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LOUIS APPELT. Enrron. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MAR. :1 7. PUBLISHED EVEIRY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIIPTION RATES: O n,- Y ar.............. .-- --. ..... 1.50 Six M onths ........ ...-.-.-.-- . Fonr M onths....................... 50 ADVERTISLNG RATES: Oae qu.rt?. one time, $1; each subse gnent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Re5:pect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Commncatini s mn-t bek aeonlpanied by the real na:::e and addtreas of the writer in or icr to neive attentiOn. No conanication of a personal char acter W.iI be published except as an adver tisemeut. Entered at the Po.-t Otlice at Manning as Second-Class Matter. "You can fool some oIf the people all the time and all of the people some of the time. but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Vhat's right is right, sooner or jater the mnealliuglcos boasts and pre tenses of jingo merchants will be found out 1 the people. We have done what we said. We have but one price. the lowest. Sumter, S. C. OppOsite Bank of Sumter. AN EXPENSIVE SES$.ON. The Legislature was to have ad journed last Saturday, but it did not, owing to the vast amount of matter still unground in the legisla tive mill. Without a doubt, this Legis lature has worked harder without ag-{ complishing anything, other per&to raise the tax levy, than a Legisla-I tore assembled at-eolumbia in a umrd sy The bils ratified and which are now laws, with but very few exceptions, have no bearing on the people. If anything has been to done raise the free schools from a little better than a farce we have been unable to see or hear of it. If there was any legislation which would make the machinery less cumber some and less expensive we have not seen nor heard of it. No wonder the people are getting heartily tired of annual sessions of the General As sembly and would be glad if the con -stitution could be amended to have one session ever~y five years, and if the body is to be made up of ma terial similar to that which represents us now, we think one session 'to celebrate each centennial would be very acceptable. Judging from the number of bills introduced and the groping in the dark of a large portion of the mem bers, we doubt exceedingly whether there are'a half-dozen men in both branches who, before leaving their homes, took the trouble to ascertain the needs of their constituents; but they must do something, and having an idea that their constituents would be pleased at voting for the reduction of salaries, they pitch in and slash at the salary of some obscure clerk who does more actual work in one day than the members themselves during a session; at the same time they will take days to pass a bill to make it lhwful to accept a free pass on the railroads, and this too, at the cost of about one thousand dollars a day for the people to pay. The lit tle saved by cutting salaries of clerks, and printing bills is wasted by fritter ing away time in discussing matters which do' not concern the people. How much did the anti-free pass bill cost the taxpayers? And who was to be benefited by it had it passed; sure- I ly not the people who pay the taxes? but the men whom they elected to protect their interests. would be sole beneficiaries. The Governor ap pointed a Librarian; right off some man who had an axe to grind proposed a bill to take this appointment away from the Governor; of course it had to be discussed and the time con-C sumed cost the people more than thet salary of the Librarian would amount to in t welve months. If men, when thev~ receive the nOminations, would prepare themselves for the work be-j fore them, study the needs of th respective counties they represent, and then go to Columbia with a fixed purpose to work and get through, : there would not be such long ses sions and the Statute books would not be tilled up with a lot of laws to be amended or repealed at the session following. There is bound to be a ' shaking up; our Government affairs x must be