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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, AU- 16, 1597. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year........... .........$1.50 Six Months..... ............... 75 Four Months.................. 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, $1; each subse quent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char acter will be published except as an adver tisement. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. "You can fool some of 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. What's right is right, sooner or later the ieaningless boasts and pre tenses or jingo merchants will be found out by the people. We have done what we said. We have but one price, the lowest. Sumter, S. C. Opposite Bank of Sumter. RALLY TO OUR LEADER. It now behooves the friends of Sen ator McLaurin to double their ener gies', and to see to it that his unavoid able absence from the meetings does not operate against his election. We do not.think it necessary for Senator McLaurin to make any more speeches in this contest; the people know his position and they know and have every confidence in him. Our latest information from the Senator is that he is getting better, and with the good nursing he is receiving and rest, he will be himself again in a short time. Senator McLaurin is very anxious to resume the campaign, not that he especially cares to speak, but he wants to meet his friends. His physician, however, has laid an em bargo upon his leaving home at' least for the present. As far as Clarendon is concerned, we feel sure that every voter will turn out and do his full duty. McLaurin will carry this County as nearly unanimously as a County can be car ried, for the people are almost a unit for him. They remember how they placed their interests to his care and how zealously he guarded those. in terests. His devotion to the people's interests has brought an aged head upon youthful shoulders, and his present disabled condition is -due to overwork. MAYFIELD) FLIES TRlE 000P. M~ayfield made a very awkward effort to play the graceful act at York ville last Thursday, he evidently picked out a soft place to fall on and when he thought the spot was reached he fell down all in a splutter. When Mayfield charged McLaurin with being a Populist, he knew full well that the charge was false. He also knew that the effort to carry the Democracy of South Carolina into the Populist ranks was repudiated by all of the prominent leaders of the Re form faction, for the reason that there was no necessity for surrendering the machinery of the Democratic party to the opponents of the Reform fac tion. Mayfield also knew that the platform of the Populist party in the main was adopted by the South Caro lina Democracy and afterwards by the National Democracy. Mayfield knew all of these things and hie was aware of every step McLaurin took hroughout; his charging McLaurin .vith trying to put this State into the 'opulist party arid saying that if he ..ould not prove it, he would with ..raw from the race was the soft spot le had selected to play the manly act. Iis next step will be to announce .imself a candidate for Governor and Shis graceful withdrawal from the -enatorial race does not be of great isistance to him, the poor fellow will a sadly disappointed. Mr. Mayfield a man of wonderful resources. He can write letters to pensioners and remind them of their duty to him be cause he voted to give them a pen sion, which was a debt of honor due them from the State, and he can com municate with the preachers and claim their support because he thinks prohibition an excellent theory, and hie can make a false assertion when he wants to drop out of a race and say if he cannot prove it he will with draw. Well, Mayfield is not to be considered any more as a Senatorial caudidate, and as there are other ducks to shoot at, we will bid him adicu for the present at least and de-' vote our time and attention to the others. The next man to pull cut of the way ought to be Duncan, and he should be followed by Jrby, then the people will retire Evans. k GREAT COMPLIMENT TO Mc LAURIN. The Yorkville "Enquirer" in its aecount of the campaign meeting in that town has given one of the most complete write-ups of the campaign so far, and in commenting on the meeting has this to say: