BIG
MANNING, S. C.
MNDAY, DEC. 27.
I will sell 25 HEAlD whiether they
o high or low.
THEY ARE HERE AND
EIUST BE SOLD.
This, stck consists of a lot of nice
ounlg ho'rses,'mares and mules, all
vel broken. N;o by bidding. Ii
Everythinig guatranteed, and if not
s r-epresented, money refuntdled.
A.II ROtLLINGS.
The Policy that has Built Up this
Busineass is Honerasy,j
The pecople 8fSum8er a IS Hron h~ e : a d: t:.
firin is to be depended :pt! - Woo' is ' w w. .tt i
cailed cotton here. Jh(e is,!Ei:: no s:s . .': :.4
piece of goodls eretp :nl ;ir , Y U:: :on:Y i;11 : Isnek-i
TIoN GIvrN.
W'e :-olicit tiie ra ie of Ev~
ery WVage Earoner
Solely on the question ofnatt w Wep is out - :():I e.m
pli-te ,issor- etet, we promni-e P-u e~very 11a1:::eent is mmi1(e upon)r
honor, and we iromise you our pries ;i re abs'dutelvNo amd nithLout
exception THE LOWEST.
We Offer
Exceptional values in Men's Woolen Suits and .Overcoats. $4.00,
$5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $7.50. Your patronage will be ours if you
will call and examine these high grade goods.
We Claim for Our Boys' Department Absolute
Supremacy,
Look at it from any standpoint you choose, size, assortments,
styles, qualities or prices, and you will find it head and shoulders
above any Boys' Clothing Stock in this city.
We are Agents for the Celebrated Faultless
Clothing; Every Suit Warranted not to Rip.
100 Children's Knee Suits at 98c, worth $1.25.
100 Children's Knee Suits at $1.49, worth $2.00.
50 Boy's blue, black and brown Cheviot Suits, 15 to 19 years, $3.95,
worth $5.00.
100 pairs Men's Working Pauts, 77c, worth $1.25.
OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT
Like all others, is in the lead. We have shoes of all kinds, all
qualities, and all at the lowest pice. See the line of Women's,
Boy's and Children's Shoes we are selling at 98 cents.
DRESS GOODS AND DRY GOODS.
What we have in these departments it would take a whole paper to
enumerate. Suffice it to say that in this as well as in other de
partuients we have the best the New York market affords. Bear in
mind that we are not dependent on any one department or line for
our profit, but are satisfied with a ?s'mall even profit all the way
through, and can, therefore, sell on a closer profit than any store
bandling one or two lines.
THESE ARE FACTS AND FACTS ARE HARD
TO DOWN.
Come and see for yourself, and you will readily understand why we
are doing such a large business and still bidding for more.
Yours Respectfully,
J. RYTTENBERG &SQNS,
SUMTERV, S. C.
The large Store on the Corner of Main and Liberty Streets.
A cree's Warehouse,
+ + +Danville, Ya.
WAI RE are the Headquarters of the Tobacc(o 'l rade of Virginia
VI DLI)and North Carolina9?
VDAN VILLE VA, with her yearly sales reaebir~g over 42,000,
* 000 lbs. Othier miarke-ts are babies beside hier.
Which is the Leading and Favorite House of the Danville Trade?
Easily answered:
ACREET E. F. ACREE & BRO., Owners and Proprietors.
A CREE' They lead Danville as Danville leads the world.
Why is it?
Because after long trial and test they have proven their Honesty, Capacity,
Security, Promptness and Accommodating Disposition.
Then Patronize Them, and Thus Serve Youn Own Best Interests.
To Arrive this Week!
One cair each Hlorsesf.n
mules.
HI. H ARDY.
Sumnter. S. C., Nov. 2, 1896.
232 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON ~S. C.
State Agents for the Sale of
Wholesale Tnp~~
Uin wares,
'Z fi latter
)iau-lL o l'ipe.
)ver 200 difft rent styles ot (Ckmng and~ Ii.eating Stoves. Also Oil Cookers an- Ieateis.
We want the leading nwerchant in uvery townl it the State to sell our ln-s of St'ness.
Ve guarantee rail protection in his tr' i'ory to each agerat we appoint, If not sold la