condacted on business principles; men elected to represent. th people must be iaught that they bi :,re not sent to the Capitol to munel "pindars," drink one X liquor and scheme for their own or the political advancement of some friend. Members of the General Assemublv have no more right to go on junkeing trips at the expense of the people than would a County Treasurer have to use the funds committed into his hands to take a trip. The body, when it goes on a trip, does so at the invitation of the railroads with free transportation, but their per diem goes right on just the same. Tillm.n Lad a Legislature which he called "driftwood," but Ellerbe's Legislature can not even be dignified with a name which would indicate anything so solid. TLe "driftwood" crowd did something, but the pres ent crowd have done so little it wight be said they did nothing, at least for the beneit of the people. OH, FOOLISH (HARLESTON! If Charleston can not do some thing silly it will do nothing at all. Ever since the election of Governor Ellerbe the politicians of that city have been prostrating themselves at the feet of His Excellency imploring him to take away from them that dreaded monster, the Metropolitan police. Iln their many prayers they promised to enforce the Dispensary law with a rigidity never before heard of and, while making these promises they did not fail to endeav or to impress upon the Governor that the Metropolitan police had been charmed by the "tigers" and Vere not doing their duty. A niun ber of ministors joined in a petition endorsing the work of the head of the police force, and for doing so, they have been severely arraigned by the lovers of "Home ile" and" blind tigers" and political pulls; neverte less the clergy did what they were convinced was a duty the owed to the community in which the live and they, to a man, reiterate all they formeri . said in contradiction of the claims made by the self-appointed representatives of the good people of Charleston.. Now, while this matter is undergoing an investigation to as certain whether or not there exists a necessity for the continuance of the force, and vhile the politiciaus-zare contending that the presehnt force is not enforcing t-Le Dispensary law, anothe-ekdient is claiming if the f[rze is removed, the law would be laughted at, a grand jury drawn by men who are known to be bterly opposed to the law, throwv out every ease which is presented to them, and one of~ the jurors is reported as say ing that "it is not the violatois of the law, but the law itself which is on trial." The recent conduct of the Charleston grand jury cought to con vince the G overnor that if the Dis pensary law is to have any cuforce ment at all it must come through the present machinery, and if he takes off the Mletropolitan police he has no power to take away the Dispensary law; then, taking off the only means of getting the law enforced woul virtually be assuming a responsibility to give Charleston a frece license to sell liquor and violate a State law which a large majority of the people throughout the State want to see enforced everywvhere. There are 'blind tigers" in Charleston, and -rimes of every kind are committed :here, but nevertheless, we bclieve ?Charleston is well polieed and the mdorsemaent given Chief Martin by epr1esentatives of the law-abiding~ dement is the veryv bat evidenco of he ediciency of the force and that it s preferred to the old or'der. It nay appear somewhat strange for >utsiders t o take a hand in Chailes on affairs, but as a State law is at take, we feel at liberty to enter our rotest against that which we bclieve v'ould have a damaging etfict over he entire State-hence our oppos: ion to the Governor's removing the Uetropolitan polce until there is nore assurance of thme enforcement > the law, than has been given by hose who are anxious for action on he Governor's part, and the grand uries dawn by partisan commis n~oners. '11HE SVSTEi I)Ei:ECT1IVE. If on" information is correct, the 'ecent court cost the taxpayers of ilarendoni countv ab'ou" SS0. Why is i? It is because the