The Senatorial campaign has come to be looked upon as a tiresome, humdrum affair, with the repetition of the same old story from County to County. The newspapers have not been taking much interest in it, for the reason that after the first three or four meetings, it was a thrice-told story. But this characterization does not apply to the meeting that was held in Yorkville last Thursday, for it was far out of the usual order, as it developed events which go to make up history, and which seldom occur more than once in a lifetime. No State in the Union has furnished a greater number, or more remark able incidents, than South Carolina: but in years to come, those who helped to make up the big audience in the court house, will tell of having been present at the most remarkable scene that has occurred on the hust ings of this State since the war.They will tell of having heard a brave and honest man, who had unintention ally misrepresented a brave and hon est opponent. come out with a frank and open acknowledgment and do his best to make amends. They will tell of having seen and heard a patri otic statesman, goaded to the highest pitch of human feeling by the cruel and unjust attacks of shrewd politi cians, make a speech that could have done credit to Calhoun. McDuffie or Hayne, and then, utterly exhausts 7, fall almost into the jaws of death. And some of them will tell also of an official in high representative posi tion, who, attempting to influence that choice of the people by which he himself was elevated, received a humiliating rebuke that was as de served as it was severe. In another column is a communi cation from Hon. J. E. Ellerbe, candi date for Congress, also a certificate from the Marion County Democratic Executive Committee, and above all, a high testimonial from his neighbors. The people among whom a man spent his life, with whom he played in childhood, those with whom he went to school, those with whom he worshipped in his church, those with whom he transacted business and those with whom he worked in poli tics, ought to know him well, they tell our readers over their own signa tures that Mr. Ellerbe will do to trust. When a man can go before the people as J. E. Ellerbe has done, making a campaign on a high and honorable plane it ought not be necessary for him to have to prove himself innocent of any charges that may follow on behind him, but in this instance those who have been using unfair methods to accomplish Ellerbe's defeat have laid their plans so ingeniously that unsuspecting peo ple will be deceived. He therefor: shows what his people at home sa; of him, and he also shows that the head of the Democratic party in his Coun ty pronounce as false the insinuation that Ellerbe has been untrue to his party. We hope our readers will carefully read Mr. Ellerbe's letter and his certificates and if they know of anybody that has been turned away from him by these false reports, they will do Mr. Ellerbe the justice that fair play demands. Wonder if it is true tbat after the primary Evans is going to seek his fortune in the Klondyke region. He changes his plans so often that it is hard to find him out; on the 5th of July, he went to Sumter to board a ship to carry him to Washington, but Captain Irby was ia charge of the rudder and the vessel was steered up Salt Lake, neither Evans nor Captain Irby knew the route and have contin ued sailing up that famous lake,and on the 31'st of August, they will land on Disappointment Rock, wheme many have landed before. This rock is 10,000 miles from Washington, and it will take a lifetime of travel amid trials and tribulations to get to Wash ington from that point. John L. McLaurin was also at Sumter when the tickets were being sold to Wash ington and he having travelled there often took passage upon a vessel be longing to the people, and they hav ing full confidence in him, the sailing was entrusted to his care. He took charge of the rudder and under full sail, with colors flying, bands playing and the people shouting, the vessel left her moorings and on the 31st day of August she will land safely in Washington amid the huzzas of a re joicing multitude. -1.