svstemi is d~e hould be der n~mud by a Magistrate' >urden2s down th session's docket mnd it is as expensiv e to try such a :ase as it is to try one for murder. is an example, in the last term of curt a case was tried which lasted wo days and the amount stolen was >t $20.00~ worth of goods at such >rices as, thread, tive conts per spou!. ardines twenty~ cents per' bX au~ .1 5 n. Of course these tremend ins rices w;ere punt in to imahUe Ie mount sutliciently large to bring the ase into the sessionis court wvhere ~itne5SCs tor the State get a 1.er em0 and miileage. It Mistrate-s ad1 juris.ietionl in such cases' ani great de'al of mneync and the laiw 'ould be bettor and mor e suceedily indicated. 'The case we mentioned ce-' the onnty' abou t $150; the party whoc and the convicted was put into prisou. a further expense to the taxpayers. No county can get along without courts, they are a uccessity; without them life and property would be un safe, but we are sure a simpler, more expeditious andi less expensive. in condueting the courts would be more pleasing to those who have the taxes to pav. The Magistrates should have a more extended jurisdiction, andthey should be men quaillid to fil such in-portanIt oflices. Governor Ellerbe has appointed Miss Montgomery, of Marion, State Librarian in the place so long al acceptably illed by Mrs. LeCo~ntc. The change has created considerb talk. A Creat many think the (b ernor should not have disp1eua LeConte, who is a widow, atl has tilled tbe position in a very c able m-uer ; they argu- taat was appointed by Gov--rnor Tilhnai, f wvhose a'irainistration G overilo E'llerbe w,.as a part, and probably was largely iustrumental in urging her claim upon his chief. We should have been glad if Mrs. LeConte was retain1ed. but the appointing power was with the Governor, and he used it acLcording to his own ndgment, but we hope he will be able to iud another place for this deserving lady. The opponents of Senator Tillman ar constantly harping on "Tillian's waning influence-," that he his "rele gIted himseli to the rear," et., but the readers of the greatI metropolitan pess cannot agree in the belief that Tilihan is no longer an important fac tor in national polities. The New Yoi "World" of last SundaIV has iL I cartoon palge tilled with Senators in various attitudes and among the nu:.uter Tllman stauds on the top round of the ladder. On another page the Sunday's "WorlI" has a large bust picture of South Carolina's io nier Senator ;whlich goes to show that he is a shining light in the na tion. Tillman nay make some mis ta1kcs. us any other man made of flesh and blood. but evej his political enemies cannot rob hima of the famnd he has rmade. To-morrow t :e Natio:al Adm!lin istration goes into the ch-irge of the Lepublican party and the country will expect the golden promises made in the campaign to be fui2 Ci1. If, however, the promises arc not err1ed out an( an era of business ativit* 1o no t ti, the reaction of those who voted the 'Rfepublican ticket wvill be so great that no earthly power can prevent that party from being hurled from power. Mr. Mc Kinley goes into c'ilice badly hanp ted; the country is in a state of un :est; they expect more from him than he or any other President can give, and while we do not believe thue will be any material ,change in t he financial condition, yet wve hope tihe newv Administration will be able to give some relief. Senator Tillmnan, in a speech in the Senate last Monday, raiscd the ire of some of his colleagues by charging, that the trusts and monopolies had their paid agents in the Senate. When tackled1 by Senator Hawley he dared to stand by his assertion and in al luding to President Cleveland he er elaimed: "Our illustrious President, who, Gdod be praisedl, goes out of power in three days mnore." The measure he was advocating was car ried and a cool million dollars was saved to the p~eop~le. It is hinted that while Mr. John T. Duncan ost ensibly has opeLned a law oire in Columbia. another string may be attach~ed to his new move, and the probability is he will be the recipient ofa positioni at the hands of the new Daard of Control. Should tihe Board decide to elect a liquor commissioner the plumi might fall into Duncan's lap, as a majority of the Board aire suposed to be his friends. It is known that Duncan's friends worke~d hard to elect some of the present members of the Board. The New York "World," in tile last cam paig.n did all in its power to de feat the Democratic nominee, and now it is equally as antagronistic to te incoming Adnministration. 1D foghmt its p:rty n.)ninee because it diffred with~ himn iln his Iinancial views, now ii is tightinig thiom in Ad ministration on accoaunt of th onooies ain! trusts to whontite ew~. Admuinistration is nuder olga tions for its electionl. Ex-Governor Ecvans has ret urne to Southa Carol i na from hxis trip t Washinton, where he went to loc fer sonme money due fr.im the G3A crnmnt to peo'ple liin n hecat fe ilnished his work and because he 10e not receive as lar'.e a conunis i' a' son ofc the5 x wsaper XX'-hin ton ', aid Georg W. Murr La * 'eru t C 'olna's electora t. h ""n " Caro'litna dee'tion -u i ll abiu t ' wl doctor aind outr atv large will have a goodin glt ist, his p-il itieLi chararter. The Unlited States Senate wvas in aasin las Sunday. Mark ianna will be John Slher man s successor in the United States Senate. A right good reward for his services. R. wili se r. Grover Cleveland : r -onorrow. He vill be the s A~: lvn ex-'1resident. Enforce the Law. c athe C-lanI i a"i 1egiter. Th ii' :vh-ter' firmly believes in .1 -overnient and for the .: , that prilciple it opposed the d t of the Metropolitan police i when it wm b- eing- considered by I h: 1.nral .Sembly. Blut that sac ri4 itt''. ri n tninot )0 11ade the I - . 1b1r iliiiltie lll tnse for eacil le~ it todo ustex~-Tly what i i to it. Tr fail to i lr*h n Ivt ai Self govern uwa!1t m Wans wh I VOuld 0 debase a~cldegraleit. he bsurityof --n cti 'nnnhot easily be 1 r hr linthing it to the l t analvsis. i l. i- seff govern ,:i(nt m'as that ti Sttte has no r.It to elfor-c a 1t in: county which is not liked Iy : inniority of the eoile of that ot ''ty. .h:at right Ims thIle counTy to nrce z law in one of its cities wh.hi - not liked i)y a ma Joritv to it-s e; 1s. or what right has a (ity lo en orce an ordi nane in One of it- war ls if that or diirnive 1 does no Sul ma jorityv of the peopie in that ward. or who has a rIht to enlorce a " w in a square of a vard which is not satisfactory to the people living in that square, or who has a riit to cnforce a law in o1e house of a squzatre whic(h the oe eupants of that house do not think is a good law. or who has a rigit to coinpel . an individual citizen to obey a law which he thinks slhotuld not have )een lasset- It is liossible to cairv the idea Of local self goverin ment to ridiculous extreies. and that is wl'at is being done inl Charles ton, where a tieliberate attehipt is in ide to nullify a law of the State of South Carolina. The Dis penary htw. is unii popu lar with cer taill (ne1's inI that City, which uifortulatelyV control i ts politieS. They have gone far ;n their endeavor to niullifv the tatute, but unless ThRister" iiis es utterly tie e1Iarnetei- of the people of South C aolina tin of t eir Reresentia tives, tie Dip- nsary law shall he enforced as rigid i T'arleston as any shere el-e in the Str . It is im possible to at oid the conclosion that the C ha'rles on graid juir has been deliberate-lv packed with eneini;s of the Dispensary law whio are willing to perjure theniselves in order to pre vent convictions for violations of that statute n Charleston. Last year the Ju-y Conuission of Charlesion county was Composed of R Q ers aInd Conlservatives. - uinber of; --ejZrs were convieted of violating the Dispersary law, but a change was surreptitiou:ly engin ered through the Leiislature ai this year no Reformer has a hand in the s'election of Charleston's juries Motives must be judged by results. The Charheston grand jury on last Frid ai niid Saturdav threw out for t v-Six indictinents for violation of the )lispenSarv law. Does arybody out "ide