~ -e-+ The sudden illness of Senator Mc Laurin at Yorkville was a great shock to his friends throughout South Caro lina, but to us it was no surprise. The Senator was not a well man when the campaign opened in Sumter, and had he consulted his individual in terests, he would have gone home immediately after the Sumter meet ing, in fact, he was advised to do so. But he felt it his duty to make every point, and as is characteristic of the man, in discharging a duty he does not do it in a perfunctory way; his whole heart is thrown into the effort, this, together with the heat, change of water, and the mental strain neces sary to keep up with his opponents who seemed to have been bent on de feating him, and to do so, their most harassing weapon was misrepresenta tion. McLaurin is naturally a strong man physically far beyond the aver age man, but for this he could not have stood up as long as he did. We sincerely hope that an all wise Provi dence will spare him for many years to come. Col. T. L. Gantt, of the "Head light" and Mr. Garlington, of the Spartanburg "Herald" have been ex changing some rather sulphurous compliments. The people of Spar tanburg we do not think relished it much. $100 RlEWAR D $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hun dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send icr lists of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY, & Co., Toledo, 0. The idea of Doctor Strait being put up to run after and annoy Sena tor McLaurin. He should stay at home and save his shoe leather. It l will never do for him to wear out his pants in Washington and his shoes at home; it will break the Tomato Fig Syrup Company, which was thrust into his financial arms to nurse and bring up. No, Doctor, you have a great responsibility upon you; think of it, you have a syrup if well shooken before tooken will make hair grow on a cat's tongue, straighten kinks out of a nigger's hair, makc a black man white and bring back speech from a mute. Imagine Doctor Strait, president of the Tomato-Fig Syrup Company sit ting on a manure pile in his horse lot clipping the coupons from the bonds of his cure-all enterprise. Doctor Strait would hate to admit that he was "gold bricked" into this Twmato-Fig Sprup business by a Washington sharper, but he was, all the same, and we move that a referee be appointed by the people of his district to ascertain how much Doc tor Strait was buncoed out of, and whether or not he was reimbursed by Senator Murphy with a loan at four per cent. The withdrawal of Mr. Mayfield from the Senatorial contest does not change the conditions to a great ex tent, nor would there be much change if Mr. Irby would follow suit. It is the opinion of the political prognosti cators that the fight has settled down to two men and these are John L. McLaurin and John Gary Evans. We think now as we did from the be ginning that Irby, Mayfield and Dun can were nothing but little side shows to th big circus and when the door for admission opens the grand rush will be for the McLaurin-Evans tent. Irby claims that he wears no man's collar. His Senatorial record, how ever, shows that he wore a collar with Murphy's brand upon it. Well, the representative of the Troy manufac turers of collars and cuffs had a valise full of collars with him in Washing ton and if he gave Irby one, it did not inconvenience him. Murphy is a splendid fellow, he lends money at four per cent. to Senators and he does not take a mortgage, either. Oh! Murphy is awfully clever. That was a cruel blow John Mc Laurin struck Tomato-Syrup-Strait at Yoikville when he told the presi dent of the Tomato-Fig nostrum that he had "never heard him say any thing about anything." Why, Strait has been in Congress six years. Can i; be teat he has been a mute all of the time? Did it take a Yankee :..-iieine man to pinch him to make him squeal: .-- --. According to Senator Irby the sil ver cause is dead for fifty years, no wonder thr, Greenvlle "News" thinks better of Mr. Irby than the other candidates for the Senate. The Charleston "Post" is also a half way supporter of Colonel Irby. Both are gold standard papers, and both want McLaurin defeated. Flour, meat, sugar, and other ne cessaries have risen in price, but dia monds, colognes, laces and other articles of fancy and luxury remain in statu quo. The Republican agent of prosperity is stalking about over the land dispensing his favors to those that '3ave plenty. A C')DUCTOR'S ADVICE. "Let me give you a pointer," said M. F. Gregg, a popular coddlnetor on the Missonri Pacific ratiroad. "Do you know that Cham, berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrboca Remedy enres you when yon have the stomach ache. Wecl,. it does." And after giving this friendly bit of advice the jolly conductor passed on down the aisle. It is a fact that thonsands of railroadi and travel ing men never take a trip without a bottle of this remedy, which is the best cure in the wvorld for bowel disorders. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by R. B. Loryea, the druggist. Ellerbe Nails the Slanders. SELLERS, S. C., Aug. 14, 1897. Editor M~IssxG Trts:s From reading the last issue of your paper, I fear some of my competitors have stooped to a very low method of campaigning. Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to briefly answer some of the charges I hear they are making against me since we have made the canvas of your County. Hearing that they are still trying to make capital out of that lame charge of a trade between myself and the Conservatives in 1894, I mentioned it to the members of the Democratic Executive Committee of Marion County. Here is what they say: "We have heard with surprise the charge that J. E. Ellerbe made a trade with the Conservatives in 1804, whereby he promised to vote for M. C. Butler for Ujnited States Senate if the Conservatives would vote for him for the Hiouse of Representatives. "We believe this to be untrue. We have always regarded Mr. Ellerbe as a true and consistent Reformer. "C. . Bass. P. B. Stackhouse, R. P. Hamer, Jr., S. GS. Miles, J. H. Manning, J. W. Smith, E. S. Ayres, C. C. Thompson, A. R. Oliver, A. M. Gasque, B. F. Davis." We have fourteen clubs in Marion County and consequently fourteen members of the County Executive Committee. Here are twelve of them, Mr. 'Wallace and myself are the oth Mr. Wallace live's about twenty five miles below the town of Marion, and I have been unable to see him. You know if there had been any such trade or if there w"as anything of it wvhatever, some of these men would have heard somethming about it. No. It is a miserable effort to stab me for political purposes. Now. as to their charges against my priv'ate character, I have this to say: I am willing for the truth to be told about any act of mine from my boyhood up. Some of may neighbors heard something of this kindl that one of the candidates was telling and to may surp~rise they' handed me this endorsement last Saturday when I reached Marion: "We have knowni Mr. J. E. Ellerbe from his boyhood and unqualifiedly recommend him to the people of the Sixth Congressional District as a man in every wvay suitable to rep~resent them in Congress. "E. J. Moody, F. M. Page. Henry Berry, S. M. Campbell. James More, J. F. Berry, WV. J. B. Campbell, S. L. Watson. L. F. Lane, H. Lane, F. H. Smith, Hampton Watson, L. F. Jar nigin, A. C. Lane. W. J. Lane, W. E. Blue, William McClellan, Cleveland* Watson, A. M. Fin klea, J. C. God. bold, C. G. Bass, J. J. McClellan, L.| W. odbold, TJoeh JT Rothe, P. S. Campbell, W. L. Turbefield, W. A' Godbold, W. E. Ewing, D. S. Allen, H. W. Smith, A. L. Lane, E. B. Ber ry, J. M. Bass, D. E. Watson, W. C. R. Tart, George Collins, S. E. Lane, G. W. Munn, S. T. Rogers, R. H. Proctor, B. S. Lane, W H. Berry, D. C. Bryant. J. G. Ilaselden, (Capt.) Thomas E. Tart, A. E. McKnight, i. G. Bryant, Robert Collins, R. R. Roberts, Archie Hays, S. A. Lewis, E. B. Collins, W. A. M. Rogers, Maxie Collins. W. W. Williams, W. A. Be thea. J. W. Finklea. R. H. Turbefield, J. ). Bethea, J. A. Hays, E. D. Rog ers. H. B. Jones, W. E. Godbold, J. F. Jones. M. H. Lane, J. J. Boat. right. J. W. Boatright, Andrew Owens, B. F. Clayton, W. S. Byrd. Stephen Byrd, J. S. Foxworth, A. J. Rogers, W. S. Sessions, George Tur betiled. Joseph Rogers, John F.Spen ser. S. T. (iodbold, J. E. Herring, J. W. Wright, A. B. Boatright, W. P. Wright. W. H. Brown, A. F. Fox worth. 1). T. Foxworth, S. C. Wat son. Let me say that I have not asked a single one of these men to sign this, and they are men who have known ile from the time I first saw the light. Surely those who live right by a man and see him every week of his life ought to know him if anyou does. One of them, W. W. Williams has been my pastor for the past foni years. Those who know him know he would not endorse a man for this place who was not all right and of good character. No. This crimina act of trying to blacken my character will not do, and you can mark the man who secretly tries to do suct work is - bsolutely unworthy of the confidence of respectable men. I an willing to let this endorsement of my pastor and my neighbors stand against any of their campaign false hoods. J. E. ELLERBE. ELECTRIC BITTERS. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited fory any season, but perhaps more generall~ needed. when the languid exhausted feel ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonic and alter ative is felt. A prompt use of this medi cine has often averted long and perhap: fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will ac wore surely in counteracting and freeing the system from the malarial poison. Head ache, Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. 50;. and $1.0( per bottle at it. B. Loryea's drug store. Mrs. Lease and Eyans. [From the Columb~a Record.] It is evident that Governor Evans nade a grave mistake in declaring for a direct tax to meet government expenses. In no single instance dur irg the campaign has he disclosed such evident unfitness for the posi tio 1 w iich he seeks to secure. Had he ever read the debates in Congress over the last de nand for direct taxa tion, he ne ;er v, ould have taken such a position. Mr. Stevens, who had charge of the bill, made the plain statement that each State would be called upon for its proportion of the amount demanded, in the ratio of its population to the entire population as shown by the last census, and thi this amount must be levied and col lected from the real estate only. He cited where and when the courts had made such a decisior.. Roscoe Conkling declared against the bill because it would rob the farmer for the benefit of the monied classes. With these facts, where he should have known, them, he must ha- e been grossly ignorant upon the subject or has undertaken to start a "new-evange' of his own in that State. Whoat is known as the single tax theory, as advocated by Mrs. Lease, Jerry Simpson and others, is founded on the same idea of direct taxation upon real estate only. The per capita tax for government ex penses is at the present time about 7 and on the increase. In South arolina the entire stock of loanable funds, which includes all money used by the people, amounts to only $1.0 and is growing less. Now, with this direct tax it would only require two visits from the federal tax collector to wipe out the entire cash capital of the State. As we stated recently, our share of government expenses would be $10,000,000, which means an annual tax of $111.11 on each $1,000 of real estate. Let every man who owns a dollar's worth of real estate consider this matter carefully. If we are to elect a man to the Senate who advocates such a doctrine, let us do so with a full knowledge of all the consequences. Mrs. Lease and Jerry Simpson and their followers advocate this enormous tax on real estate in order to break up individual owner ship in land and force the country into State socialism. Does Mr. Evans advocate for the same pur pose? In fact is Mr. Evans a Demo crat or Socialist? Let us know the facts. A GREAT' IMPROVE MIENT. "I suffered with general debility, had no apetite and was troubled with that tired feeling. I tried different medi eines withb out benefit and finally began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla,which gave me a good appe tite and cured that tired feeling ' Mrs. .F. E. Holst, 52 Drake Street, Charleston, S. C. George andt McLaurin. [From the Columbia Record ] It is well known to every student of politics that many of our ablest and most trusted Democratic leaders have taken the very same position on the tariff that McLaurin does. It is quite likely that he may have taken hs ideas from them. In looking up the question, we find the following important statement from Senator George, of Mississippi. No one to our knowledge ever questioned his de mocracy. We ask a careful reading since it~ is precisely the same for which a certain few are seeking to condemn Senator McLaurin. On June 2:3, 1804, during the discussion on the Wilson bill. Senator George said: "Mr. President: I am a farmer my self and follow no other business. The people of Mississippi are farm ers. Taking them altogether, they d very little of any other business but farming. They have consider able wool interests there. They