of an insr -e asylum believe for the t hou sandth part of a seeond that in, not one of those eases was there suniient evidence presenteil to war rant fialin.g a true bill' Remember. thle grand .iury only hears evidence as To ille violation of the law, th1e prisoner's witness only testifying a fter a true hill has been found. -No the Chiarle-ton grand juiry did not. pass on the i~alictments according to the evidence, but according to its prejud~icewhich-l was against the law. As long as Charleston shows tIs spri C: diIuIe an.1 of determina tio to s-:1 ui 'ia I 7 :u al rmpe uinder Ioot :t w of tiie tate, MJetropo .1it 1n po '!!ee In-t be' maintained in that cty a nd steps should be taken to have'- D'i'pe:nary cases tried else whetre, without hiaving:- Chairleston .rand juries pa-s on1 IheIU. In a se.:-ion dlivi'r'd :.t *::nday ini Charleston at the First lis'- t 'cc by the pastor, llev. Luins Cu thbert, D. D., appica~ttiows readle Cf the' subtj-ct of his of Chrlyiton, e. th' hogage' empjloyed is cf sp'c1ii insterest at tid tun w ier: there is strong pres-ure. bing lbrought on1 iin to take aa lhe Metropoitain poli1ce. Her is ' 'art of the sermon: 'And if the searcig'hht of God' Wo rd a f- ''1 l hnd I"'htf uI lfndtion t ot f ''i'lhics wtouldbih ut 1 te view! Th~r i' rei~ cer tai p'gw:spos te il *:''r-:ve: .dir. al thiri tidou de .' rmity. their ernal cr 'ft to~ entrap) the uuy ary, to wheth, e i: i i . (hIea - e.-: .1r or a . b - l I::n:: : t;'a.1 'v x io, Ir in a i ahit iitx, : ml 'Ithe. eteniL tuh own dire n...1 hning en.i forjtfun the c..'t.LcI ete n * n: jr he ui'e . .::: is n s e t'ae Gtod, neve' to 1.1r g~n Entitther are of the in~ h th youg and't.' :aw :!-.wsthan to nt I i 'n :' t of sono . 1::nd dngy hle, lke u t h th~~~~........r e ehn oi..l.n. ho... i in witht .: rt' ter sb n s h t: dd i~uc t pa -i o .. pi . It wa ]: eup n U.eetc 11f the p i . TILL3A .N ON .ANNAiS. . "iusiless Netlods" Wilni in Ohio and tihe Wliole Nat ion is ;isgrracd FrmteNw York Wori-i.)l WV .m m. I:. F: 27.- a :tu of p n t i w1 i :.l ex t hat it . ::-1 -inally c ne out for mi ivr : i n give r. ryn a t th : re diily. of New 44-r, city *. a rsa- the att-iaie it didi, the te nnW-v4whch1:ha d alt to trusts si.,:, - I t wh1 b ' l- the L; ih t II* I'' II L v '--'c - 1 . :t O :0o ninveni hih (i a- ..akUna must oelman thex 44.,tr., ,ini.tmni il te 1 n ieteenth cfn 411 i 444." 'aiti i Iforces in Ani-.! e ' : .:. thIpeop" and :ior i zc. - C . (1 v4 1:: US444I i't a ii t'ad ina rl l- nL ,, i . oe's or the cs of 1900 Th h eVlction. Vmnc, isAck o il to haive settLed(. evens':n st eali.e t::ttha ondtion of ant-on-:' letwbn ina0 t i m OIL a onr c nr s c 'ri d ore aLc-c.n .4, ,:n as i" t ame know tat Stnatof --::;ita- It i re0' ' v, cti ti i the of ti; tefr:t and for two unths Ch Lr ark Harna 1:e ilted vo.hm t L 1 1Im:Z'1.14..'s l : in.r M 1:f l the frit H t ;k ;..Ie L Cr" Ther4 :b. en --'ret nt ciew andI surai:-.: ln~st atil ledin ,th people to bl hnst G,-vt-rno- Ruashnel:l -1nd senla tlrFoake w nal re,.,t the de.n.andI "or Mr. 1Ln's poitCment to b the Sea toidvaucy. There were, patiiotic Ameri c tn'i' ed ~ in th e old1 school of o'r po is, b! De-mocrats -and leputblicans, who hol-ed that oftici.1I subserviiec wo)uld not stoon so far. a.1 tlE:t .~ n the State of 1.;i inight hii.ve :-; its representative in the Se:nate'e worth. to succeed Jhn Sher u te "Lusariss- i eth , for the first ti ma famniliar to the Amei- rican people. in th rece'nt redetdcavshave Ihn tpaltrog. Th'e news car1e to ,s wtin' aoweek t;~'- '1i4'na is to b e th next \eao 1r> 4'.U'11io. Or;L-an .'d capital 4un14in the face of Au.-orican piople the cih i to a sat ini the Srnarte at rng. ;L iad the 4th of vreb wii will witnoes th withdrawal ofl ermn , n 1 ill be to me swiftly by tle 'p4n" it e - n::m l ie ;n of a u.1a whio b,, iy an,! n i:;i i boug~ht the Pr' . i."c tfor hi friend and ratro t. i I .a ri-oc to a ;h!m not rady t o usc a ('.r1 r t rni wnch. however, is ioating in thon ~nInd the 'ople, niorto ble eve that . Mr.41 '14 o in ey r:! pei t himslf to be tcL the in1the t and tool of Ilanna and t n i e ir ts. w T11e two :nnzz are very inti1tiaatelyv assooi :4 . tn i o ne o the other inheh, very iuci, but I shall hope toe the new Prsident perform he uties of his high oflice in a mannr t.at will retiet cre1.it pibr' hni ban hrge2 illionsu of true Am--icas '"who voted for him, rather than e _ r f to t e semieg of thec tr4 who art pireising onward, either to de fe-t ore tn. Thec .\meri can people have d~one a great deal of, thin1king since the November eleec: .on -ad thie a-snt-s have iearned V. grot d.eal about the trueo. na;ture of the ssusprel s ntal in thie- o ist camnpai t. I is for nate for those who La e net .'darof the Republie and whotelive ;n the c (aiyof muen for: slf-goter:-im !nt th'at 3-rkc IHanna ;s to enter theSea. His ;Iaannt mwark. a further st-p dlow.nwasrd, a iei1r dep" i.n' to debaucti ery o1 Ameri ennc 1-oli 441ies. li-he brto 'torh . the h eg r4n'ice4? of i.C ''" D m rai'C 1 preecesor ~ 4) b ibr \as been hbarevihiuh o of -trathtufl Un:n eIencei toan Tr-v:i icvte es-nth ligh of d.1 i"11' h'sr IWt, with h~e act~14 t1~ imt4 11i1 eatoe vote in~t1. i nVe the reen.eecio o veri three. and thlree-quarters inhab.it'atis n now sniiesioi hehinanipuhter of that o eltn trans L4e-t tte SeateO. - it4 is ea4 to4' see. that the i.4 . Ii '-nw rdco rio, '!e -easy 1.ie eentito 'hei being r;4 pidly tThe russs thmetoI- ' h ih 4.'ave 141gh aban1ii4it thesin heuPts ai th1 reward 4 ain.edand ob epec 41 in American 1. 44 h istr.~' stefrr Wad and 4.. rand? Old ' .i.an Allan1? 0 Th.?.r theoeton -naturally0.-'1. prie itself,.i what is th1'e reason for- tu~. hooi:: ihi manr e 1h(41.?I Thin he i. iinUx fac the'"- - 0-bod fimen 'of intoden Republisnism, which4 is.4 more44'.l1 true ihn t-e exsl-bolers44 .14 of the SOUth and4 know no G.od but 1 .4. -iann0ion? Ia..e- e. The...' s'n:.-ie f-i r tie conta in t e Gover4 14 teet by 4i'the) 4 trusts Federal'- ar'--re and' ithe possion 1ofb of ?- 14'''eal i -'l' I~a 4' -oi4 ist -- t 44.- n 1fe 4ling ruS so4' 4~h ti' o-. 1 treaten in-K-tnkylas spn. L'ililr see t situa -r Senator .'it:" o l'. Ci S4t D '4t I-!a14 a~.nd North tIer I'' - ti1 -.o. r.'cent' t o"- :nrie ti 1.44 a4l4--n The a44-1 cr h-~~h' 't die1 '1' "b - t 1. . IL* '444 0.rs-v 4'-.:.-' ion thanu they no 04e - le 0'iaiv actriion, and a tiea in' he S at to gh for1 . :i1 :411 --:.'la4, I r i t-- L on bough'tril. The~ ' '-du ilca ebv-i r':.4. wI'.o i< to '- becrn 5.1::141.has bi en 'en11 !-. a atno 1:.4: 4ihatiowti 444'Oth nlew Pr0~ 1t w:' I)raly 1iv Clim"4 moe egh ta wit '-~d 4 :1.4.uebery i '1 of t h ihr, crlis r .. l'd~l4 b4 the41 '4 hestc 44 on" r and 4411 a in .inenc The ''''-'on~ Iin the0gifthan thate il he 'w' 14tl- 1 pr 1sti4. i'no the .stin mIei Lg i ' - -'Iy,' 'it I~r: an. emeh4101 in ur 4"utr's isry an1 renoun to the sn' whte 1h trium '1h of wron oe riht -0f. 1als.hn' 1 er trh 4f dishesthe and 4orru ti 4. 44h4:1 41. 1r 5 a ili. I4r e.a that 1? . -hebra:: 'r 4t n. ry hic rha iogt '44y 1.4n - exe~ ie" pt oTe peopl It fI r44 iealt ho us sch un)r1uou Corn is a vi>omus feJcr and re spns ll to3 liberal etiia tion On c-r -n h vield incres's arIl sOil imprOves if d wiU fer tl:es ntm r;cot under I0 .. . b a L 1-1 :itp-r 1 lad to uKS. t.t..New York, le Was Hawked. One. last we-ek. Conductor James, on t . . railron 1. an( the section mas tr-r ad a nee. While ot a sta:i0 :1 at . rack, : one shot a ar:ebr.1 :,n I rk n fis wn s the b itri c-nl.14 n-.t fly and ha.l to depend on its le.s for totve r.IMes has a very une, str,: h took i: atr t. biri" an d af'tt-r somewait o ara he Pcame upon the v inndO.1 era To his . astonishnent, inseadof* a tury.'e s he hope'i, it was a haw 1 he' wohi. not have his race for notLing and cl ling the section master to his aid, each grabbed a wing and on they went toward's the rack: by some means the hawk managed to work his claws high ennob to grasp Conductor James's hand and there he swung until the conductor was glad when friends got nim loose, and he dec!ares he will never chase a hawk again no matter how much it rescembles a turkey. Onion sets at R. B. Loryea's. Garden seed, all varieties, at