have considerable lumber interests there The Senator from Maine will remem ber that I have uniformly up to this time voted for a tax on lumber." Further on in this same connection he said: "I also voted for a tax on wool, I believe in company with Governor Brown, of Gecorgia. I vot ed for it mainly on the grounds that at that time we were framing a pro tetive tariff-confessedly so-and I thought when we were sitting down framing a protective tariff that the protection ought to go all around." Senator George voted for the inter ests of his ow-n State. Did any one at that time or since charge him with having gone over to the Republicans? No indeed. He voted for his people and they kept him in the Senate un til his age prevented him from re maining any longer. McLaurin took the s'uxne position andl this Senatorial syndicate asks the peopleC to believe that lie has sold out to the Republi cans. Did any one ever hear it hinted that Governor Brown, of Georgia. was fooling and dickering with the Republicans because lie declared that if we had protection it should go all over the country alike? Why then should Senator McLaurin be charged with being a traitor to his party for doing the same thing for the v'ery same p~urp~ose? The men who make this charge know it to be false, but hope to make some un thinking persons believe it. It is time this infamous method ~asned. If the syndicate have nothing but this to' offer why Mc Laurin should not be sent back to the Senate, they had better give up the fight and go home. They cannot fool the people with such trash. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best saive in the world for cuts, bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sore's, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles,or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c. per box. For sale by RI. B. Loryea. wiv Zion Notes. Editor TuE TIMES: Please say through the good and faithful TrIms that in this section the order of the day is grading tobacco and preparing it for market. By the way, we see nothing in your advertising columns which will let the people know where tney can market their tobacco, and there should be. Corn over here is very good and cotton is better than last year. We look for a gookd crop and hope for a better price. Thie New Zion Democratic cln was or dertd to n;eet the 14th inst., and the only ones present were Dr. I. M. Wools, presi dent; B. L. DuBose, vice president, and J. E. Green, secretary, it was a hard task for the secretary to revise the roll. The people are too busy just now to attentd club ilit'Ot ings. I believe a majority, especially t1ose who read TsE TNEs, have made their choice and on the 31st day of August they will ,:xoress that choice at the ballot iox. Mr. Editor, I was pleased to read vour editorial announcing Hon. J. E. Ellerbe your choice for Congress, and as farmt-r and a voter I heartily endorse al that you have said about Mr. Ellerbe. I believe he will sweep Salem on election lay, just as Uncle Ben and Curly-Haired Jobnnie have done in the past. I find th.at Ellerbe is the people's choice, while Norton is the choice of a few office holders who, like him Ss1tf, are holding on with a death-hike grip. I look upon Ellerbe as a true man, one that will make another John McLaurin. I thank God Sal:-m is politically educated; that such men as Evans, Irby, Mayfield and Norton or any others who make mtisrepre sentation and abuse their campaign argu ments are no longer with influence. Men like John McLaurin and Ed Ellerbe who bid defiance to politicians and have faith in the people are the ones the people look to for guidance. Augnst 31st will put a stop to political scheming and the verdict will be in favor of McLaurin and Eilerbe sure. Messrs. J. E. Green, John King and A. C. Mason had a pleasant time at a moon light picnic at the lovely home of Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Montgomery on the 11th inst. These gentlemen will want to go back soon. A F.iris. STANDS AT THE HEAD. Aug J. Bogel. the leading druggist of Shreveport, La., says: "Dr. King's New Discovery is the only things that cures my cough, and it is the best seller I have." J. F. Campbell, merchant of Safford, Ariz., writes: "Dr. King's New. Discovery is all that is claimed for it; it never fails, and is a sure cure for Consumption, cough and colds. I cannot say enough for its merits." Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, coughs and colds is not an experi ment. It has been tried for a quarter of a century, and to-day stands at the head. It never disappoints. Free trial bottles at K. B. Loryea's. Fulton Notes. The most noticeable features of our sur roundings at present is a distressing state of quietude and inertia. The weather during the last few days has been quite warm, in every respect ideal midsummer days. A protracted meeting which are con ducted by Revs. Watson, of Summerton. and Hodges, of Manning, will commenced on the 12th inst. at Pinewood. Report says that Mr. Alph owven, of Bloom Hill, was stunned by lightning on last Monday. Mr. D W. Brown has about finished his new residence, which is quite an ornament to the nei ghborhood. Mr. S. G. Griffin will soon open a store of general merchandise in Pinewood. The pasture fence along Santee between Fulton and Remini is nearing completion. Miss Annie Henagan, of Florence. is vis iting the family of Mr. Henry B. Rtichard son. Mr. Wade Manning and daughter, of Columbia. are spending some time with relatives here. Miss Eleanna Thompson, of Colu~ibia. is visiting in the neiglhorhool. Miss Nora Luawrence is spending some time at Pinewood. The Falton Literary Club, which was organized about a year ago is in a tlonrish ing condition. C. Angust 9. STOVES! STOVES! STOVES! WM. C. CHANDLER is headquarters for Cooking Stoves. Our' Leader and Star' Leader are the best for you to buy. Five-year guarantee given with both of them. Prices are right. Bought direct from tihe factors'. Our fall stock of FURNITURE will be up to date in Style. Quality and Price. UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT is complete. Will ser'VO you in this line at any hour. Look out for' someI of our bargains soon Don't forg( t tile la~ce to buy your Stoves. WM. C. CHANDL.ER, Below~ Bank. THE Bank of Manning, MANNINC, S. C. Transacts a general banking busi ness. Prompt and speialgaitention given to depositors reeiding out c f town. Deposits solicited. All collections hrave prompt atten tion. Business hours from;9) a. mi. to 3 p. mn. .JOSEPH SPROTT, A. LEUI, Cashier. President. U).\RD OF DIRIECTrOns M. Liavr, S. A. Rmmiii, J. W. Mc'LEoD, W. E BROWN. S. M Jeer osENTS' or. Candidates' Cards. FOltCNUl Enco tgr..i by 8.Uy fra--l. I treb; an~nounce :y Ca:nelacy. ni-jit toI tI rules of w i)" :::. -r :; i' t . : : the se. in (ingres in.: th. .bistrict " South ('arlCin . wh i. h ,, vr \ t by the alpinut ut of 1n. .eb: l.. i. Laurin t' thi itL . - - F1).C 1 ';'" F' il C(gR . I hereb .-.::niunce mO ' i niat for Congre Irot: th. Siuh (C'r reriona District.,1:;"i", t tou the r" !--i ; D.)' I craute 1ar'. I he"1re!. .t:lum nee ir lt -' :. ": , . :s.ia;. ;f v'1aant ;t .. :'r': . :. -. !! t -I.. h MlcLaun. J.r:. E, & t TON. ditlate tr a t in ( n r :n.t I, vtcin' by the r..-ign a:en t l . Jhin L. \Ic ). W. .!:- A'I:IN. i;G (NNhLESS. I am. a ed the stutr::1..s I:: .- atem o tie \O 't .- a tb 1i:h~ Congi tr''n "' t'it FOR STATE SENATE At the earnest solicitatin^of u:any friend I announce Imy sl a candidti to repres.n Clarert.Ion i. the St ti' Senat to fill th unexpired tertu ma-le vIact by the re ig nation of Hon. L. M. R agin. . 1.,WOO DS. FOR SENA tOR. I am a candidate for the unexpired tern in the State Sen:it. J. IL. LESE.-NE. Wofford Coilege. TPANF1\i~RG, S. ('. JAS. Ii. CARLISLE. LL.D.. I'residelt Cour-es in Mttheuatics, Geology, Chem istry, ov-ics Latin, Engltish. Meta physie. Political Ecooi. Geraitn, Frnch :ill istory. N.-w (yas::ium. The WOFFORD FItTING SCHOOL i condIuca in a han~isome - fuar biel building. L.uti:ul l cate e. ar the col lege. The Helad-master, A. \IASON D PRE, and thI Matron, 1iv in th boihhn. Sen-.1 for c:ttalogue. J. .A. GA.W IELL, Secresttar: of Fatcult. Furman University. Greet ilie, S. C. Dr. C. N. JUDSON, Chairm:.:.f Faculty. Session begins Septeutbr 3. Courses leading to all acoleruie degres. Prepara tory department in charge of exptrienced teachers. Cost reduc-ti to i:iuiinum by mess system. Ioard in privatt- families moderate. For catalogue and fttther in. formation, apply to chairman or to BEN E. GEER, Sen'y. STATE OF SOUTH CAROULINA, COUNTY OF CLA RNDON. By Louis Appeit. Esq.. .Judlge of Probate. HTIEREAS, J1. R. COX niade suit to me to grant him letters of administration. o1 the estate of and effects of R. H. Cox. These are therefore to (cite and admonish alt and singular the kin dred arnd creditors of rthe said R. H. Cox, dtceased. that they' be and appear, before me,. in the Court of Probate, to be heki at MIanning, on the 26th day of August next, after publication he'reof, at 11 o'cloeli in the forenoon, to show eause, if any they have, why the said adin istration should not he zranted. Given under nuy hand this 11th da:. of August, A. D). 