R. B. Loryea'. To Consumers of Lager Beer: The Ger:niari:L Brewing Coipany, of Chrle':on, S. C., have made arrangements with the South Carolina State authorities by which they are enabled to fill orders fromi conumers for shipments of ber in any Iuantity at the following prices Pints, patent stopper, G0P. per dozen. Four doz- n pints in crate, $2.80 per crate. Eigh th-ke:. S1.25. Qnaarter-keg. S2 2.. Hal f-barrel, $L50. Exports, pints, ten dozan in b.:rrel, $9. It will b, neces.;ary for consumers or parties ordering, to state that the beer is for private consumption. We offer special rates for these shipments. This beer is guaranteed pure, made of the choicest hops and malt, and I.; re -)mmende-i by the medical fraternity. Send to us for a trial order. X E X A NIA Brewing Company, Charleston, S. C. Notice. Office Superintendent of Education, Clarendon County. Until further notice I will lbe in my ot~ce everY Saturday, from 9 a. mi. to 1 mn., and from 2 p. m., to 5 p. mn. Other days will be spent in visiting the schools. I ~ W. S. 1:ICHIBOURG, Supt. Edneation, C. C. Mianning, S. C., Feb. 1st 189'7. Land Suryeying and Leveling. I will do Surveying, Etc., in Clarendon and adjoining Counties. Call at onfice or address at Samiter, S. C., P. 0. Box 101. JOHN Rt. HAYNESWORtTII. Discharge Notice. Notice is hereby given that on tic' 11th day of March 1897, I will apply tM the Julge of' Probate for Claren don Uounty for a discharge as administrator of the estate of Hen ry DeSanssure Giardi n, dleceased. THOMAS E. RICHARIDSON, Administrator. Sumter, S. C., Feb. 10, 1897. Engl~eb erg -S TIC LU llrsi~ The only machine that in one operation will cleain, hull and polish rough rice, put tin' it in merchantable condition, ready for~ tahl. nse. SIPLE~ AND EASY TO MANAG;E. CORN MILLS, SAW MILLS, PLANING MACHINES, An i alil kinds of Wood-Working Ma ehinv T~1)tt al iLiddkll Eiilies a111d Boilers Oni han.1 at Fa~ctory prices. V.0. BADHAM, General Agent. OOLUMBIA, S. 0. J. L. Wilsonb NOTARY PUBLIC. -AGENT FOR TlE HOME MUTUAL FIRE PRO TECTION ASSOCIATION OIF S. C. Protects fronm Fire. Wind, and Lightnin. REGISTRATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina. CLARENDON COUNTY. Notice is hereby given that in ae cordance with an Act of the General Assembly, the books for the registra tion of atll legally qualified voters, will be open at the court house. be tweeni the hours of ) e'elock, a. mn., and : o'clock, p. mn., on the first Mou day of each month and for three sue essive days, until thirty days be fore the next getneral election. Minors who shall become of age during that period of thirty days, shall be en titled to registration before the books are closed. if otherwvise (quali ied. S. G. (IRIFFIN, E. ID. HOD)GE. Supervisors of Registration. In the mouths of everybody that times are hard, and so they may say; but, my friends, if you vill bring your little cash earnings and savings to our Store and see what turns of goods can be secured for such a small sum of money. you will realize the fact that times are not as hard as one might think. Come to our store with the cash. and we guarantee you will not go off dissatisfied with your purchases. We made our reputation as a merchant ")y selling our goods cheap for the cash, and we are here now for no other purpose than to sell goods cheap, and we want the public to know that we have plenty of goods to sell all the time and can buy them as cheap as any house upon the face of the globe. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT: We still have some of our Fall and Winter Stock of Clothing on hand, and it must and will be sold, so friends, if you want Cheap Clothing, now is your opportunity. We are closing out the remnant of our stock at cost for the cash. A Very Good Wool Mixed Suit of Clothes for only $3.50, former price $5.00. A Nice Black Wool Cheviot Suit, $4.50, former price $6.00. A Nice All Wool French Clay Worsted, satin piped, only $9.00, former prica, $12.00. We have the Greatest line of Pants ever shown in this town. Just think of it! A Nice Pair of Wool Cassimere Pants, in beautiful styles, only $1.00, never sold before for less than $1.50. In short, we can furnish you Pants at any price from 45e. per pair up to $5.00. DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT: Ladies. we still have some Great Bargains to offer vou in Worsted Dress Goods, Ginghams, Calicoes and Suitings. and they must be sold for the money. We also have in stock one of the prettiest lines of Spring Worsteds ever shown in this place, comprising Etamine Suitings, Pompadour Suitings and Mohairs of all kinds. We also wish to call your attention to a line of Shirt Waist Silks, which cannot be beat for the money. Styles entirely new. One of our lines of Shirt Waist Silks we are offering at 22 1-2c. per yard, which is cer tainlv a Great Bargain for the money we ask for it. Ladies, one of the attractions in our Dress Goods Department is our beautiful line of Black Skirtings, con taining Black All Wool Crepons, 46 inches wide, only 60c. per yard. Black Silk Warp Brilliantines, 38 inches wide, at 7.5c. Black All Wool Cacillians, 38 inches wide, only 50c. y r yard. All Wool Brilliantines and Serges, 36 inches wide, at 25c. per yard. Black Bucake Frendh Satines, 15c. and 20c. per yard ; looks just like Fine Black Worsteds. Colors warranted to stand. OR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT: We are preparing this spring to give our lady friends the advantage of one of the Finest Milliery Departments ever shown in this town. Our Miss Bec1kham Eas Gone NTorth, Where she will spend five or six weeks in some of the largest trimming rooms in the United States. She will also visit the -large center of fashion, and gather all the information possible with regards to Spring Millinery, so that the work turned out from our Millinery Department will be of the very latest styles. Ladies, we want your support in this Department. We have gone to no little expense in fitting up a nice Millinery Department and intend to have it as complete as the trade in this section will warrant, and we wish it understood that our prices will be right, and will be ready to meet any competition that may present itself. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS: We have just made a large purchase of Goose Neck Handle Hoes of all sizes. Also a large quantity of Eye Hose, Orange burg Sweeps, and everything suitable for the cultivation of cot ton and corn. We also have a full line of Turn Shovelse Hamnes. Back Bands, Traces and Collars. A large line of st aple Tinware. SHOE DEPARTMENT:I It is useless for us to mention that we keep a large stock o Shoes on hand all the time and at the lowe'st possible cash prices. But we mention to the ladlies that our Spring Stock of Oxford Ties are now coming in and we will have, when they all get in, one of the prettiest lines of Oxford Ties ever shown in tliis towvn. ranging in price from 50e. per pair up to $2.25. GROCERY DEPARTMENT: We wish the publie to remember also that we are up to dlate in our Grocery Department, and we keep nothing but the best we can buy. When you want Bargains in Coffee, give us a call. We have it in stock at 10c., 1.5e. and 20e. per pound. A large stock of Tobacco, in small boxes for farmuse, from 22 1-2c. per nound up. Axle Grease, in tin b)oxes, 5c. per box, or 6 for 25c. Ma chine Oil, 5c. per b)ottle. A larg~e stock of Soap and Lye at very close bargains. C'all and get our prices on all kinds of Soaps, both Laundry and Toilet. You know, we always keep a full stock of the famous Lana Oil Buttermilk Soap, 10e. per cake, or 3 cakes for 25c.. also a full line of glassware and crockery. SEWING MACHINES: We keep on hand all the time a full line of the world re nowned light running "N EW HOME'" Sewing Machine, the lightes t running and best Sewing Machine on earth. We can furnish the latest style "NEW HOME" for the spoticashi $29.00. The 'NEW IDEAL" we can furnish for $21.50. This is one of the best cheap Machines ever placed on the market. Thankingr our~ friends for past favors and soliciting a con inuance of their patronage, we remain as ever. For the cash, W E JENKINSON.