180i7. [SEAL.] LOUIS APPELT, JIudge of Probate. STATE OF SOUTH CAROUINA, County of Clarendon. Byv Louis A ppeit, Esi., P-robate Judge. TIlERiEAS, KATE B3. GAILLARE ' madec suit to mec. ti grant her Let. ters of Administration of the e.state of and effects of John J. Bloy,1. These are therefore to cite at I admonnish all and singular the kinudred and creditory of the said .John .J. Boyd. decease.], that they' he and ap ear beftore tw in tht Court of Probate, to h- hebt at .'danning, S. C., on the 21st ayi of' Ai uut t f ter publ.ientiou theI f a 11 c lOck in the forenoon:, to. sho\ cauie, if any they have, why the said ahinie rtOit.toi i not be. granted. Given tudra hen . 1-h1a o' [Seal.] LUI APPELTtIF REWISTRATION NOTIOE. The State Of 80uth Carll!!a, CLARENDON COUNTY. Notice is hereby' gicen that in ae~ cordance with an Act of the (ieneral Assembly. the books for the registra tion of all legally' qualifled voters. will be open at the court house, be tween the hours of o o'clock. a. m., and '. o'clock, p. mn.. on the thrst Mon day of each month and for three sue cessive days, until thir'ty days be fore the next gteneral election. Minore who shall heeomue of agre during that period of thirty days,. shall be en fit ed to registration before the books are closed, if otherwise quali fled. (f. T. WORSH- AM, S. (G. (iRlFFIN, E. D. HIODGE. Supervisors of Registration. Manning, S. (C., Janar' 1st 18:. W. L.DOU CLAS $3 SH OE in theeWorld. Fo*1 ears this dihoe. ty meari: aln.has d11taned. all c'rmpetit..r-. w. L.. Dom,':as $3i.5m .j itan si.. --. are' best rnaterlil . possibb- at these- price.. A als'. 82.'io andt $2.' shio-, 2..r mein, . . an I by o'ver .'.'' weare-rs a lthe beit in style, Oit and~ durability iot ny shioe ever ori~ered at th ie:. They ar.' made In all the iatest shapes and styles. ant it f vry vari ety if leather. If de'aler i-annit euppiv y *. writ, i t' i*Jta logue towL. Diuglas.litn..'.la.s. Soly IJRMI Sriga. ume Clothin, Jr HaFsand Gent' isn oods ant reatlyk Re duced Prices. - I I Froms And'e we will l toke leasure in~c so Sing ur toc tomour Clorendn Hatiend Gnedt' are sing Goos at Gseaty e B 0 & W T ISA f- /~ vf Th iuzmn e $200 REWARD! Lost. strayed or stolen, a man about the size of a wo man, bare-footed with a pair of wooden shoes on, pink eyes, sunset colored hair, the latter cut curly, and the former cut darker, he wore a corned beef overcoat with sauer kraut lining, and had an empty sack on his back containing a bar rel of skylights and one dozen assorted railroad tunnels; when last seen, he was follow ing the crowd to LI. D. RIFFK -FOR Up to Date Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, and Stylish Millinery. BR. J. FRANK GEIGER. DENTIST, MANNING, S. C. OFFICEj IN MANNING HO' EL. JoSEPH F. RIAE. W . C. DAVIS RHAME & DAIS, A7TORNEYS A7 LAW, MIANNIN G, S. C. JOHN S. WILSON, Attorney and Counselor at Law, MANNING,S. C. Geo.S, Hacker& Son MANUFACTURERS OF. * - MAEIL - CHAR ESTO ,S.C SASH WEGHTSCAN CORDS AN BULER'HRDAE WINOWANaFNC GLAS DiOrs, SherSeein tBe1sIMNDayi ApriLdIpte AND BUlo ILhDleNo CHAesfrESTON, 1897: SAHkr WnEd es.......N5.0 CORs ANDags... ....50, BLtnngRos.... HARDWA...50 tione ofcupationel tes mu o a liens Cora the ilbcome liar to Cunis-n uiners thei mw.te s Mnayi ApI, sadoped the fyoflovery iscaeduo lin ever Cte and ofth Serffan of w ei s nd Deuties., .nd.evey citi Soen mydeand Ranespect.the.hces5o lcntydh shatlcoe.under..thenoic ofayof aid offr~sand. to.arrst or& canses b arrtd , any hawker... o.ped Adierons wainintheo andvli men or tefor thel beoes liagrae to ihet uder wthacrgt law. and orer os n of boarheiffan couny, ho sallCoeunethe ntiervr ofan ofid .iCr, A nd to arret7. caue tonbe ared tatny honer oped-o 11cr cfoand whou ta!! and polsho ig ice u cense adto bmrih.nal sconditiro, ed dlr tbfoe thenars IMPEAgitrt to bO ount - vior Eg ie ailuBolers D han ht Fator prics. og icpt CON MIA SAW MIL.